Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
live 2.5 years longer
In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Mauritius, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
be 62.6% less likely to be obese
In Mexico, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritius, that number is 10.8% of people as of 2016.
be 4.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mexico, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Mauritius, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2020.
Economy
be 75.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mexico, 41.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Mauritius, however, that number is 10.3% as of 2017.
pay a 57.1% lower top tax rate
Mexico has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Mauritius, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
be 90.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Mexico, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Mauritius, that number is 6.7% as of 2019.
Life
be 84.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Mexico, approximately 33.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mauritius, 61.0 women do as of 2017.
have 27.2% fewer children
In Mexico, there are approximately 13.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Mauritius, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 14.8% more on healthcare
Mexico spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Mauritius, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 98.1% less coastline
Mexico has a total of 9,330 km of coastline. In Mauritius, that number is 177 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Mauritius Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Servicio de Administración Tributaria, SHCP.
Mauritius: At a glance
How big is Mauritius compared to Mexico? See an in-depth size comparison.