Mauritania vs Western Sahara: Universal right to vote in practice
Mauritania
2
in 2025
Western Sahara
2
in 2025
Mauritania rank
1st
Western Sahara rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Mauritania
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 2 against 2 in Western Sahara, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 1st and Western Sahara ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 4 and Western Sahara in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 1.6 | 0 | 1.6 | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1.6 | 0 | 1.6 | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1 | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 1.6 | 2 | 0.4 | Western Sahara |
| 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 Western Sahara?
- Mauritania, at 2 against 2 in Western Sahara as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Mauritania and Western Sahara?
- 0, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Western Sahara?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Western Sahara rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Mauritania ranks 1st and Western Sahara 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).