If you lived in Mauritius instead of Armenia, you would:

Health

be 15.7% less likely to be obese

In Armenia, 25.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Mauritius, that number is 21.1% of people as of 2024.

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live 4.5 years less

In Armenia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Mauritius, that number is 74 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 23.0% less spent on your healthcare

Armenia spends $2,033 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Mauritius spends $1,566 as of 2023.

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have 57.3% fewer doctors per person

Armenia has 33.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Mauritius has 14.4 as of 2022.

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be 4.3 times more likely to die by suicide

Armenia has a suicide rate of 2.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Mauritius, it is 10.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 56.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Armenia, 12.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Mauritius, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.

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be 61.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Armenia, 21.7% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Mauritius, however, that number is 8.4% as of 2023.

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make 37.1% more money

Armenia has a GDP per capita of $9,474 as of 2025, while in Mauritius, the GDP per capita is $12,991 as of 2025.

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Life

be 3.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Armenia, approximately 19.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Mauritius, 66.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 62.4% more likely to die during infancy

In Armenia, approximately 8.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Mauritius, on the other hand, 13.8 children do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 40.2% less on healthcare

Armenia spends 9.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Mauritius, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2023.

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spend 74.2% more on education

Armenia spends 2.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Mauritius spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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Safety

be 28.7% less likely to die in a road accident

In Armenia, road accidents kill 13.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Mauritius, they kill 9.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 37.7% more home broadband

Armenia has 20.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Mauritius has 28.0 as of 2024.

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live with 62.9% less strain on fresh water

Armenia withdraws 62% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Mauritius withdraws 23% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 60.0% less likely to die from air pollution

In Armenia, air pollution causes 70.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Mauritius, it causes 28.0 as of 2019.

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emit 43.3% more CO2

Armenia emits 2.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Mauritius emits 3.5 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

Mauritius: At a glance

Mauritius is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 2,030 sq km. Although known to Arab and Malay sailors as early as the 10th century, Mauritius was first explored by the Portuguese in the 16th century and subsequently settled by the Dutch - who named it in honor of Prince Maurits van NASSAU - in the 17th century. The French assumed control in 1715, developing the island into an important naval base overseeing Indian Ocean trade, and establishing a plantation economy of sugar cane. The British captured the island in 1810, during the Napoleonic Wars. Mauritius remained a strategically important British naval base, and later an air station, playing an important role during World War II for anti-submarine and convoy operations, as well as the collection of signals intelligence. Independence from the UK was attained in 1968. A stable democracy with regular free elections and a positive human rights record, the country has attracted considerable foreign investment and has earned one of Africa's highest per capita incomes.
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