Mauritius vs Zambia: Democracy
Mauritius
2
in 2018
Zambia
2
in 2018
Mauritius rank
1st
Zambia rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Mauritius
- Zambia
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 2 against 2 in Zambia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Mauritius ahead.
Mauritius ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Mauritius or Zambia?
- Mauritius, at 2 against 2 in Zambia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Mauritius and Zambia?
- 0, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Zambia?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2018.
- How do Mauritius and Zambia rank globally for democracy?
- Mauritius ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 167 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).