Mauritius vs South Africa: Democracy
Mauritius
7
in 2025
South Africa
7
in 2025
Mauritius rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Mauritius
- South Africa
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 7 against 7 in South Africa, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Mauritius ahead.
Mauritius ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Mauritius |
| 1910s | 2 | 4 | 2 | South Africa |
| 1920s | 2 | 4 | 2 | South Africa |
| 1930s | 2 | 4 | 2 | South Africa |
| 1940s | 2 | 4 | 2 | South Africa |
| 1950s | 2 | 3 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1960s | 2.8 | 3 | 0.2 | South Africa |
| 1970s | 6 | 3 | 3 | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 6 | 3 | 3 | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 6.7 | 5.4 | 1.3 | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 6.17 | 7 | 0.8333 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Mauritius or South Africa?
- Mauritius, at 7 against 7 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Mauritius and South Africa?
- 0, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and South Africa?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Mauritius and South Africa rank globally for democracy?
- Mauritius ranks 1st and South Africa 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).