Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Belize, you would:
Health
be 55.2% less likely to be obese
In Belize, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritius, that number is 10.8% of people as of 2016.
be 41.7% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Belize, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Mauritius, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2020.
live 1.0 years less
In Belize, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Mauritius, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 3.2 times more money
Belize has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2020, while in Mauritius, the GDP per capita is $19,500 as of 2020.
be 26.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Belize, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Mauritius, that number is 6.7% as of 2019.
be 74.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Belize, 41.0% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Mauritius, however, that number is 10.3% as of 2017.
Life
be 69.4% more likely to die during childbirth
In Belize, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mauritius, 61.0 women do as of 2017.
have 53.7% fewer children
In Belize, there are approximately 21.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Mauritius, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 27.5% more likely to have internet access
In Belize, approximately 51.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Mauritius, about 65.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 41.8% less on education
Belize spends 7.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Mauritius spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 54.1% less coastline
Belize has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Mauritius, that number is 177 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Mauritius: At a glance
How big is Mauritius compared to Belize? See an in-depth size comparison.