Benin vs Mauritius: Democracy
Benin
2
in 2025
Mauritius
2
in 2025
Benin rank
84th
Mauritius rank
84th
Democracy over time
- Benin
- Mauritius
How they compare
Benin currently reports 2 against 2 in Mauritius, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Mauritius ahead.
Benin ranks 84th and Mauritius ranks 84th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Mauritius in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | Mauritius |
| 1950s | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.7 | Benin |
| 1960s | 0.9 | 2.1 | 1.2 | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 0.6 | 4 | 3.4 | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 1 | 4 | 3 | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 3.7 | 3.4 | 0.3 | Benin |
| 2020s | 1.33 | 2.17 | 0.8333 | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Benin or Mauritius?
- Benin, at 2 against 2 in Mauritius as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Benin and Mauritius?
- 0, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Mauritius?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Mauritius rank globally for democracy?
- Benin ranks 84th and Mauritius ranks 84th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the classification by the Episodes of Regime Transformation-project. It distinguishes between hardening autocracies (score 0), stable autocracies (score 1), liberalizing autocracies (score 2), eroding democracies (score 3), stable democracies (score 4), and deepening democracies (score 5).