Mauritania vs Zimbabwe: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Mauritania
0.142
in 2025
Zimbabwe
0.135
in 2025
Mauritania rank
137th
Zimbabwe rank
139th
Egalitarian Democracy Index over time
- Mauritania
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.142 against 0.135 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.007.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 137th and Zimbabwe ranks 139th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 9 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.071 | 0.0295 | 0.0415 | Mauritania |
| 1910s | 0.071 | 0.03 | 0.041 | Mauritania |
| 1920s | 0.071 | 0.0421 | 0.0289 | Mauritania |
| 1930s | 0.065 | 0.0486 | 0.0164 | Mauritania |
| 1940s | 0.0778 | 0.0495 | 0.0283 | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 0.1005 | 0.0558 | 0.0447 | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 0.1562 | 0.0512 | 0.105 | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 0.1449 | 0.0463 | 0.0986 | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 0.0884 | 0.2228 | 0.1344 | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 0.1327 | 0.1996 | 0.0669 | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.16 | 0.1721 | 0.0121 | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.1836 | 0.1827 | 0.0009 | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.1602 | 0.1675 | 0.0073 | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Mauritania or Zimbabwe?
- Mauritania, at 0.142 against 0.135 in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Mauritania and Zimbabwe?
- 0.007, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Zimbabwe?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Zimbabwe rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?
- Mauritania ranks 137th and Zimbabwe ranks 139th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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.