Libya vs Mauritania: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Libya
100.0%
in 2025
Mauritania
100.0%
in 2025
Libya rank
1st
Mauritania rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Libya
- Mauritania
How they compare
Libya currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Mauritania ahead.
Libya ranks 1st and Mauritania ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1950s | 22.2% | 45.6% | 23.3% | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 85.0% | 100.0% | 15.0% | Mauritania |
| 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, Libya or Mauritania?
- Libya, 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 Libya and Mauritania?
- 0.0%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Mauritania?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
- How do Libya and Mauritania rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Libya 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.