Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Canada, you would:
Health
be 63.3% less likely to be obese
In Canada, 29.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritius, that number is 10.8% of people as of 2016.
live 8.9 years less
In Canada, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 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
pay a 54.5% lower top tax rate
Canada has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Mauritius, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 57.5% less money
Canada has a GDP per capita of $45,900 as of 2020, while in Mauritius, the GDP per capita is $19,500 as of 2020.
be 17.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Canada, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Mauritius, that number is 6.7% as of 2019.
Life
be 6.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Canada, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mauritius, 61.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Canada, approximately 4.4 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.
Basic Needs
be 33.0% less likely to have internet access
In Canada, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Mauritius, about 65.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 13.2% less on education
Canada spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2011. Mauritius spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 42.6% less on healthcare
Canada spends 10.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Mauritius, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 99.9% less coastline
Canada has a total of 202,080 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, Canada Revenue Agency.
Mauritius: At a glance
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