Which has higher key features of electoral democracy, Mauritius or South Africa?

South Africa, at 0.743 against 0.738 in Mauritius as of 2025.

What is the difference in key features of electoral democracy between Mauritius and South Africa?

0.005, with South Africa ahead.

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

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 Key features of electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mauritius vs South Africa: Key features of electoral democracy

Mauritius

0.738

in 2025

South Africa

0.743

in 2025

Mauritius rank

44th

South Africa rank

42nd

Key features of electoral democracy over time

Mauritius
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.743 against 0.738 in Mauritius, a difference of 0.005.

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

Mauritius ranks 44th and South Africa ranks 42nd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritius	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.1401	0.156	0.0159	South Africa
1910s	0.139	0.2207	0.0817	South Africa
1920s	0.1482	0.2251	0.0769	South Africa
1930s	0.1489	0.2335	0.0846	South Africa
1940s	0.1806	0.2284	0.0478	South Africa
1950s	0.3217	0.1963	0.1254	Mauritius
1960s	0.4821	0.1667	0.3154	Mauritius
1970s	0.6501	0.164	0.4861	Mauritius
1980s	0.7017	0.1758	0.5259	Mauritius
1990s	0.7224	0.4748	0.2476	Mauritius
2000s	0.7357	0.7622	0.0265	South Africa
2010s	0.7332	0.7576	0.0244	South Africa
2020s	0.5475	0.7252	0.1777	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key features of electoral democracy, Mauritius or South Africa?: South Africa, at 0.743 against 0.738 in Mauritius as of 2025.
What is the difference in key features of electoral democracy between Mauritius and South Africa?: 0.005, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and South Africa?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Mauritius and South Africa rank globally for key features of electoral democracy?: Mauritius ranks 44th and South Africa ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Key features of electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Key features of electoral democracy
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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