Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Portugal instead of Mauritius, you would:
Health
be 70.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mauritius, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Portugal, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.
live 6.6 years longer
In Mauritius, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Portugal, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 92.6% more likely to be obese
In Mauritius, 10.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Portugal, that number is 20.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 65.1% more money
Mauritius has a GDP per capita of $19,500 as of 2020, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $32,200 as of 2020.
be 67.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Mauritius, 10.3% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Portugal, however, that number is 17.2% as of 2018.
pay a 3.8 times higher top tax rate
Mauritius has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Portugal, the top tax rate is 56.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 86.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mauritius, approximately 61.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Portugal, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
be 79.3% 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 Portugal, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.
have 17.8% fewer children
In Mauritius, there are approximately 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Portugal, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 20.0% more likely to have internet access
In Mauritius, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Portugal, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 53.2% more on healthcare
Mauritius spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Portugal, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 10.1 times more coastline
Mauritius has a total of 177 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Mauritius Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.
Portugal: At a glance
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