Mauritania vs Western Sahara: Women's universal right to vote
Mauritania
1
in 2025
Western Sahara
1
in 2025
Mauritania rank
1st
Western Sahara rank
1st
Women's universal right to vote over time
- Mauritania
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 1 against 1 in Western Sahara, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 1st and Western Sahara ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher women's universal right to vote, Mauritania or Western Sahara?
- Mauritania, at 1 against 1 in Western Sahara as of 2025.
- What is the difference in women's universal right to vote between Mauritania and Western Sahara?
- 0, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Western Sahara?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Western Sahara rank globally for women's universal right to vote?
- Mauritania ranks 1st and Western Sahara ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's universal right to vote. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether all women are allowed to vote in national elections. It neither considers informal restrictions nor legal restrictions based on age, criminal conviction, disability, and local residency.