Ethiopia vs Mauritania: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Ethiopia
100.0%
in 2025
Mauritania
100.0%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
1st
Mauritania rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Ethiopia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Mauritania ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 1st and Mauritania ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 2.2% | 2.2% | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 40.0% | 42.0% | 2.0% | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of adult citizens who have the right to vote, Ethiopia or Mauritania?
- Ethiopia, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Ethiopia and Mauritania?
- 0.0%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Mauritania?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Mauritania rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Ethiopia ranks 1st and Mauritania ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of adult citizens which have the legal right to vote in national elections.