Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Mauritius instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:

Health

live 3.6 years less

In British Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 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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Life

have 25.3% more children

In British Virgin Islands, there are approximately 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mauritius, there are 10.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 21.1% more likely to die during infancy

In British Virgin Islands, approximately 11.4 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 34.1% more on education

British Virgin Islands spends 3.2% 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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Geography

see 2.2 times more coastline

British Virgin Islands has a total of 80 km of coastline. In Mauritius, that number is 177 km.

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Infrastructure

find 12.3% more home broadband

British Virgin Islands has 24.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Mauritius has 28.0 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 51.9% more CO2

British Virgin Islands emits 2.3 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 (2023–2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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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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