Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Algeria, you would:
Health
be 60.6% less likely to be obese
In Algeria, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritius, that number is 10.8% of people as of 2016.
be 17.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Algeria, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Mauritius, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2020.
live 3.2 years less
In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Mauritius, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 82.2% more money
Algeria has a GDP per capita of $10,700 as of 2020, while in Mauritius, the GDP per capita is $19,500 as of 2020.
be 43.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Algeria, 11.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Mauritius, that number is 6.7% as of 2019.
pay a 57.1% lower top tax rate
Algeria has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Mauritius, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
be 87.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Algeria, 5.5% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Mauritius, however, that number is 10.3% as of 2017.
Life
be 45.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Algeria, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mauritius, 61.0 women do as of 2017.
be 12.2% more likely to be literate
In Algeria, the literacy rate is 81.4% as of 2018. In Mauritius, it is 91.3% as of 2018.
be 38.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Algeria, approximately 19.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Mauritius, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2022.
have 46.8% fewer children
In Algeria, there are approximately 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Mauritius, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 24.6% less on education
Algeria spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Mauritius spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 82.3% less coastline
Algeria has a total of 998 km of coastline. In Mauritius, that number is 177 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Mauritius Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Impôts, Algeria.
Mauritius: At a glance
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