Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Serbia, you would:
Health
be 49.8% less likely to be obese
In Serbia, 21.5% 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 Serbia, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Mauritius, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2020.
Economy
be 52.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Serbia, 14.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Mauritius, that number is 6.7% as of 2019.
be 55.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Serbia, 23.2% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Mauritius, however, that number is 10.3% as of 2017.
Life
have 10.5% more children
In Serbia, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Mauritius, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 5.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Serbia, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mauritius, 61.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Serbia, approximately 4.8 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.
Basic Needs
be 16.7% less likely to have internet access
In Serbia, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Mauritius, about 65.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 28.7% less on healthcare
Serbia spends 8.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Mauritius, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 27.8% more on education
Serbia spends 3.6% 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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