Mauritania vs Sierra Leone: Universal right to vote in practice
Mauritania
2
in 2025
Sierra Leone
2
in 2025
Mauritania rank
1st
Sierra Leone rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Mauritania
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 2 against 2 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Mauritania ranks 1st and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Sierra Leone | 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 | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 1.6 | 2 | 0.4 | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 1.6 | 1 | 0.6 | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 1.4 | 2 | 0.6 | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 1.6 | 2 | 0.4 | Sierra Leone |
| 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, Mauritania or Sierra Leone?
- Mauritania, at 2 against 2 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Mauritania and Sierra Leone?
- 0, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sierra Leone?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Sierra Leone rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Mauritania ranks 1st and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- 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).