Mauritius vs Sweden: Democracy
Mauritius
7
in 2025
Sweden
7
in 2025
Mauritius rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Mauritius
- Sweden
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 7 against 7 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
Across all 141 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Mauritius ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1.6 | 2 | 0.4 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 2 | 2.8 | 0.8 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 2 | 6.8 | 4.8 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 2 | 6.3 | 4.3 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 2 | 6.4 | 4.4 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 2 | 7 | 5 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 2.8 | 7 | 4.2 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 6 | 7 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 6 | 7 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 6.7 | 7 | 0.3 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 6.17 | 7 | 0.8333 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Mauritius or Sweden?
- Mauritius, at 7 against 7 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Mauritius and Sweden?
- 0, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Sweden?
- 141 years are reported by both, from 1885 to 2025.
- How do Mauritius and Sweden rank globally for democracy?
- Mauritius ranks 1st and Sweden 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).