Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Mauritius instead of Costa Rica, you would:

Health

be 58.0% less likely to be obese

In Costa Rica, 25.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritius, that number is 10.8% of people as of 2016.

be 4.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Costa Rica, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Mauritius, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2020.

live 4.8 years less

In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 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

be 27.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Costa Rica, 8.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Mauritius, that number is 6.1% as of 2023.

be 59.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Costa Rica, 25.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Mauritius, however, that number is 10.3% as of 2017.

Life

be 3.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Costa Rica, approximately 22.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Mauritius, 84.0 women do as of 2020.

be 44.0% more likely to die during infancy

In Costa Rica, approximately 8.4 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 18.1% less likely to have internet access

In Costa Rica, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Mauritius, about 68.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 26.9% less on education

Costa Rica spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Mauritius spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 15.2% less on healthcare

Costa Rica spends 7.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Mauritius, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 86.3% less coastline

Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 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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