MUS · Africa
Mauritius
Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, located about 1,100 nautical miles off the southeastern coast of Africa, east of Madagascar. It includes the main island, as well as Rodrigues, Agaléga, and St.
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Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
- Context
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The Institute's composite reading
Vigilance
4.2 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 7.0
- Economy 7.0
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 1 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 1 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 2 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Port Louis
- Population
- 1,243,741 inh.
- Area
- 2,040 km²
- Currency
- MUR
- Regime
- parliamentary republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Dharam Gokhool
Head of Government
Pravind Jugnauth
Parliament
Assemblée nationale de Maurice
70 seats
Inception 1958
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
16 G$
GDP / capita
12,991 $
Growth
3.2 %
Inflation
3.7 %
Unemployment
5.6 %
Debt / GDP
57.1 %
Defense / GDP
0.1 %
Life expectancy
73.8 yrs
Military bases Institute · Wikipedia
active rotational or scaled down uncertain closed or handed over foreign base on national soil
Register kept by the Institute, updated 2026.10.08; coordinates and links read from Wikipedia.
Foreign bases on national soil 1
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1
Access, no declared base
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.74/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
87/100
Corruption (CPI)
48/100
Press freedom (RSF)
71/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#144
Annual budget
0.0 Md$
Defense effort
0.1 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
3 Md$
Imports
7 Md$
Balance
-4 Md$
Top exports
- 24% Vêtements + textile
- 11% Sucre
Top imports
- 15% Pétrole raffiné
Export partners
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États-Unis
13%
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France
11%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
31%
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GBR
33%
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FRA
38%
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DEU
38%
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RUS
51%
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CHN
62%
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IND
71%
Abstention: 25%
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.806/1
Refugees hosted
24
Refugees originating
283
National anthem
Mère Patrie
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- Commonwealth
- Francophonie (OIF)
- African Union
- SADC
- IOC
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 6,413 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 7,111, or ×1.1.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)