Burundi vs Mauritania: Democracy
Burundi
3
in 2025
Mauritania
3
in 2025
Burundi rank
116th
Mauritania rank
116th
Democracy over time
- Burundi
- Mauritania
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 3 against 3 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Mauritania ahead.
Burundi ranks 116th and Mauritania ranks 116th of 198 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Burundi |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 2.4 | 1.5 | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 3 | 2.3 | 0.7 | Burundi |
| 2010s | 3 | 2.6 | 0.4 | Burundi |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Burundi or Mauritania?
- Burundi, at 3 against 3 in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Burundi and Mauritania?
- 0, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Mauritania?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Mauritania rank globally for democracy?
- Burundi ranks 116th and Mauritania ranks 116th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as 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. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).