Citizen support for democracy in Mauritius
Mauritius: Citizen support for democracy was 1.15 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Citizen support for democracy in Mauritius, 2012–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 1.15 for citizen support for democracy in 2020.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen support for democracy in Mauritius peaked at 1.64 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.15, in 2019.
Mauritius ranks 12th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Citizen support for democracy in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.64 | — |
| 2013 | 1.57 | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 1.5 | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 1.38 | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 1.27 | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 1.15 | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 1.15 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.15 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.15 | +0.7% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 1.15 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.9114. (44 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 1.15 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.019, 60.9× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.35 | 1.15 | 1.64 | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen support for democracy in Mauritius?
- Citizen support for democracy in Mauritius was 1.15 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 1.64 in 2012.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 in 2019.
- How does Mauritius rank for citizen support for democracy?
- Mauritius ranks 12th out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen support for democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens support a democratic political system and reject autocratic alternatives. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how desirable citizens find democracy, how they evaluate undemocratic alternatives (such as a strong unelected leader, the army, or religious authorities), and how they assess democratic and autocratic political systems relative to another.