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Women political empowerment index in Mauritius

Mauritius: Women political empowerment index was 0.814 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.814
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
68th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.848
in 2019
All-time low
0.388
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Women political empowerment index in Mauritius, 1900–2025

00.20.40.60.8190019622025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Mauritius recorded 0.814 for women political empowerment index in 2025.

That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women political empowerment index in Mauritius peaked at 0.848 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.388, in 1900.

That places Mauritius 68th 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.

Women political empowerment index in Mauritius, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.388 —
1901 0.388 +0.0%
1902 0.388 +0.0%
1903 0.388 +0.0%
1904 0.388 +0.0%
1905 0.388 +0.0%
1906 0.388 +0.0%
1907 0.388 +0.0%
1908 0.388 +0.0%
1909 0.388 +0.0%
1910 0.388 +0.0%
1911 0.388 +0.0%
1912 0.388 +0.0%
1913 0.388 +0.0%
1914 0.388 +0.0%
1915 0.388 +0.0%
1916 0.388 +0.0%
1917 0.388 +0.0%
1918 0.388 +0.0%
1919 0.388 +0.0%
1920 0.388 +0.0%
1921 0.388 +0.0%
1922 0.388 +0.0%
1923 0.388 +0.0%
1924 0.388 +0.0%
1925 0.388 +0.0%
1926 0.391 +0.8%
1927 0.391 +0.0%
1928 0.391 +0.0%
1929 0.391 +0.0%
1930 0.391 +0.0%
1931 0.391 +0.0%
1932 0.391 +0.0%
1933 0.391 +0.0%
1934 0.398 +1.8%
1935 0.398 +0.0%
1936 0.398 +0.0%
1937 0.398 +0.0%
1938 0.406 +2.0%
1939 0.406 +0.0%
1940 0.414 +2.0%
1941 0.414 +0.0%
1942 0.414 +0.0%
1943 0.425 +2.7%
1944 0.425 +0.0%
1945 0.425 +0.0%
1946 0.425 +0.0%
1947 0.425 +0.0%
1948 0.453 +6.6%
1949 0.457 +0.9%
1950 0.446 -2.4%
1951 0.446 +0.0%
1952 0.446 +0.0%
1953 0.446 +0.0%
1954 0.458 +2.7%
1955 0.458 +0.0%
1956 0.458 +0.0%
1957 0.458 +0.0%
1958 0.458 +0.0%
1959 0.469 +2.4%
1960 0.469 +0.0%
1961 0.473 +0.9%
1962 0.473 +0.0%
1963 0.473 +0.0%
1964 0.473 +0.0%
1965 0.473 +0.0%
1966 0.473 +0.0%
1967 0.473 +0.0%
1968 0.539 +14.0%
1969 0.554 +2.8%
1970 0.581 +4.9%
1971 0.583 +0.3%
1972 0.583 +0.0%
1973 0.583 +0.0%
1974 0.583 +0.0%
1975 0.583 +0.0%
1976 0.617 +5.8%
1977 0.618 +0.2%
1978 0.618 +0.0%
1979 0.618 +0.0%
1980 0.705 +14.1%
1981 0.696 -1.3%
1982 0.702 +0.9%
1983 0.709 +1.0%
1984 0.709 +0.0%
1985 0.71 +0.1%
1986 0.71 +0.0%
1987 0.719 +1.3%
1988 0.718 -0.1%
1989 0.718 +0.0%
1990 0.718 +0.0%
1991 0.695 -3.2%
1992 0.693 -0.3%
1993 0.693 +0.0%
1994 0.693 +0.0%
1995 0.721 +4.0%
1996 0.721 +0.0%
1997 0.721 +0.0%
1998 0.721 +0.0%
1999 0.715 -0.8%
2000 0.717 +0.3%
2001 0.717 +0.0%
2002 0.717 +0.0%
2003 0.717 +0.0%
2004 0.721 +0.6%
2005 0.778 +7.9%
2006 0.78 +0.3%
2007 0.78 +0.0%
2008 0.78 +0.0%
2009 0.78 +0.0%
2010 0.81 +3.8%
2011 0.81 +0.0%
2012 0.812 +0.2%
2013 0.838 +3.2%
2014 0.815 -2.7%
2015 0.822 +0.9%
2016 0.822 +0.0%
2017 0.816 -0.7%
2018 0.819 +0.4%
2019 0.848 +3.5%
2020 0.82 -3.3%
2021 0.801 -2.3%
2022 0.791 -1.2%
2023 0.776 -1.9%
2024 0.78 +0.5%
2025 0.814 +4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.388 0.388 0.388 10
1910s 0.388 0.388 0.388 10
1920s 0.3892 0.388 0.391 10
1930s 0.3968 0.391 0.406 10
1940s 0.4277 0.414 0.457 10
1950s 0.4543 0.446 0.469 10
1960s 0.4873 0.469 0.554 10
1970s 0.5967 0.581 0.618 10
1980s 0.7096 0.696 0.719 10
1990s 0.7091 0.693 0.721 10
2000s 0.7487 0.717 0.78 10
2010s 0.8212 0.81 0.848 10
2020s 0.797 0.776 0.82 6

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 65 Brazil 0.818 compare
  2. 65 Hungary 0.818 compare
  3. 67 Georgia 0.816 compare
  4. 69 Gambia 0.813 compare
  5. 70 Portugal 0.811 compare
  6. 71 Guyana 0.81 compare
  7. 71 Philippines 0.81 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is women political empowerment index in Mauritius?
Women political empowerment index in Mauritius was 0.814 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest women political empowerment index recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 0.848 in 2019.
What is the lowest women political empowerment index recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 0.388 in 1900.
How does Mauritius rank for women political empowerment index?
Mauritius ranks 68th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women political empowerment index rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritius data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Women political empowerment index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Women political empowerment index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 26,029 data points, 1789–2025
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