Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Greece, you would:
Health
be 56.6% less likely to be obese
In Greece, 24.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritius, that number is 10.8% of people as of 2016.
be 8.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Greece, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Mauritius, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2020.
live 6.6 years less
In Greece, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 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
be 44.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Greece, 11.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Mauritius, that number is 6.1% as of 2023.
be 45.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Greece, 18.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Mauritius, however, that number is 10.3% as of 2017.
pay a 68.8% lower top tax rate
Greece has a top tax rate of 48.0% as of 2016. In Mauritius, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 26.7% less money
Greece has a GDP per capita of $36,300 as of 2023, while in Mauritius, the GDP per capita is $26,600 as of 2023.
Life
have 32.4% more children
In Greece, there are approximately 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mauritius, there are 9.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 10.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Greece, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Mauritius, 84.0 women do as of 2020.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Greece, approximately 3.5 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.
Basic Needs
be 12.8% less likely to have internet access
In Greece, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Mauritius, about 68.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 29.5% less on healthcare
Greece spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Mauritius, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 11.4% more on education
Greece spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Mauritius spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 98.7% less coastline
Greece has a total of 13,676 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, GSIS, Greece.
Mauritius: At a glance
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