Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Mauritius instead of Virgin Islands, you would:

Health

live 7.0 years less

In Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 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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Economy

be 50.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Virgin Islands, 11.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Mauritius, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.

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make 70.7% less money

Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $44,321 as of 2022, while in Mauritius, the GDP per capita is $12,991 as of 2025.

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Life

be 80.4% more likely to die during infancy

In Virgin Islands, approximately 7.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Mauritius, on the other hand, 13.8 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 13.1% more likely to have internet access

In Virgin Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Mauritius, about 73.3% do as of 2024.

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Infrastructure

find 2.8 times more home broadband

Virgin Islands has 10.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Mauritius has 28.0 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). 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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