Mauritius vs South Africa: Institutionalized democracy
Institutionalized democracy over time
- Mauritius
- South Africa
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 10 against 9 in South Africa, a difference of 1.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
Across all 44 years both countries report, Mauritius has been ahead every year.
Mauritius ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 3rd of 51 countries.
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About this data
Democracy is conceived as three essential, interdependent elements. One is the presence of institutions and procedures through which citizens can express effective preferences about alternative policies and leaders. Second is the existence of institutionalized constraints on the exercise of power by the executive. Third is the guarantee of civil liberties to all citizens in their daily lives and in acts of political participation. Other aspects of plural democracy, such as the rule of law, systems of checks and balances, freedom of the press, and so on are means to, or specific manifestations of, these general principles. We do not include coded data on civil liberties.