Democratic Republic of Congo vs Mauritania: Strong Elected Regional Governments Index

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.822
in 2025
Mauritania
0.821
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
51st
Mauritania rank
52nd

Strong Elected Regional Governments Index over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Mauritania
00.20.40.60.8190019622025

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.822 against 0.821 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Mauritania ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 51st and Mauritania ranks 52nd of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 9 and Mauritania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Mauritania Difference Ahead
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0.088 0 0.088 Democratic Republic of Congo
1930s 0.088 0 0.088 Democratic Republic of Congo
1940s 0.088 0 0.088 Democratic Republic of Congo
1950s 0.088 0 0.088 Democratic Republic of Congo
1960s 0.4573 0.03 0.4273 Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s 0.021 0.03 0.009 Mauritania
1980s 0.021 0.0515 0.0305 Mauritania
1990s 0.0933 0.091 0.0023 Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 0.4814 0.091 0.3904 Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 0.7986 0.2574 0.5412 Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 0.8373 0.821 0.0163 Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher strong elected regional governments index, Democratic Republic of Congo or Mauritania?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.822 against 0.821 in Mauritania as of 2025.
What is the difference in strong elected regional governments index between Democratic Republic of Congo and Mauritania?
0.001, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Mauritania?
122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Mauritania rank globally for strong elected regional governments index?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 51st and Mauritania ranks 52nd of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Strong Elected Regional 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 Regional Governments Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 29,575 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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