Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Mauritania or Uganda?

Mauritania, at 0.142 against 0.139 in Uganda as of 2025.

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

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.

Mauritania vs Uganda: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Mauritania

0.142

in 2025

Uganda

0.139

in 2025

Mauritania rank

137th

Uganda rank

138th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Mauritania
Uganda

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.142 against 0.139 in Uganda, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 137th and Uganda ranks 138th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 8 and Uganda in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.071	0.0477	0.0233	Mauritania
1910s	0.071	0.048	0.023	Mauritania
1920s	0.071	0.0525	0.0185	Mauritania
1930s	0.065	0.0523	0.0127	Mauritania
1940s	0.0778	0.0562	0.0216	Mauritania
1950s	0.1005	0.0701	0.0304	Mauritania
1960s	0.1562	0.1885	0.0323	Uganda
1970s	0.1449	0.1043	0.0406	Mauritania
1980s	0.0884	0.1564	0.068	Uganda
1990s	0.1327	0.2059	0.0732	Uganda
2000s	0.16	0.2024	0.0424	Uganda
2010s	0.1836	0.1901	0.0065	Uganda
2020s	0.1602	0.1558	0.0043	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Mauritania or Uganda?: Mauritania, at 0.142 against 0.139 in Uganda as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Mauritania and Uganda?: 0.003, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Uganda?: 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
How do Mauritania and Uganda rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Mauritania ranks 137th and Uganda ranks 138th 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.