Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 3.6 years less

In Guam, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Mauritius, that number is 74 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 68.9% less money

Guam has a GDP per capita of $41,833 as of 2022, while in Mauritius, the GDP per capita is $12,991 as of 2025.

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Life

be 20.4% more likely to die during infancy

In Guam, approximately 11.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Mauritius, on the other hand, 13.8 children do as of 2024.

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have 40.6% fewer children

In Guam, there are approximately 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mauritius, there are 10.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Geography

see 41.0% more coastline

Guam has a total of 126 km of coastline. In Mauritius, that number is 177 km.

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Safety

be 47.6% less likely to be murdered

Guam has a homicide rate of 4.3 per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Mauritius, that number is 2.3 per 100,000 as of 2022.

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Infrastructure

find 15.2 times more home broadband

Guam has 1.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Mauritius has 28.0 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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Mauritius is 66.3% cheaper than Guam overall
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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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