Kiribati vs Mauritius: Democracy

Kiribati
7
in 2025
Mauritius
7
in 2025
Kiribati rank
1st
Mauritius rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Kiribati
  • Mauritius
02468188519552025

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 7 against 7 in Mauritius, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1892 it was Mauritius ahead.

Kiribati ranks 1st and Mauritius ranks 1st of 198 countries.

Across the 14 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 3 and Mauritius in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Mauritius Difference Ahead
1890s 0 2 2 Mauritius
1900s 0 2 2 Mauritius
1910s 0 2 2 Mauritius
1920s 0 2 2 Mauritius
1930s 0 2 2 Mauritius
1940s 0 2 2 Mauritius
1950s 0 2 2 Mauritius
1960s 1.2 2.8 1.6 Mauritius
1970s 3 6 3 Mauritius
1980s 7 6 1 Kiribati
1990s 7 6.7 0.3 Kiribati
2000s 7 7 0
2010s 7 7 0
2020s 7 6.17 0.8333 Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Kiribati or Mauritius?
Kiribati, at 7 against 7 in Mauritius as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Kiribati and Mauritius?
0, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Mauritius?
134 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2025.
How do Kiribati and Mauritius rank globally for democracy?
Kiribati 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
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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).