Liberia vs Mauritania: Chief executive of the government is elected
Liberia
1
in 2025
Mauritania
1
in 2025
Liberia rank
1st
Mauritania rank
1st
Chief executive of the government is elected over time
- Liberia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 1 against 1 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 1st and Mauritania ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 9 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Liberia |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Liberia |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Liberia |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Liberia |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Liberia |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Liberia |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Liberia |
| 1980s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Liberia |
| 1990s | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | Liberia |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher chief executive of the government is elected, Liberia or Mauritania?
- Liberia, at 1 against 1 in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in chief executive of the government is elected between Liberia and Mauritania?
- 0, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Mauritania?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Liberia and Mauritania rank globally for chief executive of the government is elected?
- Liberia ranks 1st and Mauritania ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Chief executive of the government is elected. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable indicates whether some citizens directly or indirectly elect the chief executive. It considers political system which do not govern themselves — such as due to external interventions, occupations, or colonization — as not holding executive elections.