Participatory Political Institutions Index in Mauritius

Mauritius: Participatory Political Institutions Index was 0.594 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.594
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
49th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.594
in 2025
All-time low
0.418
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Participatory Political Institutions Index in Mauritius, 1900–2025

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

Analysis

Mauritius recorded 0.594 for participatory political institutions index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.

The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, participatory political institutions index in Mauritius peaked at 0.594 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.418, in 1900.

Mauritius ranks 49th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.418 0.418 0.418 10
1910s 0.418 0.418 0.418 10
1920s 0.418 0.418 0.418 10
1930s 0.4392 0.418 0.472 10
1940s 0.472 0.472 0.472 10
1950s 0.4768 0.472 0.48 10
1960s 0.4894 0.48 0.544 10
1970s 0.5545 0.55 0.555 10
1980s 0.569 0.569 0.569 10
1990s 0.569 0.569 0.569 10
2000s 0.577 0.577 0.577 10
2010s 0.5728 0.564 0.579 10
2020s 0.5715 0.567 0.594 6

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 47 Malawi 0.605 compare
  2. 48 Israel 0.599 compare
  3. 49 Netherlands 0.594 compare
  4. 51 Czechia 0.586 compare
  5. 52 Dominican Republic 0.584 compare
  6. 52 Suriname 0.584 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is participatory political institutions index in Mauritius?
Participatory political institutions index in Mauritius was 0.594 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest participatory political institutions index recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 0.594 in 2025.
What is the lowest participatory political institutions index recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 0.418 in 1900.
How does Mauritius rank for participatory political institutions index?
Mauritius ranks 49th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is participatory political institutions index rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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 Participatory Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Participatory Political Institutions Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,844 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.