Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Mauritius, you would:
Health
live 6.8 years longer
In Mauritius, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 71.3% more money
Mauritius has a GDP per capita of $19,500 as of 2020, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
be 62.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Mauritius, 6.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Puerto Rico, that number is 10.8% as of 2017.
pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate
Mauritius has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 65.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mauritius, approximately 61.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
be 50.0% 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 Puerto Rico, on the other hand, 6.0 children do as of 2022.
have 20.2% fewer children
In Mauritius, there are approximately 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 20.0% more likely to have internet access
In Mauritius, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 32.6% more on education
Mauritius spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
Geography
see 2.8 times more coastline
Mauritius has a total of 177 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Mauritius Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
How big is Puerto Rico compared to Mauritius? See an in-depth size comparison.