Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Libya, you would:
Health
be 66.8% less likely to be obese
In Libya, 32.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritius, that number is 10.8% of people as of 2016.
be 17.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Libya, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Mauritius, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2020.
live 2.3 years less
In Libya, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 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 89.3% more money
Libya has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2020, while in Mauritius, the GDP per capita is $19,500 as of 2020.
be 77.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Libya, 30.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2004. In Mauritius, that number is 6.7% as of 2019.
pay a 50.0% higher top tax rate
Libya has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Mauritius, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 15.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Libya, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mauritius, 61.0 women do as of 2017.
have 54.3% fewer children
In Libya, there are approximately 21.6 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 3.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Libya, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Mauritius, about 65.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 90.0% less coastline
Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Mauritius, that number is 177 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Mauritius Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.
Mauritius: At a glance
How big is Mauritius compared to Libya? See an in-depth size comparison.