Gambia vs Mauritius: Electoral democracy

Gambia
2
in 2025
Mauritius
2
in 2025
Gambia rank
1st
Mauritius rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Gambia
  • Mauritius
00.511.52190019622025

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 2 against 2 in Mauritius, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Mauritius ahead.

Gambia ranks 1st and Mauritius ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Mauritius in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Mauritius Difference Ahead
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0.8 1.1 0.3 Mauritius
1970s 1 2 1 Mauritius
1980s 1 2 1 Mauritius
1990s 0.8889 2 1.11 Mauritius
2000s 1 2 1 Mauritius
2010s 1.2 2 0.8 Mauritius
2020s 1.83 1.67 0.1667 Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy, Gambia or Mauritius?
Gambia, at 2 against 2 in Mauritius as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Gambia and Mauritius?
0, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Mauritius?
125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Gambia and Mauritius rank globally for electoral democracy?
Gambia ranks 1st and Mauritius ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (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

Indicator
Electoral democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.