Azerbaijan vs Mauritania: Direct Democracy Index
Azerbaijan
0.158
in 2025
Mauritania
0.165
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
37th
Mauritania rank
35th
Direct Democracy Index over time
- Azerbaijan
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.165 against 0.158 in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.007.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Mauritania ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 37th and Mauritania ranks 35th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 7 and Mauritania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.008 | 0 | 0.008 | Azerbaijan |
| 1940s | 0.02 | 0 | 0.02 | Azerbaijan |
| 1950s | 0.02 | 0 | 0.02 | Azerbaijan |
| 1960s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.0239 | 0.02 | 0.0039 | Azerbaijan |
| 1980s | 0.033 | 0.02 | 0.013 | Azerbaijan |
| 1990s | 0.129 | 0.1817 | 0.0527 | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.2108 | 0.159 | 0.0518 | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 0.2144 | 0.1878 | 0.0266 | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 0.188 | 0.193 | 0.005 | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher direct democracy index, Azerbaijan or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 0.165 against 0.158 in Azerbaijan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in direct democracy index between Azerbaijan and Mauritania?
- 0.007, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Mauritania?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and Mauritania rank globally for direct democracy index?
- Azerbaijan ranks 37th and Mauritania ranks 35th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Direct Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measures the extent of how easy it is for citizens to vote on specific issues themselves in popular initiatives, referendums, and plebiscites.