Djibouti vs Mauritania: Universal right to vote in practice
Djibouti
2
in 2025
Mauritania
2
in 2025
Djibouti rank
1st
Mauritania rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Djibouti
- Mauritania
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 2 against 2 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Mauritania ahead.
Djibouti ranks 1st and Mauritania ranks 1st of 197 regions.
Across the 13 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 4 and Mauritania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1 | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Djibouti |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | Djibouti |
| 2000s | 2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Djibouti or Mauritania?
- Djibouti, at 2 against 2 in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Djibouti and Mauritania?
- 0, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Mauritania?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Djibouti and Mauritania rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Djibouti ranks 1st and Mauritania ranks 1st of 197 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).