Quality of life comparison
If you lived in France instead of Mauritius, you would:
Health
be 82.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mauritius, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In France, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2019.
live 7.7 years longer
In Mauritius, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In France, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 100.0% more likely to be obese
In Mauritius, 10.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In France, that number is 21.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.0 times more money
Mauritius has a GDP per capita of $22,800 as of 2022, while in France, the GDP per capita is $45,900 as of 2022.
be 15.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Mauritius, 6.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In France, that number is 7.3% as of 2022.
be 51.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Mauritius, 10.3% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In France, however, that number is 15.6% as of 2021.
pay a 3.3 times higher top tax rate
Mauritius has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In France, the top tax rate is 50.2% as of 2016.
Life
be 90.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mauritius, approximately 84.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In France, 8.0 women do as of 2020.
be 73.9% 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 France, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2022.
have 11.2% more children
In Mauritius, there are approximately 9.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In France, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 26.5% more likely to have internet access
In Mauritius, approximately 68.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In France, about 86.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 12.2% more on education
Mauritius spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. France spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 82.1% more on healthcare
Mauritius spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In France, that number is 12.2% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 27.4 times more coastline
Mauritius has a total of 177 km of coastline. In France, that number is 4,853 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Mauritius Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Finances Publiques.
France: At a glance
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