Democratic Republic of Congo vs Mauritania: Electoral democracy
Democratic Republic of Congo
1
in 2025
Mauritania
1
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
87th
Mauritania rank
87th
Electoral democracy over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Mauritania
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 1 against 1 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 118 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Mauritania ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 87th and Mauritania ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1990s | 0.5 | 0.6667 | 0.1667 | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Democratic Republic of Congo or Mauritania?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 1 against 1 in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Democratic Republic of Congo and Mauritania?
- 0, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Mauritania?
- 118 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Mauritania rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 87th and Mauritania ranks 87th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.