Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Haiti instead of Mauritius, you would:
Health
be 11.8% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mauritius, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Haiti, that number is 1.9% of people as of 2020.
live 8.9 years less
In Mauritius, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Haiti, that number is 66 years (63 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to be obese
In Mauritius, 10.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Haiti, that number is 22.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 85.6% less money
Mauritius has a GDP per capita of $19,500 as of 2020, while in Haiti, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.
be 6.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Mauritius, 6.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Haiti, that number is 40.6% as of 2010.
be 5.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Mauritius, 10.3% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Haiti, however, that number is 58.5% as of 2012.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Mauritius, there are approximately 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Haiti, there are 21.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 7.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Mauritius, approximately 61.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Haiti, 480.0 women do as of 2017.
be 32.4% less likely to be literate
In Mauritius, the literacy rate is 91.3% as of 2018. In Haiti, it is 61.7% as of 2016.
be 3.3 times more 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 Haiti, on the other hand, 40.0 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 61.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Mauritius, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Haiti, 39% of the population do as of 2019.
be 46.2% less likely to have internet access
In Mauritius, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Haiti, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
be 23.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Mauritius, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Haiti, that number is 76% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 63.0% less on education
Mauritius spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Haiti spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 24.2% less on healthcare
Mauritius spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Haiti, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 10.0 times more coastline
Mauritius has a total of 177 km of coastline. In Haiti, that number is 1,771 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Haiti: At a glance
How big is Haiti compared to Mauritius? See an in-depth size comparison.