Colombia vs Mauritania: Universal right to vote in practice
Colombia
2
in 2025
Mauritania
2
in 2025
Colombia rank
1st
Mauritania rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Colombia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 2 against 2 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Mauritania ahead.
Colombia ranks 1st and Mauritania ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Colombia |
| 1940s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Colombia |
| 1950s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Colombia |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | Colombia |
| 1980s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Colombia |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | Colombia |
| 2000s | 2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | Colombia |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | Colombia |
| 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, Colombia or Mauritania?
- Colombia, at 2 against 2 in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Colombia and Mauritania?
- 0, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mauritania?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Mauritania rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Colombia 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).