Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Mauritius instead of El Salvador, you would:

Health

be 56.1% less likely to be obese

In El Salvador, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritius, that number is 10.8% of people as of 2016.

be 3.4 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In El Salvador, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Mauritius, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2020.

Economy

make 2.4 times more money

El Salvador has a GDP per capita of $11,300 as of 2023, while in Mauritius, the GDP per capita is $26,600 as of 2023.

be 61.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In El Salvador, 26.6% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Mauritius, however, that number is 10.3% as of 2017.

pay a 50.0% lower top tax rate

El Salvador has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Mauritius, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.

be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In El Salvador, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Mauritius, that number is 6.1% as of 2023.

Life

be 95.3% more likely to die during childbirth

In El Salvador, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Mauritius, 84.0 women do as of 2020.

have 42.7% fewer children

In El Salvador, there are approximately 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mauritius, there are 9.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 32.3% less on healthcare

El Salvador spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Mauritius, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 19.5% more on education

El Salvador spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Mauritius spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 42.3% less coastline

El Salvador has a total of 307 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, Ministry of Finance.

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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