Lesotho vs Mauritius: Democratic change
Lesotho
2
in 2025
Mauritius
2
in 2025
Lesotho rank
1st
Mauritius rank
1st
Democratic change over time
- Lesotho
- Mauritius
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 2 against 2 in Mauritius, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Mauritius ahead.
Lesotho ranks 1st and Mauritius ranks 1st of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 5 and Mauritius in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | 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 | 1.1 | 0.1 | Mauritius |
| 1960s | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.2 | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1.2 | 1 | 0.2 | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 1.2 | 1 | 0.2 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 2 | 0.6667 | 1.33 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democratic change, Lesotho or Mauritius?
- Lesotho, at 2 against 2 in Mauritius as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democratic change between Lesotho and Mauritius?
- 0, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mauritius?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Mauritius rank globally for democratic change?
- Lesotho ranks 1st and Mauritius ranks 1st of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democratic change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data by Episodes of Regime Transformation and V-Dem.