Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Mauritius, you would:
Health
have 13.6% more access to essential health services
Mauritius scores 66 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Venezuela scores 75 as of 2021.
be 18.0% less likely to die by suicide
Mauritius has a suicide rate of 10.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Venezuela, it is 8.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 1.1 years less
In Mauritius, the average life expectancy is 74 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Venezuela, that number is 73 years (69 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.
see 88.1% less spent on your healthcare
Mauritius spends $1,566 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Venezuela spends $186 as of 2023.
Economy
make 73.1% less money
Mauritius has a GDP per capita of $12,991 as of 2025, while in Venezuela, the GDP per capita is $3,495 as of 2025.
Life
have 47.9% more children
In Mauritius, there are approximately 10.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Venezuela, there are 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.4 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 Venezuela, 227.0 women do as of 2023.
be 53.6% 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 Venezuela, on the other hand, 21.2 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 32.1% less on healthcare
Mauritius spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Venezuela, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 15.8 times more coastline
Mauritius has a total of 177 km of coastline. In Venezuela, that number is 2,800 km.
Safety
be 5.6 times more likely to be murdered
Mauritius has a homicide rate of 2.3 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Venezuela, that number is 12.7 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 36.1% more likely to die in a road accident
In Mauritius, road accidents kill 9.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Venezuela, they kill 13.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 67.2% less strain on fresh water
Mauritius withdraws 23% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Venezuela withdraws 8% as of 2022.
find 53.7% less home broadband
Mauritius has 28.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Venezuela has 12.9 as of 2024.
use 20.8% less electricity
Mauritius uses 2,465 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Venezuela uses 1,953 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 14.3% more likely to die from air pollution
In Mauritius, air pollution causes 28.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Venezuela, it causes 32.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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