Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 48/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 67.3/100 #51
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.738
- HDI
- 0.806
- Regional blocs
- AU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary parliamentary republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Mauritius | Dharam Gokhool |
| Vice-President of Mauritius | Robert Hungley |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2022)
- 2.3/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 12.2/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 0.2% of GDP
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
75th pct
Rule of law (2023)
78th pct
Corruption control (2023)
66th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
75th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
83th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
67th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 48 / 100
- Interpretation
- Moderate corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.738
- Liberal
- 0.639
- Participatory
- 0.481
- Deliberative
- 0.663
- Egalitarian
- 0.576
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 67.3 / 100
- Global rank
- #51 / 180
- Rank change
- +6 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Afrique
- Political #70
- 51.4
- Economic #58
- 49.6
- Legal #62
- 68.4
- Social #29
- 79.6
- Safety #54
- 87.7
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 67.3 | 51 | 51.4 | 49.6 | 68.4 | 79.6 | 87.7 |
| 2024 | 65.6 | 57 | 50.4 | 47.4 | 62.9 | 80.1 | 86.9 |
| 2023 | 65.6 | 63 | 52.8 | 49.9 | 62.0 | 81.0 | 82.1 |
| 2022 | 66.1 | 64 | 55.6 | 47.8 | 64.2 | 80.3 | 82.5 |
| 2021 | 71.3 | 61 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 72.0 | 56 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 71.5 | 58 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 73.6 | 56 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 73.3 | 56 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2016 | 72.3 | 61 | - | - | - | - | 83.9 |
| 2015 | 72.3 | 68 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2014 | 72.3 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 73.5 | 62 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 17.0 | 55 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 18.0 | 65 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 14.0 | 51 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 9.0 | 47 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 8.5 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 8.0 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 7.5 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - |