What is the highest women's political participation index recorded in Mauritius?

The highest recorded value was 0.918 in 2019.

What is the lowest women's political participation index recorded in Mauritius?

The lowest recorded value was 0.297 in 1900.

How does Mauritius rank for women's political participation index?

Mauritius ranks 102nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is women's political participation index rising or falling in Mauritius?

Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. 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 Women's Political Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Women's Political Participation Index in Mauritius

Name: Women's Political Participation Index in Mauritius
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Mauritius: Women's Political Participation Index was 0.906 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.906

Change on year

up 4.4%

World rank

102nd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.918

in 2019

All-time low

0.297

in 1900

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Women's Political Participation Index in Mauritius, 1900–2025

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

Analysis

Mauritius recorded 0.906 for women's political participation index in 2025.

The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's political participation index in Mauritius peaked at 0.918 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.297, in 1900.

That places Mauritius 102nd 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's Political Participation Index in Mauritius, year by year

Annual values for Women's Political Participation Index in Mauritius, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.297	—
1901	0.297	+0.0%
1902	0.297	+0.0%
1903	0.297	+0.0%
1904	0.297	+0.0%
1905	0.297	+0.0%
1906	0.297	+0.0%
1907	0.297	+0.0%
1908	0.297	+0.0%
1909	0.297	+0.0%
1910	0.297	+0.0%
1911	0.297	+0.0%
1912	0.297	+0.0%
1913	0.297	+0.0%
1914	0.297	+0.0%
1915	0.297	+0.0%
1916	0.297	+0.0%
1917	0.297	+0.0%
1918	0.297	+0.0%
1919	0.297	+0.0%
1920	0.297	+0.0%
1921	0.297	+0.0%
1922	0.297	+0.0%
1923	0.297	+0.0%
1924	0.297	+0.0%
1925	0.297	+0.0%
1926	0.297	+0.0%
1927	0.297	+0.0%
1928	0.297	+0.0%
1929	0.297	+0.0%
1930	0.297	+0.0%
1931	0.297	+0.0%
1932	0.297	+0.0%
1933	0.297	+0.0%
1934	0.297	+0.0%
1935	0.297	+0.0%
1936	0.297	+0.0%
1937	0.297	+0.0%
1938	0.297	+0.0%
1939	0.297	+0.0%
1940	0.297	+0.0%
1941	0.297	+0.0%
1942	0.297	+0.0%
1943	0.297	+0.0%
1944	0.297	+0.0%
1945	0.297	+0.0%
1946	0.297	+0.0%
1947	0.297	+0.0%
1948	0.343	+15.5%
1949	0.343	+0.0%
1950	0.343	+0.0%
1951	0.343	+0.0%
1952	0.343	+0.0%
1953	0.343	+0.0%
1954	0.343	+0.0%
1955	0.343	+0.0%
1956	0.343	+0.0%
1957	0.343	+0.0%
1958	0.343	+0.0%
1959	0.343	+0.0%
1960	0.343	+0.0%
1961	0.343	+0.0%
1962	0.343	+0.0%
1963	0.343	+0.0%
1964	0.343	+0.0%
1965	0.343	+0.0%
1966	0.343	+0.0%
1967	0.343	+0.0%
1968	0.421	+22.7%
1969	0.421	+0.0%
1970	0.421	+0.0%
1971	0.421	+0.0%
1972	0.421	+0.0%
1973	0.421	+0.0%
1974	0.421	+0.0%
1975	0.421	+0.0%
1976	0.505	+20.0%
1977	0.506	+0.2%
1978	0.506	+0.0%
1979	0.506	+0.0%
1980	0.659	+30.2%
1981	0.659	+0.0%
1982	0.668	+1.4%
1983	0.689	+3.1%
1984	0.689	+0.0%
1985	0.689	+0.0%
1986	0.689	+0.0%
1987	0.714	+3.6%
1988	0.713	-0.1%
1989	0.713	+0.0%
1990	0.713	+0.0%
1991	0.641	-10.1%
1992	0.636	-0.8%
1993	0.636	+0.0%
1994	0.636	+0.0%
1995	0.721	+13.4%
1996	0.722	+0.1%
1997	0.722	+0.0%
1998	0.722	+0.0%
1999	0.721	-0.1%
2000	0.689	-4.4%
2001	0.689	+0.0%
2002	0.689	+0.0%
2003	0.689	+0.0%
2004	0.689	+0.0%
2005	0.856	+24.2%
2006	0.856	+0.0%
2007	0.856	+0.0%
2008	0.856	+0.0%
2009	0.856	+0.0%
2010	0.892	+4.2%
2011	0.892	+0.0%
2012	0.892	+0.0%
2013	0.892	+0.0%
2014	0.81	-9.2%
2015	0.835	+3.1%
2016	0.835	+0.0%
2017	0.835	+0.0%
2018	0.835	+0.0%
2019	0.918	+9.9%
2020	0.897	-2.3%
2021	0.897	+0.0%
2022	0.897	+0.0%
2023	0.868	-3.2%
2024	0.868	+0.0%
2025	0.906	+4.4%

Mauritius compared with similar countries

Mauritius's 0.906 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.922, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Mauritius's 0.906 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.902, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.297	0.297	0.297	10
1910s	0.297	0.297	0.297	10
1920s	0.297	0.297	0.297	10
1930s	0.297	0.297	0.297	10
1940s	0.3062	0.297	0.343	10
1950s	0.343	0.343	0.343	10
1960s	0.3586	0.343	0.421	10
1970s	0.4549	0.421	0.506	10
1980s	0.6882	0.659	0.714	10
1990s	0.687	0.636	0.722	10
2000s	0.7725	0.689	0.856	10
2010s	0.8636	0.81	0.918	10
2020s	0.8888	0.868	0.906	6

Countries ranked near Mauritius

99 Japan 0.912 compare
100 Guinea 0.909 compare
101 Togo 0.908 compare
103 Paraguay 0.905 compare
104 Chad 0.903 compare
105 Azerbaijan 0.901 compare
105 Malawi 0.901 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More gender data for Mauritius

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 171.19 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.18 % change on previous year (2030)
Population 1,079 (2030)
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,079 (2030)
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.1674 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 5,566 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 5,753 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 5,628 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 5,816 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 5,747 (2025)

All data for Mauritius →

Frequently asked questions

What is women's political participation index in Mauritius?: Women's political participation index in Mauritius was 0.906 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's political participation index recorded in Mauritius?: The highest recorded value was 0.918 in 2019.
What is the lowest women's political participation index recorded in Mauritius?: The lowest recorded value was 0.297 in 1900.
How does Mauritius rank for women's political participation index?: Mauritius ranks 102nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's political participation index rising or falling in Mauritius?: Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. 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 Women's Political Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Women's Political Participation Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 26,373 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women are represented in the legislature and have an equal share of political power.