Canada vs Mauritius: Justified Political Positions Score

Canada
2.23
in 2025
Mauritius
2.18
in 2025
Canada rank
13th
Mauritius rank
15th

Justified Political Positions Score over time

  • Canada
  • Mauritius
0.511.522.5190019622025

How they compare

Canada currently reports 2.23 against 2.18 in Mauritius, a difference of 0.05.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 13th and Mauritius ranks 15th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 12 and Mauritius in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Mauritius Difference Ahead
1900s 1.86 0.553 1.31 Canada
1910s 1.49 0.553 0.9419 Canada
1920s 2.49 0.553 1.94 Canada
1930s 2.61 0.553 2.05 Canada
1940s 1.99 0.553 1.44 Canada
1950s 2.55 0.6282 1.92 Canada
1960s 2.66 1.15 1.51 Canada
1970s 2.14 2.02 0.125 Canada
1980s 2.18 2.02 0.16 Canada
1990s 2.18 2.02 0.16 Canada
2000s 2.08 2.33 0.2596 Mauritius
2010s 1.95 1.84 0.1064 Canada
2020s 1.53 1.49 0.041 Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher justified political positions score, Canada or Mauritius?
Canada, at 2.23 against 2.18 in Mauritius as of 2025.
What is the difference in justified political positions score between Canada and Mauritius?
0.05, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Mauritius?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Canada and Mauritius rank globally for justified political positions score?
Canada ranks 13th and Mauritius ranks 15th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Justified Political Positions Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Justified Political Positions Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.