Mauritius vs Portugal: Liberal political institutions
Mauritius
1
in 2025
Portugal
1
in 2025
Mauritius rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st
Liberal political institutions over time
- Mauritius
- Portugal
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 1 against 1 in Portugal, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Portugal ahead.
Mauritius ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Mauritius |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 0.3333 | 1 | 0.6667 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions, Mauritius or Portugal?
- Mauritius, at 1 against 1 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions between Mauritius and Portugal?
- 0, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Portugal?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Mauritius and Portugal rank globally for liberal political institutions?
- Mauritius ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether the country has meaningfully liberal political institutions