Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Mauritius instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:

Health

be 19.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Mauritius, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2020.

live 12.6 years longer

In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 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 3.8 times more money

Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $7,000 as of 2023, while in Mauritius, the GDP per capita is $26,600 as of 2023.

be 72.5% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Cote d'Ivoire, 37.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Mauritius, however, that number is 10.3% as of 2017.

be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed

In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Mauritius, that number is 6.1% as of 2023.

Life

be 82.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 480.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Mauritius, 84.0 women do as of 2020.

be 78.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 55.7 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.

have 64.4% fewer children

In Cote d'Ivoire, there are approximately 27.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mauritius, there are 9.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 42.0% more likely to have access to electricity

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 70% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 45% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Mauritius, that number is 100% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 51.1% more likely to have internet access

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 45.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Mauritius, about 68.0% do as of 2021.

be 25.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 80% of people have improved drinking water access (90% in urban areas, and 69% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Mauritius, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 44.1% more on education

Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Mauritius spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 2.0 times more on healthcare

Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Mauritius, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 65.6% less coastline

Cote d'Ivoire has a total of 515 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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