Mauritania vs Papua New Guinea: Suffrage

Mauritania
100
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
100
in 2025
Mauritania rank
1st
Papua New Guinea rank
1st

Suffrage over time

  • Mauritania
  • Papua New Guinea
020406080100190019622025

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 100 against 100 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Mauritania ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1900s 0 0 0 —
1910s 0 0 0 —
1920s 0 0 0 —
1930s 0 0 0 —
1940s 2.2 0 2.2 Mauritania
1950s 42 45 3 Papua New Guinea
1960s 100 80 20 Mauritania
1970s 100 100 0 —
1980s 100 100 0 —
1990s 100 100 0 —
2000s 100 100 0 —
2010s 100 100 0 —
2020s 100 100 0 —

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suffrage, Mauritania or Papua New Guinea?
Mauritania, at 100 against 100 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in suffrage between Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
0, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
How do Mauritania and Papua New Guinea rank globally for suffrage?
Mauritania ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Suffrage. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Suffrage
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,409 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed