Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Mauritius
Mauritius: Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre was 0.001 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Mauritius, 1972–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Mauritius stood at 0.001 units per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Mauritius peaked at 0.0015 units per square kilometre in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 units per square kilometre, in 1991.
Mauritius ranks 28th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1978 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1982 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1983 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1992 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2023 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 25 Dominica 0.0013 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Kiribati 0.0012 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Brunei Darussalam 0.0011 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Palestine, State of 0.001 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Samoa 0.0007 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Qatar 0.0005 units per square kilometre compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Mauritius?
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Mauritius was 0.001 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0015 units per square kilometre in 1972.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 units per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Mauritius rank for political rights rating fh, per square kilometre?
- Mauritius ranks 28th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is political rights rating fh, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Political rights rating fh divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Political rights rating fh ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Political Rights Rating Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Political rights rating fh divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.