Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
be 66.2% less likely to be obese
In Lebanon, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritius, that number is 10.8% of people as of 2016.
be 17.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Lebanon, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Mauritius, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2020.
live 3.9 years less
In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 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
make 68.1% more money
Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $11,600 as of 2020, while in Mauritius, the GDP per capita is $19,500 as of 2020.
be 31.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 9.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2007. In Mauritius, that number is 6.7% as of 2019.
be 62.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lebanon, 27.4% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Mauritius, however, that number is 10.3% as of 2017.
pay a 25.0% lower top tax rate
Lebanon has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Mauritius, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Lebanon, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mauritius, 61.0 women do as of 2017.
be 71.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Lebanon, approximately 7.0 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 24.7% fewer children
In Lebanon, there are approximately 13.1 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 22.6% less likely to have internet access
In Lebanon, approximately 84.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Mauritius, about 65.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 28.7% less on healthcare
Lebanon spends 8.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Mauritius, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 76.9% more on education
Lebanon spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Mauritius spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 21.3% less coastline
Lebanon has a total of 225 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, Lebanon.
Mauritius: At a glance
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