Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritius instead of El Salvador, you would:
Health
be 56.1% less likely to be obese
In El Salvador, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritius, that number is 10.8% of people as of 2016.
be 3.4 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In El Salvador, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Mauritius, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2020.
Economy
make 2.4 times more money
El Salvador has a GDP per capita of $8,100 as of 2020, while in Mauritius, the GDP per capita is $19,500 as of 2020.
be 54.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In El Salvador, 22.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Mauritius, however, that number is 10.3% as of 2017.
pay a 50.0% lower top tax rate
El Salvador has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Mauritius, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 32.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In El Salvador, approximately 46.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mauritius, 61.0 women do as of 2017.
have 44.8% fewer children
In El Salvador, there are approximately 17.9 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 18.2% more likely to have internet access
In El Salvador, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Mauritius, about 65.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 13.9% less on healthcare
El Salvador spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Mauritius, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 35.3% more on education
El Salvador spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Mauritius spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 42.3% less coastline
El Salvador has a total of 307 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, Ministry of Finance.
Mauritius: At a glance
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