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Mauritania Electoral Democracy Index

0.328as of 2025Modelled-2.7% vs 2024

V-Dem electoral democracy (polyarchy) index on a 0-1 scale (higher is more democratic). Source: Our World in Data — Governance (CPI, V-Dem). Retrieved 19 Jun 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2025 · OWID

History

most recent 12 periods · OWID
PeriodElectoral Democracy Index
20250.328
20240.337
20230.368
20220.396
20210.391
20200.389
20190.407
20180.391
20170.389
20160.431
20150.431
20140.422

Electoral Democracy Index across Africa

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CountryElectoral Democracy IndexPeriod
Nigeria0.5052025
Kenya0.5632025
South Africa0.7432025
Egypt0.1872025
Ghana0.7112025
Ethiopia0.2572025

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