Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Aruba, you would:
Health
live 3.2 years less
In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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
be 13.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Aruba, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Mauritius, that number is 6.7% as of 2019.
pay a 74.6% lower top tax rate
Aruba has a top tax rate of 59.0% as of 2016. In Mauritius, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 49.3% less money
Aruba has a GDP per capita of $38,442 as of 2017, while in Mauritius, the GDP per capita is $19,500 as of 2020.
Life
have 16.6% fewer children
In Aruba, there are approximately 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Mauritius, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 33.0% less likely to have internet access
In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Mauritius, about 65.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 16.4% less on education
Aruba spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Mauritius spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.6 times more coastline
Aruba has a total of 68 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, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Mauritius: At a glance
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