Democratic change in Mauritius
Mauritius: Democratic change was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Democratic change in Mauritius, 1900–2025
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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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 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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Data by Episodes of Regime Transformation and V-Dem.