Voice and Accountability in Mauritius

Mauritius: Voice and Accountability was 0.7504 in 2011. ▼ Falling

Latest (2011)
0.7504
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
2nd
of 53 countries
All-time high
1.03
in 1998
All-time low
0.7504
in 2011
Years of data
13
1996–2011

Voice and Accountability in Mauritius, 1996–2011

00.250.50.7511996200320111996: 0.8261998: 12000: 0.9922002: 0.7772003: 0.8472004: 0.8542005: 0.8542006: 0.8722007: 0.852008: 0.8292009: 0.7892010: 0.7542011: 0.75

Source: World Bank Institute.

Analysis

In 2011, voice and accountability in Mauritius stood at 0.7504. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability in Mauritius peaked at 1.03 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.7504, in 2011.

That places Mauritius 2nd out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9262 0.8263 1.03 2
2000s 0.8517 0.7773 0.9922 9
2010s 0.752 0.7504 0.7536 2

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 1 Cape Verde 0.9605 compare
  2. 3 South Africa 0.5694 compare
  3. 4 Ghana 0.4963 compare
  4. 5 Botswana 0.4244 compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability in Mauritius?
Voice and accountability in Mauritius was 0.7504 in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
What is the highest voice and accountability recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 1.03 in 1998.
What is the lowest voice and accountability recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7504 in 2011.
How does Mauritius rank for voice and accountability?
Mauritius ranks 2nd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is voice and accountability rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mauritius data come from?
The figures come from World Bank Institute, published as part of Voice and Accountability (estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Voice and Accountability (estimate)
Source
World Bank Institute
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 689 data points, 1996–2011
Last refreshed

Voice and accountability measures the extent to which a country’s citizens are able to participate in selecting their government and to enjoy freedom of expression, freedom of association, and a free media. Further documentation and research using the World Governance Indicators (WGI) is available at www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance.