Kenya vs Mauritania: Strong Elected Regional Governments Index
Kenya
0.751
in 2025
Mauritania
0.821
in 2025
Kenya rank
55th
Mauritania rank
52nd
Strong Elected Regional Governments Index over time
- Kenya
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.821 against 0.751 in Kenya, a difference of 0.07.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Mauritania ahead.
Kenya ranks 55th and Mauritania ranks 52nd of 175 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.0323 | 0.03 | 0.0023 | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.109 | 0.03 | 0.079 | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.109 | 0.0515 | 0.0575 | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.109 | 0.091 | 0.018 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.109 | 0.091 | 0.018 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.872 | 0.2574 | 0.6146 | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.8675 | 0.821 | 0.0465 | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strong elected regional governments index, Kenya or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 0.821 against 0.751 in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strong elected regional governments index between Kenya and Mauritania?
- 0.07, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mauritania?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Mauritania rank globally for strong elected regional governments index?
- Kenya ranks 55th 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
Central estimate of the extent to which elected regional governments exist, and they operate without interference from regional unelected bodies.