Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Mauritius instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

Health

be 69.5% less likely to be obese

In Saudi Arabia, 35.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritius, that number is 10.8% of people as of 2016.

be 17.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Saudi Arabia, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Mauritius, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2020.

live 1.8 years less

In Saudi Arabia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 78 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 56.0% less money

Saudi Arabia has a GDP per capita of $44,300 as of 2020, while in Mauritius, the GDP per capita is $19,500 as of 2020.

be 10.8% more likely to be unemployed

In Saudi Arabia, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Mauritius, that number is 6.7% as of 2019.

Life

be 3.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Saudi Arabia, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mauritius, 61.0 women do as of 2017.

have 30.7% fewer children

In Saudi Arabia, there are approximately 14.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Mauritius, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 33.7% less likely to have internet access

In Saudi Arabia, approximately 98.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Mauritius, about 65.0% do as of 2020.

Geography

see 93.3% less coastline

Saudi Arabia has a total of 2,640 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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