Jamaica vs Mauritius: Democracy

Jamaica
7
in 2025
Mauritius
7
in 2025
Jamaica rank
1st
Mauritius rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Jamaica
  • Mauritius
02468188419542025

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 141 shared years of data; in 1885 it was Jamaica ahead.

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

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Mauritius Difference Ahead
1880s 2 1.6 0.4 Jamaica
1890s 2 2 0
1900s 2 2 0
1910s 2 2 0
1920s 2 2 0
1930s 2 2 0
1940s 2 2 0
1950s 2 2 0
1960s 5.2 2.8 2.4 Jamaica
1970s 6 6 0
1980s 6.9 6 0.9 Jamaica
1990s 7 6.7 0.3 Jamaica
2000s 7 7 0
2010s 7 7 0
2020s 7 6.17 0.8333 Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Jamaica or Mauritius?
Jamaica, at 7 against 7 in Mauritius as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Jamaica and Mauritius?
0, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Mauritius?
141 years are reported by both, from 1885 to 2025.
How do Jamaica and Mauritius rank globally for democracy?
Jamaica 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).