Mauritania vs Sao Tome and Principe: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Mauritania
100.0%
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
100.0%
in 2025
Mauritania rank
1st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Mauritania
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Mauritania ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Sao Tome and Principe | 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 | 2.2% | 0.0% | 2.2% | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 42.0% | 0.0% | 42.0% | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 100.0% | 56.0% | 44.0% | Mauritania |
| 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- Mauritania, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Mauritania and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Mauritania ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe 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.