Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Mauritius, you would:
Health
be 33.2% less likely to die by suicide
Mauritius has a suicide rate of 10.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, it is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 4.3 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mauritius, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 7.3% of people as of 2020.
live 9.9 years less
In Mauritius, the average life expectancy is 74 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024.
see 61.1% less spent on your healthcare
Mauritius spends $1,566 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Equatorial Guinea spends $609 as of 2023.
have 89.3% fewer doctors per person
Mauritius has 14.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Equatorial Guinea has 1.5 as of 2022.
have 30.3% less access to essential health services
Mauritius scores 66 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Equatorial Guinea scores 46 as of 2021.
Economy
be 48.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Mauritius, 5.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.3% as of 2025.
be 6.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Mauritius, 8.4% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Equatorial Guinea, however, that number is 50.7% as of 2022.
make 49.1% less money
Mauritius has a GDP per capita of $12,991 as of 2025, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $6,615 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.9 times more children
In Mauritius, there are approximately 10.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 30.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Mauritius, approximately 66.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Equatorial Guinea, 174.0 women do as of 2023.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Mauritius, approximately 13.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, on the other hand, 47.6 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 33.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Mauritius, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 67% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 13.7% less likely to have internet access
In Mauritius, approximately 73.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, about 63.3% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 37.2% less on healthcare
Mauritius spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 67.2% more coastline
Mauritius has a total of 177 km of coastline. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 296 km.
Safety
be 20.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In Mauritius, road accidents kill 9.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, they kill 11.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 99.2% less strain on fresh water
Mauritius withdraws 23% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Equatorial Guinea withdraws 0% as of 2022.
find 99.6% less home broadband
Mauritius has 28.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea has 0.1 as of 2022.
use 67.9% less electricity
Mauritius uses 2,465 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Equatorial Guinea uses 792 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 28.0% less CO2
Mauritius emits 3.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.1 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Mauritius, air pollution causes 28.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2020). How we calculate this
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