Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mexico instead of Mauritius, you would:
Health
live 1.5 years longer
In Mauritius, the average life expectancy is 74 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Mexico, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024.
have 80.2% more doctors per person
Mauritius has 14.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Mexico has 25.9 as of 2022.
have 13.6% more access to essential health services
Mauritius scores 66 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Mexico scores 75 as of 2021.
be 33.9% less likely to die by suicide
Mauritius has a suicide rate of 10.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Mexico, it is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 77.4% more likely to be obese
In Mauritius, 21.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Mexico, that number is 37.4% of people as of 2024.
see 12.6% less spent on your healthcare
Mauritius spends $1,566 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Mexico spends $1,368 as of 2023.
Economy
be 52.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Mauritius, 5.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Mexico, that number is 2.7% as of 2025.
be 3.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Mauritius, 8.4% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Mexico, however, that number is 29.6% as of 2024.
Life
be 36.4% less 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 Mexico, 42.0 women do as of 2023.
be 12.3% less 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 Mexico, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2024.
have 50.1% more children
In Mauritius, there are approximately 10.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mexico, there are 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 13.4% more likely to have internet access
In Mauritius, approximately 73.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Mexico, about 83.1% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 52.7 times more coastline
Mauritius has a total of 177 km of coastline. In Mexico, that number is 9,330 km.
Safety
be 11.0 times more likely to be murdered
Mauritius has a homicide rate of 2.3 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Mexico, that number is 24.9 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 23.7% more likely to die in a road accident
In Mauritius, road accidents kill 9.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Mexico, they kill 12.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 22.3% less home broadband
Mauritius has 28.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Mexico has 21.7 as of 2024.
live with 95.7% more strain on fresh water
Mauritius withdraws 23% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Mexico withdraws 45% as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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