Mauritius vs Zambia: Democracy

Mauritius
2
in 2018
Zambia
2
in 2018
Mauritius rank
1st
Zambia rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Mauritius
  • Zambia
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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

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).