Malaysia vs Mauritania: Strong Elected Local Governments Index

Malaysia
0.293
in 2025
Mauritania
0.272
in 2025
Malaysia rank
133rd
Mauritania rank
135th

Strong Elected Local Governments Index over time

  • Malaysia
  • Mauritania
00.20.40.6190019622025

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.293 against 0.272 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.021.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 133rd and Mauritania ranks 135th of 175 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Mauritania Difference Ahead
1900s 0.109 0.014 0.095 Malaysia
1910s 0.109 0.014 0.095 Malaysia
1920s 0.109 0.014 0.095 Malaysia
1930s 0.109 0.014 0.095 Malaysia
1940s 0.109 0.014 0.095 Malaysia
1950s 0.5074 0.014 0.4934 Malaysia
1960s 0.45 0.0168 0.4332 Malaysia
1970s 0.293 0.028 0.265 Malaysia
1980s 0.293 0.0911 0.2019 Malaysia
1990s 0.293 0.207 0.086 Malaysia
2000s 0.293 0.1758 0.1172 Malaysia
2010s 0.293 0.1815 0.1115 Malaysia
2020s 0.293 0.098 0.195 Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher strong elected local governments index, Malaysia or Mauritania?
Malaysia, at 0.293 against 0.272 in Mauritania as of 2025.
What is the difference in strong elected local governments index between Malaysia and Mauritania?
0.021, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Mauritania?
122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
How do Malaysia and Mauritania rank globally for strong elected local governments index?
Malaysia ranks 133rd and Mauritania ranks 135th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Strong Elected Local Governments Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Strong Elected Local Governments Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 25,933 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which elected local governments exist, and they operate without interference from local unelected bodies.