Lesotho vs Mauritius: Democracy

Lesotho
2
in 2018
Mauritius
2
in 2018
Lesotho rank
1st
Mauritius rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Lesotho
  • Mauritius
00.511.52196619922018

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 2 against 2 in Mauritius, a difference of 0.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Mauritius has been ahead every year.

Lesotho 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 Lesotho Mauritius Difference Ahead
1960s 1 2 1 Mauritius
1970s 0.3 2 1.7 Mauritius
1980s 0 2 2 Mauritius
1990s 1.1 2 0.9 Mauritius
2000s 2 2 0
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Lesotho or Mauritius?
Lesotho, at 2 against 2 in Mauritius as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Lesotho and Mauritius?
0, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mauritius?
51 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2018.
How do Lesotho and Mauritius rank globally for democracy?
Lesotho 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

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).