Which has higher electoral democracy index, Mauritius or East Timor?

Mauritius, at 0.738 against 0.736 in East Timor as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and East Timor?

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 Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mauritius vs East Timor: Electoral Democracy Index

Mauritius

0.738

in 2025

East Timor

0.736

in 2025

Mauritius rank

44th

East Timor rank

45th

Electoral Democracy Index over time

Mauritius
East Timor

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 0.738 against 0.736 in East Timor, a difference of 0.002.

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

Mauritius ranks 44th and East Timor ranks 45th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 12 and East Timor in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritius	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.1401	0.016	0.1241	Mauritius
1910s	0.139	0.017	0.122	Mauritius
1920s	0.1482	0.0166	0.1316	Mauritius
1930s	0.1489	0.016	0.1329	Mauritius
1940s	0.1806	0.0156	0.165	Mauritius
1950s	0.3217	0.016	0.3057	Mauritius
1960s	0.4821	0.017	0.4651	Mauritius
1970s	0.6501	0.049	0.6011	Mauritius
1980s	0.7017	0.076	0.6257	Mauritius
1990s	0.7224	0.0816	0.6408	Mauritius
2000s	0.7357	0.5203	0.2154	Mauritius
2010s	0.7332	0.6549	0.0783	Mauritius
2020s	0.5475	0.7108	0.1633	East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy index, Mauritius or East Timor?: Mauritius, at 0.738 against 0.736 in East Timor as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy index between Mauritius and East Timor?: 0.002, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and East Timor?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Mauritius and East Timor rank globally for electoral democracy index?: Mauritius ranks 44th and East Timor ranks 45th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Electoral Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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