Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Mauritius, you would:
Health
be 94.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mauritius, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, that number is 0.1% 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 Sri Lanka, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
be 51.9% less likely to be obese
In Mauritius, 10.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 27.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Mauritius, 6.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
be 60.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mauritius, 10.3% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 4.1% as of 2016.
make 35.9% less money
Mauritius has a GDP per capita of $19,500 as of 2020, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
Life
be 41.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mauritius, approximately 61.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
be 32.1% 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 Sri Lanka, on the other hand, 8.2 children do as of 2022.
have 40.0% more children
In Mauritius, there are approximately 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 46.2% less likely to have internet access
In Mauritius, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 54.3% less on education
Mauritius spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 33.9% less on healthcare
Mauritius spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 7.6 times more coastline
Mauritius has a total of 177 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
How big is Sri Lanka compared to Mauritius? See an in-depth size comparison.