Italy vs Mauritius: Democracy

Italy
7
in 2025
Mauritius
7
in 2025
Italy rank
1st
Mauritius rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Italy
  • Mauritius
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 7 against 7 in Mauritius, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 141 shared years of data; in 1885 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 1st and Mauritius ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 12 and Mauritius in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Mauritius Difference Ahead
1880s 3 1.6 1.4 Italy
1890s 3 2 1 Italy
1900s 3 2 1 Italy
1910s 3.2 2 1.2 Italy
1920s 2.6 2 0.6 Italy
1930s 0.9 2 1.1 Mauritius
1940s 2.4 2 0.4 Italy
1950s 6.4 2 4.4 Italy
1960s 7 2.8 4.2 Italy
1970s 7 6 1 Italy
1980s 7 6 1 Italy
1990s 7 6.7 0.3 Italy
2000s 7 7 0
2010s 7 7 0
2020s 7 6.17 0.8333 Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Italy or Mauritius?
Italy, at 7 against 7 in Mauritius as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Italy and Mauritius?
0, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Mauritius?
141 years are reported by both, from 1885 to 2025.
How do Italy and Mauritius rank globally for democracy?
Italy ranks 1st and Mauritius ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).