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Mauritania re-elects President Ghazouani for a second and final term. He won the election with 56.12% of the vote.
Key stats
Key statistics table displaying core political and economic data, including key indicators such as population, GDP, government structure, and democracy metrics in mauritania.
Democratic History
History timeline table outlining significant political and economic events, highlighting major milestones such as independence, regime changes, economic reforms, coup, and key developments democratic governance in mauritania.
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This page offers a comprehensive overview of Mauritania's government and political history through two key interactive visualizations. The first section provides a detailed table showcasing vital political and economic indicators, such as Mauritania's population, GDP, government structure, age and tenure of the current president, military regime status, and democracy metrics.

The second section presents a historical and political chronology of Mauritania, highlighting significant milestones such as independence, referendum history, coups, notable wars, and democratic progress. Together, these visualisations provide a rich resource for understanding Mauritania's governance, leadership, and democratic evolution, catering to researchers, policymakers, and anyone interested in African political history.

2024 Presidential Candidates
Candidate chart displaying the 2024 mauritania presidential candidates, with key data covering their background, political alignment, and government experience.
2024 Presidential Candidates
2024 Presidential Candidates
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Learn more detailed information about Mauritania's presidential candidates, including key data on their backgrounds, political alignments, and government experiences. Discover essential information about each candidate's political journey, their affiliation (independent or party-based), gender, and previous government roles, to deepen your understanding of the country's evolving leadership within African governance and democracy.

Presidential Elections
Bar chart displaying the 2024 mauritania presidential election results, illustrating how each coalition party performed in terms of percentage of votes received.
Interactive map chart displaying the 2024 mauritania presidential election results, illustrating how each party and/or candidate performed by region based on the number of votes received across different areas.
Bar chart displaying the 2024 mauritania presidential election results, illustrating how each coalition party performed in terms of percentage of votes received.
Interactive map chart displaying the 2019 mauritania presidential election results, illustrating how each party and/or candidate performed by region based on the number of votes received across different areas.
Bar chart displaying the 2014 mauritania presidential election results, illustrating how each coalition party performed in terms of percentage of votes received.
Bar chart displaying the 2009 mauritania presidential election results, illustrating how each coalition party performed in terms of percentage of votes received.
Interactive voting metrics chart displaying the mauritania presidential election results, with percentage of registered voters who voted and percentage invalid votes across election years.
Legislative Control
Interactive parliamentary election chart displaying the 2023 mauritania parliamentary election results, illustrating the distribution of seats by political parties.
Interactive parliamentary election chart displaying the 2018 mauritania parliamentary election results, illustrating the distribution of seats by political parties.
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Explore Mauritania’s election data through a collection of interactive visualizations and charts that reveal key political and democratic trends. The dynamic charts show shifts in parliamentary control over the years, highlighting changes in party seat distributions. Presidential voter metrics, including turnout, invalid votes, and participation rates, uncover patterns in electoral engagement. Bar charts illustrate presidential election results by party vote percentages, providing a clear picture of voter and party dynamics.

Also, election integrity data compares observer group estimates with official results, highlighting trends and discrepancies. Interactive maps present regional voting patterns, showing how parties and candidates performed across Mauritania.

Together, these visualizations offer a comprehensive view of Mauritania’s electoral history, making it an essential resource for political analysts, journalists, students, and democracy advocates.

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