Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Mauritius instead of Monaco, you would:

Health

live 12.7 years less

In Monaco, the average life expectancy is 86 years (85 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2024. In Mauritius, that number is 74 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 84.0% less spent on your healthcare

Monaco spends $9,797 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Mauritius spends $1,566 as of 2023.

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have 83.3% fewer doctors per person

Monaco has 86.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Mauritius has 14.4 as of 2022.

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have 23.3% less access to essential health services

Monaco scores 86 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Mauritius scores 66 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 95.5% less money

Monaco has a GDP per capita of $288,002 as of 2024, while in Mauritius, the GDP per capita is $12,991 as of 2025.

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Life

be 13.2 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Monaco, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Mauritius, 66.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 6.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Monaco, approximately 2.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Mauritius, on the other hand, 13.8 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 26.0% less likely to have internet access

In Monaco, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Mauritius, about 73.3% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 2.5 times more on education

Monaco spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Mauritius spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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spend 78.5% more on healthcare

Monaco spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Mauritius, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 43.2 times more coastline

Monaco has a total of 4 km of coastline. In Mauritius, that number is 177 km.

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Infrastructure

find 49.8% less home broadband

Monaco has 55.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Mauritius has 28.0 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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Mauritius: At a glance

Mauritius is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 2,030 sq km. Although known to Arab and Malay sailors as early as the 10th century, Mauritius was first explored by the Portuguese in the 16th century and subsequently settled by the Dutch - who named it in honor of Prince Maurits van NASSAU - in the 17th century. The French assumed control in 1715, developing the island into an important naval base overseeing Indian Ocean trade, and establishing a plantation economy of sugar cane. The British captured the island in 1810, during the Napoleonic Wars. Mauritius remained a strategically important British naval base, and later an air station, playing an important role during World War II for anti-submarine and convoy operations, as well as the collection of signals intelligence. Independence from the UK was attained in 1968. A stable democracy with regular free elections and a positive human rights record, the country has attracted considerable foreign investment and has earned one of Africa's highest per capita incomes.
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