Mauritania vs Netherlands: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Mauritania
100.0%
in 2025
Netherlands
100.0%
in 2025
Mauritania rank
1st
Netherlands rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Mauritania
- Netherlands
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 122 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 30.0% | 30.0% | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 38.0% | 38.0% | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 2.2% | 100.0% | 97.8% | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 42.0% | 100.0% | 58.0% | Netherlands |
| 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, Mauritania or Netherlands?
- Mauritania, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Mauritania and Netherlands?
- 0.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Netherlands?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Netherlands rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Mauritania ranks 1st and Netherlands 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.