Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Mauritius, you would:
Health
be 94.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mauritius, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2018.
live 3.1 years longer
In Mauritius, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
be 65.7% more likely to be obese
In Mauritius, 10.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 17.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate
Mauritius has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
make 26.7% less money
Mauritius has a GDP per capita of $19,500 as of 2020, while in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the GDP per capita is $14,300 as of 2020.
be 5.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Mauritius, 6.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 33.3% as of 2019.
be 64.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Mauritius, 10.3% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, however, that number is 16.9% as of 2015.
Life
be 83.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mauritius, approximately 61.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 10.0 women do as of 2017.
be 56.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Mauritius, approximately 12.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the other hand, 5.2 children do as of 2022.
have 14.7% fewer children
In Mauritius, there are approximately 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 12.3% more likely to have internet access
In Mauritius, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, about 73.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 46.8% more on healthcare
Mauritius spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 9.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 88.7% less coastline
Mauritius has a total of 177 km of coastline. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 20 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Mauritius Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Indirect Taxation Authority of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: At a glance
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