Rule of Law - Governance score in Mauritius

Mauritius: Rule of Law - Governance score was 67.96 0-100 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
67.96 0-100
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
56th
of 208 countries
All-time high
74.67 0-100
in 2012
All-time low
67.96 0-100
in 2024
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Rule of Law - Governance score in Mauritius, 1996–2024

0204060801996201020241996: 70.8 0-1001998: 74.1 0-1002000: 73.4 0-1002002: 73.5 0-1002003: 72.5 0-1002004: 71.9 0-1002005: 73.1 0-1002006: 71.9 0-1002007: 72.2 0-1002008: 73.2 0-1002009: 72.6 0-1002010: 71.4 0-1002011: 72.2 0-1002012: 74.7 0-1002013: 73 0-1002014: 73.5 0-1002015: 72.2 0-1002016: 73.5 0-1002017: 72.9 0-1002018: 72.9 0-1002019: 72.3 0-1002020: 73.4 0-1002021: 69.4 0-1002022: 68.7 0-1002023: 68.4 0-1002024: 68 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

Mauritius recorded 67.96 0-100 for rule of law - governance score in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance score in Mauritius peaked at 74.67 0-100 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 67.96 0-100, in 2024.

Mauritius ranks 56th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Rule of Law - Governance score in Mauritius, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100) in Mauritius, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 70.83 0-100 —
1998 74.09 0-100 +4.6%
2000 73.38 0-100 -1.0%
2002 73.48 0-100 +0.1%
2003 72.51 0-100 -1.3%
2004 71.86 0-100 -0.9%
2005 73.12 0-100 +1.8%
2006 71.88 0-100 -1.7%
2007 72.22 0-100 +0.5%
2008 73.19 0-100 +1.3%
2009 72.63 0-100 -0.8%
2010 71.38 0-100 -1.7%
2011 72.18 0-100 +1.1%
2012 74.67 0-100 +3.5%
2013 73.02 0-100 -2.2%
2014 73.49 0-100 +0.6%
2015 72.17 0-100 -1.8%
2016 73.52 0-100 +1.9%
2017 72.91 0-100 -0.8%
2018 72.91 0-100 +0.0%
2019 72.33 0-100 -0.8%
2020 73.4 0-100 +1.5%
2021 69.38 0-100 -5.5%
2022 68.73 0-100 -0.9%
2023 68.38 0-100 -0.5%
2024 67.96 0-100 -0.6%

Mauritius compared with similar countries

  • Mauritius's 67.96 0-100 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 53.26 0-100, 1.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Mauritius's 67.96 0-100 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.9 0-100, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 72.46 0-100 70.83 0-100 74.09 0-100 2
2000s 72.7 0-100 71.86 0-100 73.48 0-100 9
2010s 72.86 0-100 71.38 0-100 74.67 0-100 10
2020s 69.57 0-100 67.96 0-100 73.4 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 53 Tonga 68.91 0-100 compare
  2. 54 Chile 68.86 0-100 compare
  3. 55 Cyprus 68.83 0-100 compare
  4. 57 Italy 67.62 0-100 compare
  5. 58 Costa Rica 67.58 0-100 compare
  6. 59 Antigua and Barbuda 67.32 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - governance score in Mauritius?
Rule of law - governance score in Mauritius was 67.96 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rule of law - governance score recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 74.67 0-100 in 2012.
What is the lowest rule of law - governance score recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 67.96 0-100 in 2024.
How does Mauritius rank for rule of law - governance score?
Mauritius ranks 56th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - governance score rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Mauritius data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,320 data points, 1996–2024
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