Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Mauritius, you would:
Health
be 44.0% less likely to be obese
In Mauritius, 21.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2024.
be 88.6% less likely to die by suicide
Mauritius has a suicide rate of 10.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Indonesia, it is 1.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 2.5 years less
In Mauritius, the average life expectancy is 74 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024.
see 73.4% less spent on your healthcare
Mauritius spends $1,566 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Indonesia spends $417 as of 2023.
have 63.5% fewer doctors per person
Mauritius has 14.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Indonesia has 5.2 as of 2023.
have 16.7% less access to essential health services
Mauritius scores 66 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Indonesia scores 55 as of 2021.
Economy
be 42.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Mauritius, 5.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Indonesia, that number is 3.2% as of 2025.
make 61.1% less money
Mauritius has a GDP per capita of $12,991 as of 2025, while in Indonesia, the GDP per capita is $5,060 as of 2025.
Life
have 53.0% more children
In Mauritius, there are approximately 10.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Indonesia, there are 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.1 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 Indonesia, 140.0 women do as of 2023.
be 10.1% 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 Indonesia, on the other hand, 15.2 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 10.9% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Mauritius, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 89% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 80% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 69.9% less on education
Mauritius spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Indonesia spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 51.5% less on healthcare
Mauritius spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Indonesia, that number is 2.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 309.1 times more coastline
Mauritius has a total of 177 km of coastline. In Indonesia, that number is 54,716 km.
Safety
be 86.8% less likely to be murdered
Mauritius has a homicide rate of 2.3 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Indonesia, that number is 0.3 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 16.5% more likely to die in a road accident
In Mauritius, road accidents kill 9.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Indonesia, they kill 11.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 82.4% less home broadband
Mauritius has 28.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Indonesia has 4.9 as of 2024.
live with 29.3% more strain on fresh water
Mauritius withdraws 23% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Indonesia withdraws 30% as of 2022.
use 41.4% less electricity
Mauritius uses 2,465 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Indonesia uses 1,445 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 18.9% less CO2
Mauritius emits 3.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Indonesia emits 2.9 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 Indonesia, it causes 58.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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