Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Maldives instead of Mauritius, you would:
Health
live 2.1 years longer
In Mauritius, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Maldives, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
be 20.4% less likely to be obese
In Mauritius, 10.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Maldives, that number is 8.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 56.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Mauritius, 6.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Maldives, that number is 2.9% as of 2017.
be 20.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mauritius, 10.3% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Maldives, however, that number is 8.2% as of 2016.
make 33.3% less money
Mauritius has a GDP per capita of $19,500 as of 2020, while in Maldives, the GDP per capita is $13,000 as of 2020.
Life
have 57.6% more children
In Mauritius, there are approximately 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Maldives, there are 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.1 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 Maldives, on the other hand, 25.7 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 10.9% less on education
Mauritius spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Maldives spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 29.0% more on healthcare
Mauritius spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Maldives, that number is 8.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.6 times more coastline
Mauritius has a total of 177 km of coastline. In Maldives, that number is 644 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Maldives: At a glance
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