Mauritius, the perfect business hub for Africa
Mauritius has, over the years, strengthened its leadership position in Africa on a number of indices.
On the Democracy Index 2021 (published by The Economist Intelligence Unit), Mauritius maintains its “Full Democracy” status, ranking 1st in Africa and 19th worldwide with a score of 8.08. Mauritius is the only African country to be classified as a “full democracy”, featuring in the same league as G20 member countries Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom.
Mauritius also ranks 13th globally in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Report 2020, consolidating its position as the best place for doing business on the African continent (ranking 1st).
In terms of good corporate governance, the country ranks 1st in Africa on Mo Ibrahim’s Governance Index for the 10th year in a row with an overall score of 77.2.
On the 2022 Social Progress Index, Mauritius ranks 47th worldwide, and 1st in Africa, with a score of 75.44.
On the 2022 Global Peace Index, Mauritius ranks 28th worldwide, and 1st in Africa, with a score of 1.57.
