Mauritius vs Zambia: Democracy
Mauritius
2
in 2025
Zambia
2
in 2025
Mauritius rank
84th
Zambia rank
84th
Democracy over time
- Mauritius
- Zambia
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 2 against 2 in Zambia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 113 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Zambia ahead.
Mauritius ranks 84th and Zambia ranks 84th of 175 countries.
Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1.2 | 1 | 0.2 | Mauritius |
| 1950s | 1.1 | 1 | 0.1 | Mauritius |
| 1960s | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 4 | 0.5 | 3.5 | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 4 | 1 | 3 | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 4 | 1.5 | 2.5 | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 3.5 | 1.25 | 2.25 | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 2.17 | 2 | 0.1667 | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Mauritius or Zambia?
- Mauritius, at 2 against 2 in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Mauritius and Zambia?
- 0, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Zambia?
- 113 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
- How do Mauritius and Zambia rank globally for democracy?
- Mauritius ranks 84th and Zambia 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).