How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mauritius?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Mauritius: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index

Botswana

0.866

in 2025

Mauritius

0.865

in 2025

Botswana rank

51st

Mauritius rank

52nd

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time

Botswana
Mauritius

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.866 against 0.865 in Mauritius, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Mauritius ahead.

Botswana ranks 51st and Mauritius ranks 52nd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Mauritius in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Mauritius	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.284	0.534	0.25	Mauritius
1910s	0.284	0.534	0.25	Mauritius
1920s	0.284	0.543	0.259	Mauritius
1930s	0.295	0.5469	0.2519	Mauritius
1940s	0.3236	0.6227	0.2991	Mauritius
1950s	0.35	0.7793	0.4293	Mauritius
1960s	0.5729	0.818	0.2451	Mauritius
1970s	0.8213	0.8863	0.065	Mauritius
1980s	0.8589	0.9073	0.0484	Mauritius
1990s	0.8729	0.9169	0.044	Mauritius
2000s	0.904	0.9165	0.0125	Mauritius
2010s	0.9068	0.8996	0.0072	Botswana
2020s	0.8562	0.7455	0.1107	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Botswana or Mauritius?: Botswana, at 0.866 against 0.865 in Mauritius as of 2025.
What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Botswana and Mauritius?: 0.001, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mauritius?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Botswana and Mauritius rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Botswana ranks 51st and Mauritius ranks 52nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.