Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Colombia, you would:
Health
be 51.6% less likely to be obese
In Colombia, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritius, that number is 10.8% of people as of 2016.
be 4.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Colombia, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Mauritius, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2020.
Economy
make 45.5% more money
Colombia has a GDP per capita of $13,400 as of 2020, while in Mauritius, the GDP per capita is $19,500 as of 2020.
be 36.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Colombia, 10.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Mauritius, that number is 6.7% as of 2019.
be 71.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Colombia, 35.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Mauritius, however, that number is 10.3% as of 2017.
pay a 54.5% lower top tax rate
Colombia has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Mauritius, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 26.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Colombia, approximately 83.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mauritius, 61.0 women do as of 2017.
have 35.2% fewer children
In Colombia, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Mauritius, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 19.5% less on healthcare
Colombia spends 7.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Mauritius, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 94.5% less coastline
Colombia has a total of 3,208 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, Directorate of National Taxes and Customs (DIAN).
Mauritius: At a glance
How big is Mauritius compared to Colombia? See an in-depth size comparison.