What is human rights index in Mauritius?

Human rights index in Mauritius was 0.873 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest human rights index recorded in Mauritius?

The highest recorded value was 0.902 in 2011.

What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Mauritius?

The lowest recorded value was 0.616 in 1914.

How does Mauritius rank for human rights index?

Mauritius ranks 50th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is human rights index rising or falling in Mauritius?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Mauritius data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Human Rights Index in Mauritius

Name: Human Rights Index in Mauritius
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Mauritius: Human Rights Index was 0.873 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.873

Change on year

up 23.7%

World rank

50th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.902

in 2011

All-time low

0.616

in 1914

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Human Rights Index in Mauritius, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Mauritius recorded 0.873 for human rights index in 2025.

That represents a change of up 23.7% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index in Mauritius peaked at 0.902 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.616, in 1914.

That places Mauritius 50th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Human Rights Index in Mauritius, year by year

Annual values for Human Rights Index in Mauritius, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.624	—
1901	0.627	+0.5%
1902	0.623	-0.6%
1903	0.623	+0.0%
1904	0.623	+0.0%
1905	0.623	+0.0%
1906	0.623	+0.0%
1907	0.623	+0.0%
1908	0.623	+0.0%
1909	0.623	+0.0%
1910	0.623	+0.0%
1911	0.623	+0.0%
1912	0.623	+0.0%
1913	0.623	+0.0%
1914	0.616	-1.1%
1915	0.616	+0.0%
1916	0.616	+0.0%
1917	0.616	+0.0%
1918	0.616	+0.0%
1919	0.622	+1.0%
1920	0.622	+0.0%
1921	0.622	+0.0%
1922	0.622	+0.0%
1923	0.622	+0.0%
1924	0.634	+1.9%
1925	0.634	+0.0%
1926	0.63	-0.6%
1927	0.63	+0.0%
1928	0.63	+0.0%
1929	0.63	+0.0%
1930	0.628	-0.3%
1931	0.628	+0.0%
1932	0.628	+0.0%
1933	0.628	+0.0%
1934	0.628	+0.0%
1935	0.628	+0.0%
1936	0.631	+0.5%
1937	0.618	-2.1%
1938	0.653	+5.7%
1939	0.647	-0.9%
1940	0.659	+1.9%
1941	0.659	+0.0%
1942	0.659	+0.0%
1943	0.674	+2.3%
1944	0.698	+3.6%
1945	0.698	+0.0%
1946	0.711	+1.9%
1947	0.711	+0.0%
1948	0.749	+5.3%
1949	0.759	+1.3%
1950	0.756	-0.4%
1951	0.756	+0.0%
1952	0.756	+0.0%
1953	0.756	+0.0%
1954	0.787	+4.1%
1955	0.787	+0.0%
1956	0.787	+0.0%
1957	0.794	+0.9%
1958	0.802	+1.0%
1959	0.804	+0.2%
1960	0.804	+0.0%
1961	0.799	-0.6%
1962	0.799	+0.0%
1963	0.772	-3.4%
1964	0.772	+0.0%
1965	0.772	+0.0%
1966	0.772	+0.0%
1967	0.778	+0.8%
1968	0.823	+5.8%
1969	0.838	+1.8%
1970	0.812	-3.1%
1971	0.792	-2.5%
1972	0.812	+2.5%
1973	0.81	-0.2%
1974	0.829	+2.3%
1975	0.829	+0.0%
1976	0.846	+2.1%
1977	0.862	+1.9%
1978	0.862	+0.0%
1979	0.863	+0.1%
1980	0.87	+0.8%
1981	0.87	+0.0%
1982	0.873	+0.3%
1983	0.866	-0.8%
1984	0.866	+0.0%
1985	0.866	+0.0%
1986	0.869	+0.3%
1987	0.869	+0.0%
1988	0.869	+0.0%
1989	0.869	+0.0%
1990	0.87	+0.1%
1991	0.87	+0.0%
1992	0.872	+0.2%
1993	0.895	+2.6%
1994	0.895	+0.0%
1995	0.895	+0.0%
1996	0.895	+0.0%
1997	0.895	+0.0%
1998	0.895	+0.0%
1999	0.899	+0.4%
2000	0.899	+0.0%
2001	0.899	+0.0%
2002	0.899	+0.0%
2003	0.899	+0.0%
2004	0.899	+0.0%
2005	0.893	-0.7%
2006	0.894	+0.1%
2007	0.894	+0.0%
2008	0.894	+0.0%
2009	0.894	+0.0%
2010	0.898	+0.4%
2011	0.902	+0.4%
2012	0.902	+0.0%
2013	0.888	-1.6%
2014	0.881	-0.8%
2015	0.883	+0.2%
2016	0.882	-0.1%
2017	0.862	-2.3%
2018	0.873	+1.3%
2019	0.869	-0.5%
2020	0.809	-6.9%
2021	0.75	-7.3%
2022	0.708	-5.6%
2023	0.698	-1.4%
2024	0.706	+1.1%
2025	0.873	+23.7%

Mauritius compared with similar countries

Mauritius's 0.873 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7345, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Mauritius's 0.873 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6165, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.6235	0.623	0.627	10
1910s	0.6194	0.616	0.623	10
1920s	0.6276	0.622	0.634	10
1930s	0.6317	0.618	0.653	10
1940s	0.6977	0.659	0.759	10
1950s	0.7785	0.756	0.804	10
1960s	0.7929	0.772	0.838	10
1970s	0.8317	0.792	0.863	10
1980s	0.8687	0.866	0.873	10
1990s	0.8881	0.87	0.899	10
2000s	0.8964	0.893	0.899	10
2010s	0.884	0.862	0.902	10
2020s	0.7573	0.698	0.873	6

Countries ranked near Mauritius

47 Jamaica 0.876 compare
48 Dominican Republic 0.874 compare
48 Panama 0.874 compare
50 East Timor 0.873 compare
52 Albania 0.872 compare
53 Brazil 0.871 compare

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More social development data for Mauritius

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 24 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 283 (2025)
Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate -50 % change on previous year (2025)
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 283 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index in Mauritius?: Human rights index in Mauritius was 0.873 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index recorded in Mauritius?: The highest recorded value was 0.902 in 2011.
What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Mauritius?: The lowest recorded value was 0.616 in 1914.
How does Mauritius rank for human rights index?: Mauritius ranks 50th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index rising or falling in Mauritius?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritius data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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: 18 September 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.