Mauritius vs United Kingdom: Electoral democracy
Mauritius
1
in 2025
United Kingdom
1
in 2025
Mauritius rank
1st
United Kingdom rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Mauritius
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 1 against 1 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.
Across all 141 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Mauritius ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 197 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Mauritius or United Kingdom?
- Mauritius, at 1 against 1 in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Mauritius and United Kingdom?
- 0, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and United Kingdom?
- 141 years are reported by both, from 1885 to 2025.
- How do Mauritius and United Kingdom rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Mauritius ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral 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 using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).