Iran vs Mauritania: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Iran
0.152
in 2025
Mauritania
0.142
in 2025
Iran rank
135th
Mauritania rank
137th
Egalitarian Democracy Index over time
- Iran
- Mauritania
How they compare
Iran currently reports 0.152 against 0.142 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.01.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Mauritania ahead.
Iran ranks 135th and Mauritania ranks 137th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0222 | 0.071 | 0.0488 | Mauritania |
| 1910s | 0.0286 | 0.071 | 0.0424 | Mauritania |
| 1920s | 0.0328 | 0.071 | 0.0382 | Mauritania |
| 1930s | 0.039 | 0.065 | 0.026 | Mauritania |
| 1940s | 0.0676 | 0.0778 | 0.0102 | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 0.0896 | 0.1005 | 0.0109 | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 0.1005 | 0.1562 | 0.0557 | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 0.1123 | 0.1449 | 0.0326 | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 0.169 | 0.0884 | 0.0806 | Iran |
| 1990s | 0.1761 | 0.1327 | 0.0434 | Iran |
| 2000s | 0.186 | 0.16 | 0.026 | Iran |
| 2010s | 0.1695 | 0.1836 | 0.0141 | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.1527 | 0.1602 | 0.0075 | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Iran or Mauritania?
- Iran, at 0.152 against 0.142 in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Iran and Mauritania?
- 0.01, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Mauritania?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Mauritania rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?
- Iran ranks 135th 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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About this data
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.