Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Guinea or Mauritania?

Guinea, at 0.149 against 0.142 in Mauritania as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Mauritania?

122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guinea vs Mauritania: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Guinea

0.149

in 2025

Mauritania

0.142

in 2025

Guinea rank

136th

Mauritania rank

137th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Guinea
Mauritania

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 0.149 against 0.142 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Mauritania ahead.

Guinea ranks 136th and Mauritania ranks 137th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.063	0.071	0.008	Mauritania
1910s	0.063	0.071	0.008	Mauritania
1920s	0.063	0.071	0.008	Mauritania
1930s	0.0642	0.065	0.0008	Mauritania
1940s	0.0683	0.0778	0.0095	Mauritania
1950s	0.0921	0.1005	0.0084	Mauritania
1960s	0.1365	0.1562	0.0197	Mauritania
1970s	0.1365	0.1449	0.0084	Mauritania
1980s	0.1198	0.0884	0.0314	Guinea
1990s	0.1366	0.1327	0.0039	Guinea
2000s	0.1591	0.16	0.0009	Mauritania
2010s	0.2022	0.1836	0.0186	Guinea
2020s	0.153	0.1602	0.0072	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Guinea or Mauritania?: Guinea, at 0.149 against 0.142 in Mauritania as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Guinea and Mauritania?: 0.007, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Mauritania?: 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
How do Guinea and Mauritania rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Guinea ranks 136th and Mauritania ranks 137th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.