Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 45.7% less likely to be obese

In Italy, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritius, that number is 10.8% of people as of 2016.

be 8.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Italy, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Mauritius, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2020.

live 7.7 years less

In Italy, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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 21.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Italy, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Mauritius, that number is 6.3% as of 2022.

be 48.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Italy, 20.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Mauritius, however, that number is 10.3% as of 2017.

pay a 69.3% lower top tax rate

Italy has a top tax rate of 48.8% as of 2016. In Mauritius, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.

make 48.5% less money

Italy has a GDP per capita of $44,300 as of 2022, while in Mauritius, the GDP per capita is $22,800 as of 2022.

Life

have 38.0% more children

In Italy, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mauritius, there are 9.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 16.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Italy, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Mauritius, 84.0 women do as of 2020.

be 3.8 times more likely to die during infancy

In Italy, approximately 3.2 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 30.2% less on healthcare

Italy spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Mauritius, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 14.0% more on education

Italy spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Mauritius spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 97.7% less coastline

Italy has a total of 7,600 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, Italian Revenue Agency.

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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