Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Chile, you would:
Health
be 61.4% less likely to be obese
In Chile, 28.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritius, that number is 10.8% of people as of 2016.
be 2.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Chile, 0.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Mauritius, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2020.
live 4.9 years less
In Chile, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 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 62.5% lower top tax rate
Chile has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Mauritius, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 16.3% less money
Chile has a GDP per capita of $23,300 as of 2020, while in Mauritius, the GDP per capita is $19,500 as of 2020.
be 19.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Chile, 8.6% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Mauritius, however, that number is 10.3% as of 2017.
Life
be 4.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Chile, approximately 13.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mauritius, 61.0 women do as of 2017.
be 84.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Chile, approximately 6.5 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 22.7% fewer children
In Chile, there are approximately 12.8 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 26.1% less likely to have internet access
In Chile, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Mauritius, about 65.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 14.8% less on education
Chile spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Mauritius spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 33.3% less on healthcare
Chile spends 9.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Mauritius, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 97.2% less coastline
Chile has a total of 6,435 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, Chilean Tax Administration.
Mauritius: At a glance
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