Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Benin instead of Mauritius, you would:
Health
be 47.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mauritius, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Benin, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2020.
be 11.1% less likely to be obese
In Mauritius, 10.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Benin, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.
live 12.6 years less
In Mauritius, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Benin, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 85.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Mauritius, 6.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Benin, that number is 1.0% as of 2014.
make 83.1% less money
Mauritius has a GDP per capita of $19,500 as of 2020, while in Benin, the GDP per capita is $3,300 as of 2020.
be 3.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Mauritius, 10.3% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Benin, however, that number is 38.5% as of 2019.
Life
have 4.2 times more children
In Mauritius, there are approximately 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Benin, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 6.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Mauritius, approximately 61.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Benin, 397.0 women do as of 2017.
be 53.6% less likely to be literate
In Mauritius, the literacy rate is 91.3% as of 2018. In Benin, it is 42.4% as of 2018.
be 4.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Mauritius, approximately 12.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Benin, on the other hand, 55.8 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 67.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Mauritius, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Benin, 33% of the population do as of 2019.
be 60.0% less likely to have internet access
In Mauritius, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Benin, about 26.0% do as of 2020.
be 25.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Mauritius, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Benin, that number is 75% of people on average (79% in urban areas, and 71% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 34.8% less on education
Mauritius spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Benin spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 61.3% less on healthcare
Mauritius spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Benin, that number is 2.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 31.6% less coastline
Mauritius has a total of 177 km of coastline. In Benin, that number is 121 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Benin: At a glance
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