Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Canada instead of Mauritius, you would:
Health
live 8.9 years longer
In Mauritius, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Canada, that number is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.7 times more likely to be obese
In Mauritius, 10.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Canada, that number is 29.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.4 times more money
Mauritius has a GDP per capita of $19,500 as of 2020, while in Canada, the GDP per capita is $45,900 as of 2020.
be 14.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Mauritius, 6.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Canada, that number is 5.7% as of 2019.
pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate
Mauritius has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Canada, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 83.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mauritius, approximately 61.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Canada, 10.0 women do as of 2017.
be 63.7% less 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 Canada, on the other hand, 4.4 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 49.2% more likely to have internet access
In Mauritius, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Canada, about 97.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 15.2% more on education
Mauritius spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Canada spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2011.
spend 74.2% more on healthcare
Mauritius spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Canada, that number is 10.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 1141.7 times more coastline
Mauritius has a total of 177 km of coastline. In Canada, that number is 202,080 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Mauritius Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Canada Revenue Agency.
Canada: At a glance
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