Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Mauritius or Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka, at 0.587 against 0.576 in Mauritius as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Sri Lanka?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mauritius vs Sri Lanka: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Mauritius

0.576

in 2025

Sri Lanka

0.587

in 2025

Mauritius rank

42nd

Sri Lanka rank

41st

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Mauritius
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.587 against 0.576 in Mauritius, a difference of 0.011.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Mauritius ranks 42nd and Sri Lanka ranks 41st of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritius	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.056	0.107	0.051	Sri Lanka
1910s	0.056	0.1295	0.0735	Sri Lanka
1920s	0.0578	0.1369	0.0791	Sri Lanka
1930s	0.0575	0.1627	0.1052	Sri Lanka
1940s	0.0802	0.2229	0.1427	Sri Lanka
1950s	0.1564	0.3981	0.2417	Sri Lanka
1960s	0.2969	0.4463	0.1494	Sri Lanka
1970s	0.4829	0.3908	0.0921	Mauritius
1980s	0.5465	0.3182	0.2283	Mauritius
1990s	0.5629	0.3324	0.2305	Mauritius
2000s	0.5905	0.308	0.2825	Mauritius
2010s	0.598	0.3385	0.2595	Mauritius
2020s	0.427	0.4395	0.0125	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Mauritius or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 0.587 against 0.576 in Mauritius as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Mauritius and Sri Lanka?: 0.011, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Sri Lanka?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Mauritius and Sri Lanka rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Mauritius ranks 42nd and Sri Lanka ranks 41st of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.