Burundi vs Mauritania: Universal right to vote in practice
Burundi
2
in 2025
Mauritania
2
in 2025
Burundi rank
1st
Mauritania rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Burundi
- Mauritania
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 2 against 2 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 1st and Mauritania ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 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 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Burundi |
| 1990s | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1 | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | Burundi |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Burundi or Mauritania?
- Burundi, at 2 against 2 in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice 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 universal right to vote in practice?
- Burundi 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 Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).