Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 78.4% less likely to be obese

In Niue, 50.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritius, that number is 10.8% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 3.4 times more money

Niue has a GDP per capita of $5,800 as of 2003, while in Mauritius, the GDP per capita is $19,500 as of 2020.

be 44.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Niue, 12.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2001. In Mauritius, that number is 6.7% as of 2019.

Basic Needs

be 18.8% less likely to have internet access

In Niue, approximately 80.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Mauritius, about 65.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 17.0% more on healthcare

Niue spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Mauritius, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 2.8 times more coastline

Niue has a total of 64 km of coastline. In Mauritius, that number is 177 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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