Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iran 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 Iran, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
be 2.4 times more likely to be obese
In Mauritius, 10.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iran, that number is 25.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 36.4% less money
Mauritius has a GDP per capita of $19,500 as of 2020, while in Iran, the GDP per capita is $12,400 as of 2020.
be 77.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Mauritius, 6.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Iran, that number is 11.8% as of 2017.
be 81.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Mauritius, 10.3% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Iran, however, that number is 18.7% as of 2007.
Life
be 73.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mauritius, approximately 61.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Iran, 16.0 women do as of 2017.
have 54.9% more children
In Mauritius, there are approximately 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Iran, there are 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 22.8% 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 Iran, on the other hand, 14.8 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 29.2% more likely to have internet access
In Mauritius, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Iran, about 84.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 19.6% less on education
Mauritius spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Iran spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 13.8 times more coastline
Mauritius has a total of 177 km of coastline. In Iran, that number is 2,440 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Iran: At a glance
How big is Iran compared to Mauritius? See an in-depth size comparison.