Democratic change in Mauritius

Mauritius: Democratic change was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 175 countries
All-time high
2
in 1948
All-time low
0
in 2014
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Democratic change in Mauritius, 1900–2025

00.511.52190019622025

Source: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for democratic change in Mauritius is 2, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.

Over the whole period, democratic change in Mauritius peaked at 2 in 1948 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2014.

That places Mauritius 1st out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 1 1 1 10
1910s 1 1 1 10
1920s 1 1 1 10
1930s 1 1 1 10
1940s 1.2 1 2 10
1950s 1.1 1 2 10
1960s 1.5 1 2 10
1970s 1 1 1 10
1980s 1 1 1 10
1990s 1 1 1 10
2000s 1 1 1 10
2010s 0.4 0 1 10
2020s 0.6667 0 2 6

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  5. 1 Dominican Republic 2 compare
  6. 1 East Timor 2 compare
  7. 1 Fiji 2 compare
  8. 1 Gambia 2 compare
  9. 1 Guatemala 2 compare
  10. 1 Honduras 2 compare
  11. 1 Lesotho 2 compare
  12. 1 Maldives 2 compare
  13. 1 Montenegro 2 compare
  14. 1 Nepal 2 compare
  15. 1 Poland 2 compare
  16. 1 Seychelles 2 compare
  17. 1 Solomon Islands 2 compare
  18. 1 Sri Lanka 2 compare
  19. 1 Thailand 2 compare
  20. 1 Tunisia 2 compare
  21. 1 Zambia 2 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is democratic change in Mauritius?
Democratic change in Mauritius was 2 in 2025, according to Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest democratic change recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 2 in 1948.
What is the lowest democratic change recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2014.
How does Mauritius rank for democratic change?
Mauritius ranks 1st out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Where does this Mauritius data come from?
The figures come from Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democratic change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Democratic change
Source
Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 19,128 data points, 1900–2025
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Data by Episodes of Regime Transformation and V-Dem.