Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Gabon, you would:
Health
be 43.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gabon, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Mauritius, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2020.
live 5.2 years longer
In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Mauritius, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
be 28.0% less likely to be obese
In Gabon, 15.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritius, that number is 10.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 35.4% more money
Gabon has a GDP per capita of $14,400 as of 2020, while in Mauritius, the GDP per capita is $19,500 as of 2020.
be 76.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Gabon, 28.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Mauritius, that number is 6.7% as of 2019.
be 69.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Gabon, 33.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Mauritius, however, that number is 10.3% as of 2017.
pay a 57.1% lower top tax rate
Gabon has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Mauritius, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 75.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Gabon, approximately 252.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mauritius, 61.0 women do as of 2017.
be 57.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Gabon, approximately 28.6 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 62.1% fewer children
In Gabon, there are approximately 26.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Mauritius, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 64.3% more on education
Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Mauritius spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.2 times more on healthcare
Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Mauritius, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 80.0% less coastline
Gabon has a total of 885 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, General Direction of Taxes.
Mauritius: At a glance
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