Political Civil Liberties Index in Mauritius
Mauritius: Political Civil Liberties Index was 0.922 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Political Civil Liberties Index in Mauritius, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political civil liberties index in Mauritius is 0.922, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.
That represents a change of up 38.9% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political civil liberties index in Mauritius peaked at 0.922 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.565, in 1914.
Mauritius ranks 23rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.5862 | 0.585 | 0.596 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.5751 | 0.565 | 0.586 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.586 | 0.586 | 0.586 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.59 | 0.577 | 0.624 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.67 | 0.618 | 0.772 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.7847 | 0.774 | 0.821 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8154 | 0.798 | 0.824 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7749 | 0.745 | 0.828 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8488 | 0.842 | 0.854 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8779 | 0.862 | 0.884 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.888 | 0.887 | 0.889 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8798 | 0.865 | 0.898 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7408 | 0.661 | 0.922 | 6 |
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More reference data data for Mauritius
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 76.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2141 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 4.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 9.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 6.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 61.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 0.3838 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political civil liberties index in Mauritius?
- Political civil liberties index in Mauritius was 0.922 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political civil liberties index recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.922 in 2025.
- What is the lowest political civil liberties index recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.565 in 1914.
- How does Mauritius rank for political civil liberties index?
- Mauritius ranks 23rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political civil liberties index rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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 Political Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which people enjoy the freedoms of expression and association.