Mauritania vs Somalia: Liberal democracy index
Mauritania
0.127
in 2025
Somalia
0.128
in 2025
Mauritania rank
126th
Somalia rank
125th
Liberal democracy index over time
- Mauritania
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.128 against 0.127 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 126th and Somalia ranks 125th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 11 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.064 | 0.058 | 0.006 | Mauritania |
| 1910s | 0.064 | 0.055 | 0.009 | Mauritania |
| 1920s | 0.064 | 0.0522 | 0.0118 | Mauritania |
| 1930s | 0.064 | 0.0519 | 0.0121 | Mauritania |
| 1940s | 0.0707 | 0.0558 | 0.0149 | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 0.0931 | 0.1068 | 0.0137 | Somalia |
| 1960s | 0.1194 | 0.2213 | 0.1019 | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0.1068 | 0.0201 | 0.0867 | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 0.0431 | 0.0392 | 0.0039 | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 0.1103 | 0.0289 | 0.0814 | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.1586 | 0.0638 | 0.0948 | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.1906 | 0.1115 | 0.0791 | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.1737 | 0.1193 | 0.0543 | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy index, Mauritania or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.128 against 0.127 in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Mauritania and Somalia?
- 0.001, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Somalia?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Somalia rank globally for liberal democracy index?
- Mauritania ranks 126th and Somalia ranks 125th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.