Mauritania: Clean elections index

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 Mauritania

Clean elections index

 Latest value 0.329
 Year 2023
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1960 - 2023
 Average 0.203
 Min - Max 0.000 - 0.465
 Source Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
The latest value from 2023 is 0.329 index points, a decline from 0.423 index points in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 0.537 index points, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for Mauritania from 1960 to 2023 is 0.203 index points. The minimum value, 0 index points, was reached in 1979 while the maximum of 0.465 index points was recorded in 2007. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Mauritania - Clean elections index - historical chart - 1960-2023




Definition: Measures the extent to which elections are free and fair with absence of registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation, vote buying, and election violence.

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