Which has higher human rights index, Brazil or Mauritius?

Mauritius, at 0.873 against 0.871 in Brazil as of 2025.

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

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

Brazil vs Mauritius: Human Rights Index

Brazil

0.871

in 2025

Mauritius

0.873

in 2025

Brazil rank

53rd

Mauritius rank

50th

Human Rights Index over time

Brazil
Mauritius

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 0.873 against 0.871 in Brazil, a difference of 0.002.

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

Brazil ranks 53rd and Mauritius ranks 50th of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Mauritius	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.429	0.6235	0.1945	Mauritius
1910s	0.435	0.6194	0.1844	Mauritius
1920s	0.4346	0.6276	0.193	Mauritius
1930s	0.3484	0.6317	0.2833	Mauritius
1940s	0.3888	0.6977	0.3089	Mauritius
1950s	0.5867	0.7785	0.1918	Mauritius
1960s	0.3838	0.7929	0.4091	Mauritius
1970s	0.2294	0.8317	0.6023	Mauritius
1980s	0.553	0.8687	0.3157	Mauritius
1990s	0.8207	0.8881	0.0674	Mauritius
2000s	0.8473	0.8964	0.0491	Mauritius
2010s	0.8316	0.884	0.0524	Mauritius
2020s	0.7645	0.7573	0.0072	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index, Brazil or Mauritius?: Mauritius, at 0.873 against 0.871 in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index between Brazil and Mauritius?: 0.002, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mauritius?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Mauritius rank globally for human rights index?: Brazil ranks 53rd and Mauritius ranks 50th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Human Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.