Mauritius vs Norway: Universal right to vote in practice
Mauritius
2
in 2025
Norway
2
in 2025
Mauritius rank
1st
Norway rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Mauritius
- Norway
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 2 against 2 in Norway, a difference of 0.
Across all 141 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Mauritius ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Norway |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Norway |
| 1910s | 0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | Norway |
| 1920s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Norway |
| 1930s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Norway |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Norway |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Norway |
| 1960s | 0.4 | 2 | 1.6 | Norway |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Mauritius or Norway?
- Mauritius, at 2 against 2 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Mauritius and Norway?
- 0, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Norway?
- 141 years are reported by both, from 1885 to 2025.
- How do Mauritius and Norway rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Mauritius ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).