Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.2 years less

In China, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Mauritius, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.

be 74.2% more likely to be obese

In China, 6.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritius, that number is 10.8% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 18.9% more money

China has a GDP per capita of $16,400 as of 2020, while in Mauritius, the GDP per capita is $19,500 as of 2020.

pay a 66.7% lower top tax rate

China has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Mauritius, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.

be 82.7% more likely to be unemployed

In China, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Mauritius, that number is 6.7% as of 2019.

be 17.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In China, 0.6% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Mauritius, however, that number is 10.3% as of 2017.

Life

be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In China, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mauritius, 61.0 women do as of 2017.

be 78.7% more likely to die during infancy

In China, approximately 6.8 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.

Expenditures

spend 31.4% more on education

China spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Mauritius spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 14.8% more on healthcare

China spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Mauritius, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 98.8% less coastline

China has a total of 14,500 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, State Administration of Taxation.

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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