Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 66.2% less likely to be obese

In Egypt, 32.0% 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 Egypt, 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

make 56.5% more money

Egypt has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2023, while in Mauritius, the GDP per capita is $26,600 as of 2023.

be 17.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Egypt, 7.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Mauritius, that number is 6.1% as of 2023.

be 65.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Egypt, 29.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Mauritius, however, that number is 10.3% as of 2017.

pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate

Egypt has a top tax rate of 22.5% as of 2016. In Mauritius, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 26.1% more likely to be literate

In Egypt, the literacy rate is 73.1% as of 2021. In Mauritius, it is 92.2% as of 2021.

be 31.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Egypt, approximately 17.7 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.

be 4.9 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Egypt, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Mauritius, 84.0 women do as of 2020.

have 49.7% fewer children

In Egypt, there are approximately 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mauritius, there are 9.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 96.0% more on education

Egypt spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Mauritius spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 52.3% more on healthcare

Egypt spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Mauritius, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 92.8% less coastline

Egypt has a total of 2,450 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, Egyptian Tax Authority.

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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