Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 56.8% less likely to be obese

In Bulgaria, 25.0% 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 Bulgaria, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Mauritius, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2020.

Economy

be 50.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Bulgaria, 20.6% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Mauritius, however, that number is 10.3% as of 2017.

make 20.1% less money

Bulgaria has a GDP per capita of $33,300 as of 2023, while in Mauritius, the GDP per capita is $26,600 as of 2023.

be 40.9% more likely to be unemployed

In Bulgaria, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Mauritius, that number is 6.1% as of 2023.

pay a 50.0% higher top tax rate

Bulgaria has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Mauritius, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 24.1% more children

In Bulgaria, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mauritius, there are 9.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 12.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Bulgaria, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Mauritius, 84.0 women do as of 2020.

be 51.4% more likely to die during infancy

In Bulgaria, approximately 8.0 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.

Expenditures

spend 21.2% less on healthcare

Bulgaria spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Mauritius, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 22.5% more on education

Bulgaria spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Mauritius spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 50.0% less coastline

Bulgaria has a total of 354 km of coastline. In Mauritius, that number is 177 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Mauritius Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, National Revenue Agency, Bulgaria.

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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