Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Botswana instead of Mauritius, you would:
Health
be 11.7 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mauritius, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Botswana, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2020.
live 9.2 years less
In Mauritius, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Botswana, that number is 66 years (64 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022.
be 75.0% more likely to be obese
In Mauritius, 10.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Botswana, that number is 18.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 17.9% less money
Mauritius has a GDP per capita of $19,500 as of 2020, while in Botswana, the GDP per capita is $16,000 as of 2020.
be 3.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Mauritius, 6.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Botswana, that number is 20.0% as of 2013.
be 87.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Mauritius, 10.3% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Botswana, however, that number is 19.3% as of 2009.
pay a 66.7% higher top tax rate
Mauritius has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Botswana, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Mauritius, there are approximately 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Botswana, there are 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Mauritius, approximately 61.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Botswana, 144.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.1 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 Botswana, on the other hand, 25.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 41.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Mauritius, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Botswana, 59% of the population do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 50.0% more on education
Mauritius spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Botswana spends 6.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Mauritius Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Botswana Unified Revenue Service.
Botswana: At a glance
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