Belize vs Mauritius: Democracy
Belize
7
in 2025
Mauritius
7
in 2025
Belize rank
1st
Mauritius rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Belize
- Mauritius
How they compare
Belize currently reports 7 against 7 in Mauritius, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 141 shared years of data; in 1885 it was Mauritius ahead.
Belize ranks 1st and Mauritius ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 5 and Mauritius in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | Mauritius |
| 1890s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Mauritius |
| 1900s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Mauritius |
| 1910s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Mauritius |
| 1920s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Mauritius |
| 1930s | 1.6 | 2 | 0.4 | Mauritius |
| 1940s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 5 | 2.8 | 2.2 | Belize |
| 1970s | 7 | 6 | 1 | Belize |
| 1980s | 7 | 6 | 1 | Belize |
| 1990s | 7 | 6.7 | 0.3 | Belize |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 7 | 6.17 | 0.8333 | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Belize or Mauritius?
- Belize, at 7 against 7 in Mauritius as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Belize and Mauritius?
- 0, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Mauritius?
- 141 years are reported by both, from 1885 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Mauritius rank globally for democracy?
- Belize ranks 1st and Mauritius ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).