Burkina Faso vs Mauritius: Democracy
Burkina Faso
2
in 2018
Mauritius
2
in 2018
Burkina Faso rank
1st
Mauritius rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mauritius
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 2 against 2 in Mauritius, a difference of 0.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Mauritius has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 1st and Mauritius ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 2 | 1.1 | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 1.44 | 2 | 0.5556 | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Burkina Faso or Mauritius?
- Burkina Faso, at 2 against 2 in Mauritius as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Burkina Faso and Mauritius?
- 0, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mauritius?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2018.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mauritius rank globally for democracy?
- Burkina Faso 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).