Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Mauritius, you would:
Health
be 82.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mauritius, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Ecuador, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.
live 2.6 years longer
In Mauritius, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Ecuador, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020.
be 84.3% more likely to be obese
In Mauritius, 10.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ecuador, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 14.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Mauritius, 6.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Ecuador, that number is 5.7% as of 2019.
make 47.2% less money
Mauritius has a GDP per capita of $19,500 as of 2020, while in Ecuador, the GDP per capita is $10,300 as of 2020.
be 2.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Mauritius, 10.3% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Ecuador, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2019.
pay a 2.3 times higher top tax rate
Mauritius has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Ecuador, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 66.8% more children
In Mauritius, there are approximately 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Ecuador, there are 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 50.1% 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 Ecuador, on the other hand, 18.1 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 10.9% less on education
Mauritius spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Ecuador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 25.8% more on healthcare
Mauritius spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Ecuador, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 12.6 times more coastline
Mauritius has a total of 177 km of coastline. In Ecuador, that number is 2,237 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Mauritius Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Servicio de Rentas Internas del Ecuador.
Ecuador: At a glance
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