Legislative Checks on Government Index in Mauritius
Mauritius: Legislative Checks on Government Index was 0.929 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Legislative Checks on Government Index in Mauritius, 1948–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 0.929 for legislative checks on government index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 78 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.4% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, legislative checks on government index in Mauritius peaked at 0.929 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.703, in 2023.
Mauritius ranks 16th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 78 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.9075 | 0.895 | 0.92 | 2 |
| 1950s | 0.895 | 0.895 | 0.895 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.895 | 0.895 | 0.895 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.895 | 0.895 | 0.895 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.895 | 0.895 | 0.895 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8562 | 0.833 | 0.862 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8876 | 0.862 | 0.894 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8855 | 0.857 | 0.897 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7813 | 0.703 | 0.929 | 6 |
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More reference data data for Mauritius
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3463 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4315 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.2881 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2696 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.2322 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 176.59 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is legislative checks on government index in Mauritius?
- Legislative checks on government index in Mauritius was 0.929 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest legislative checks on government index recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.929 in 2025.
- What is the lowest legislative checks on government index recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.703 in 2023.
- How does Mauritius rank for legislative checks on government index?
- Mauritius ranks 16th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is legislative checks on government index rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Legislative Checks on Government Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the legislature, including opposition parties, questions executive officials and oversees and investigates the executive.