Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Paraguay, you would:
Health
be 46.8% less likely to be obese
In Paraguay, 20.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritius, that number is 10.8% of people as of 2016.
be 5.7 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Paraguay, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Mauritius, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2020.
live 3.5 years less
In Paraguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Mauritius, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 58.5% more money
Paraguay has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2020, while in Mauritius, the GDP per capita is $19,500 as of 2020.
be 56.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Paraguay, 23.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Mauritius, however, that number is 10.3% as of 2017.
be 16.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Paraguay, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Mauritius, that number is 6.7% as of 2019.
Life
be 27.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Paraguay, approximately 84.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mauritius, 61.0 women do as of 2017.
be 48.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Paraguay, approximately 23.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Mauritius, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2022.
have 39.6% fewer children
In Paraguay, there are approximately 16.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Mauritius, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 13.9% less on healthcare
Paraguay spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Mauritius, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 31.4% more on education
Paraguay spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Mauritius spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Mauritius: At a glance
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