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Judicial Checks on Government Index in Mauritius

Mauritius: Judicial Checks on Government Index was 0.85 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.85
Change on year
up 20.2%
World rank
42nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.879
in 2010
All-time low
0.707
in 2023
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Mauritius, 1900–2025

00.20.40.60.8190019622025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, judicial checks on government index in Mauritius stood at 0.85.

The figure is up 20.2% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, judicial checks on government index in Mauritius peaked at 0.879 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.707, in 2023.

That places Mauritius 42nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Mauritius, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.731 —
1901 0.731 +0.0%
1902 0.731 +0.0%
1903 0.731 +0.0%
1904 0.731 +0.0%
1905 0.731 +0.0%
1906 0.731 +0.0%
1907 0.731 +0.0%
1908 0.731 +0.0%
1909 0.731 +0.0%
1910 0.731 +0.0%
1911 0.731 +0.0%
1912 0.731 +0.0%
1913 0.731 +0.0%
1914 0.731 +0.0%
1915 0.731 +0.0%
1916 0.731 +0.0%
1917 0.731 +0.0%
1918 0.731 +0.0%
1919 0.731 +0.0%
1920 0.731 +0.0%
1921 0.731 +0.0%
1922 0.731 +0.0%
1923 0.731 +0.0%
1924 0.731 +0.0%
1925 0.731 +0.0%
1926 0.731 +0.0%
1927 0.731 +0.0%
1928 0.731 +0.0%
1929 0.731 +0.0%
1930 0.731 +0.0%
1931 0.731 +0.0%
1932 0.731 +0.0%
1933 0.731 +0.0%
1934 0.731 +0.0%
1935 0.731 +0.0%
1936 0.731 +0.0%
1937 0.731 +0.0%
1938 0.731 +0.0%
1939 0.731 +0.0%
1940 0.731 +0.0%
1941 0.731 +0.0%
1942 0.731 +0.0%
1943 0.731 +0.0%
1944 0.731 +0.0%
1945 0.731 +0.0%
1946 0.731 +0.0%
1947 0.731 +0.0%
1948 0.731 +0.0%
1949 0.776 +6.2%
1950 0.776 +0.0%
1951 0.776 +0.0%
1952 0.776 +0.0%
1953 0.776 +0.0%
1954 0.776 +0.0%
1955 0.776 +0.0%
1956 0.776 +0.0%
1957 0.776 +0.0%
1958 0.776 +0.0%
1959 0.776 +0.0%
1960 0.776 +0.0%
1961 0.776 +0.0%
1962 0.776 +0.0%
1963 0.776 +0.0%
1964 0.776 +0.0%
1965 0.776 +0.0%
1966 0.776 +0.0%
1967 0.776 +0.0%
1968 0.821 +5.8%
1969 0.821 +0.0%
1970 0.821 +0.0%
1971 0.821 +0.0%
1972 0.821 +0.0%
1973 0.821 +0.0%
1974 0.821 +0.0%
1975 0.821 +0.0%
1976 0.821 +0.0%
1977 0.821 +0.0%
1978 0.821 +0.0%
1979 0.821 +0.0%
1980 0.821 +0.0%
1981 0.821 +0.0%
1982 0.821 +0.0%
1983 0.821 +0.0%
1984 0.821 +0.0%
1985 0.821 +0.0%
1986 0.821 +0.0%
1987 0.821 +0.0%
1988 0.821 +0.0%
1989 0.821 +0.0%
1990 0.821 +0.0%
1991 0.821 +0.0%
1992 0.821 +0.0%
1993 0.821 +0.0%
1994 0.821 +0.0%
1995 0.821 +0.0%
1996 0.821 +0.0%
1997 0.821 +0.0%
1998 0.821 +0.0%
1999 0.821 +0.0%
2000 0.873 +6.3%
2001 0.873 +0.0%
2002 0.873 +0.0%
2003 0.873 +0.0%
2004 0.873 +0.0%
2005 0.873 +0.0%
2006 0.873 +0.0%
2007 0.873 +0.0%
2008 0.873 +0.0%
2009 0.873 +0.0%
2010 0.879 +0.7%
2011 0.879 +0.0%
2012 0.879 +0.0%
2013 0.849 -3.4%
2014 0.782 -7.9%
2015 0.8 +2.3%
2016 0.8 +0.0%
2017 0.858 +7.2%
2018 0.851 -0.8%
2019 0.851 +0.0%
2020 0.806 -5.3%
2021 0.789 -2.1%
2022 0.71 -10.0%
2023 0.707 -0.4%
2024 0.707 +0.0%
2025 0.85 +20.2%

Mauritius compared with similar countries

  • Mauritius's 0.85 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.624, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Mauritius's 0.85 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2945, 2.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.731 0.731 0.731 10
1910s 0.731 0.731 0.731 10
1920s 0.731 0.731 0.731 10
1930s 0.731 0.731 0.731 10
1940s 0.7355 0.731 0.776 10
1950s 0.776 0.776 0.776 10
1960s 0.785 0.776 0.821 10
1970s 0.821 0.821 0.821 10
1980s 0.821 0.821 0.821 10
1990s 0.821 0.821 0.821 10
2000s 0.873 0.873 0.873 10
2010s 0.8428 0.782 0.879 10
2020s 0.7615 0.707 0.85 6

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 39 Papua New Guinea 0.863 compare
  2. 40 Croatia 0.859 compare
  3. 41 Israel 0.857 compare
  4. 42 Cyprus 0.85 compare
  5. 44 Colombia 0.846 compare
  6. 45 United States 0.844 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is judicial checks on government index in Mauritius?
Judicial checks on government index in Mauritius was 0.85 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest judicial checks on government index recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 0.879 in 2010.
What is the lowest judicial checks on government index recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 0.707 in 2023.
How does Mauritius rank for judicial checks on government index?
Mauritius ranks 42nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritius data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Judicial Checks on Government Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Judicial Checks on Government Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,297 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the executive respects the constitution, complies with the judiciary and high courts, and higher and lower courts are independent.