Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Greenland, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years longer
In Greenland, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 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
be 26.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Greenland, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Mauritius, that number is 6.7% as of 2019.
be 36.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Greenland, 16.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Mauritius, however, that number is 10.3% as of 2017.
make 53.3% less money
Greenland has a GDP per capita of $41,800 as of 2015, while in Mauritius, the GDP per capita is $19,500 as of 2020.
Life
be 38.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Greenland, approximately 8.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Mauritius, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2022.
have 28.5% fewer children
In Greenland, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Mauritius, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 56.6% less on education
Greenland spends 10.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Mauritius spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.6% less coastline
Greenland has a total of 44,087 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 Greenland? See an in-depth size comparison.