MUS vs ZAF: Democracy
MUS
2
in 2025
ZAF
2
in 2025
MUS rank
32nd
ZAF rank
32nd
Democracy over time
- MUS
- ZAF
How they compare
MUS currently reports 2 against 2 in ZAF, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was ZAF ahead.
MUS ranks 32nd and ZAF ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, MUS averaged higher in 5 and ZAF in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | MUS | ZAF | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | ZAF |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | ZAF |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | ZAF |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | ZAF |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | ZAF |
| 1960s | 1.1 | 1 | 0.1 | MUS |
| 1970s | 2 | 1 | 1 | MUS |
| 1980s | 2.5 | 0.4 | 2.1 | MUS |
| 1990s | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | MUS |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2.7 | 2.3 | 0.4 | MUS |
| 2020s | 1.67 | 2 | 0.3333 | ZAF |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, MUS or ZAF?
- MUS, at 2 against 2 in ZAF as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between MUS and ZAF?
- 0, with MUS ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for MUS and ZAF?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do MUS and ZAF rank globally for democracy?
- MUS ranks 32nd and ZAF ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – 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 by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.