Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 52.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Mauritius, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 0.8% of people as of 2020.

live 3.0 years longer

In Mauritius, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.

be 96.3% more likely to be obese

In Mauritius, 10.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Estonia, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 65.4% more money

Mauritius has a GDP per capita of $22,800 as of 2022, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $37,700 as of 2022.

be 11.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Mauritius, 6.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 5.6% as of 2022.

be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Mauritius, 10.3% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.8% as of 2021.

pay a 33.3% higher top tax rate

Mauritius has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 94.0% less likely to die during childbirth

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

be 71.7% 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 Estonia, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.

have 16.3% fewer children

In Mauritius, there are approximately 9.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Estonia, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 41.3% more likely to have internet access

In Mauritius, approximately 68.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 34.7% more on education

Mauritius spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Estonia spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 16.4% more on healthcare

Mauritius spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 21.4 times more coastline

Mauritius has a total of 177 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Mauritius Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Estonian Tax and Customs Board.

Estonia: At a glance

Estonia is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 42,388 sq km. After centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US - it regained its freedom in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops left in 1994, Estonia has been free to promote economic and political ties with the West. It joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004, formally joined the OECD in late 2010, and adopted the euro as its official currency on 1 January 2011.
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