Botswana vs Mauritius: Democracy
Botswana
2
in 2018
Mauritius
2
in 2018
Botswana rank
1st
Mauritius rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Botswana
- Mauritius
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 2 against 2 in Mauritius, a difference of 0.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Mauritius has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 1st and Mauritius ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Botswana or Mauritius?
- Botswana, at 2 against 2 in Mauritius as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Botswana and Mauritius?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mauritius?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2018.
- How do Botswana and Mauritius rank globally for democracy?
- Botswana ranks 1st and Mauritius ranks 1st of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Polity 5 (2020) – 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
Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).