Croatia vs Mauritania: Direct Democracy Index
Croatia
0.174
in 2025
Mauritania
0.165
in 2025
Croatia rank
32nd
Mauritania rank
35th
Direct Democracy Index over time
- Croatia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 0.174 against 0.165 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.009.
That makes Croatia's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1941 it was Mauritania ahead.
Croatia ranks 32nd and Mauritania ranks 35th of 175 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.02 | 0.02 | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.02 | 0.02 | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.02 | 0.02 | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 0.0512 | 0.1817 | 0.1305 | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.0594 | 0.159 | 0.0996 | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.2392 | 0.1878 | 0.0514 | Croatia |
| 2020s | 0.2155 | 0.193 | 0.0225 | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher direct democracy index, Croatia or Mauritania?
- Croatia, at 0.174 against 0.165 in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in direct democracy index between Croatia and Mauritania?
- 0.009, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Mauritania?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1941 to 2025.
- How do Croatia and Mauritania rank globally for direct democracy index?
- Croatia ranks 32nd 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.