France vs Mauritius: Justified Political Positions Score

France
2.14
in 2025
Mauritius
2.18
in 2025
France rank
16th
Mauritius rank
15th

Justified Political Positions Score over time

  • France
  • Mauritius
-10123190019622025

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 2.18 against 2.14 in France, a difference of 0.04.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was France ahead.

France ranks 16th and Mauritius ranks 15th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, France averaged higher in 10 and Mauritius in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Mauritius Difference Ahead
1900s 0.853 0.553 0.3 France
1910s 0.7865 0.553 0.2335 France
1920s 1.21 0.553 0.655 France
1930s 1.21 0.553 0.655 France
1940s -0.1048 0.553 0.6578 Mauritius
1950s 1.14 0.6282 0.5164 France
1960s 1.27 1.15 0.1269 France
1970s 1.4 2.02 0.623 Mauritius
1980s 1.89 2.02 0.127 Mauritius
1990s 2.62 2.02 0.5968 France
2000s 2.96 2.33 0.6252 France
2010s 2.72 1.84 0.8762 France
2020s 2.26 1.49 0.7718 France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher justified political positions score, France or Mauritius?
Mauritius, at 2.18 against 2.14 in France as of 2025.
What is the difference in justified political positions score between France and Mauritius?
0.04, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Mauritius?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do France and Mauritius rank globally for justified political positions score?
France ranks 16th 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.