Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Australia instead of Mauritius, you would:
Health
be 94.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mauritius, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Australia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 8.2 years longer
In Mauritius, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Australia, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.7 times more likely to be obese
In Mauritius, 10.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Australia, that number is 29.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.2 times more money
Mauritius has a GDP per capita of $22,800 as of 2022, while in Australia, the GDP per capita is $51,100 as of 2022.
be 41.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Mauritius, 6.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Australia, that number is 3.7% as of 2022.
pay a 3.0 times higher top tax rate
Mauritius has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Australia, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 96.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mauritius, approximately 84.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Australia, 3.0 women do as of 2020.
be 75.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Mauritius, approximately 12.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Australia, on the other hand, 3.0 children do as of 2022.
have 24.5% more children
In Mauritius, there are approximately 9.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Australia, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 41.2% more likely to have internet access
In Mauritius, approximately 68.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Australia, about 96.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 24.5% more on education
Mauritius spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Australia spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 59.7% more on healthcare
Mauritius spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Australia, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 145.5 times more coastline
Mauritius has a total of 177 km of coastline. In Australia, that number is 25,760 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Mauritius Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Australian Taxation Office.
Australia: At a glance
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