Quality of life comparison

be 6.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Mauritius, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 11.6% of people as of 2020.

live 8.4 years less

In Mauritius, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Namibia, that number is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.

be 59.3% more likely to be obese

In Mauritius, 10.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.

make 56.8% less money

Mauritius has a GDP per capita of $26,600 as of 2023, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $11,500 as of 2023.

be 3.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Mauritius, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Namibia, that number is 19.4% as of 2023.

be 68.9% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Mauritius, 10.3% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Namibia, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2015.

pay a 2.5 times higher top tax rate

Mauritius has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Namibia, the top tax rate is 37.0% as of 2016.

have 2.5 times more children

In Mauritius, there are approximately 9.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Namibia, there are 24.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Mauritius, approximately 84.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Namibia, 215.0 women do as of 2020.

be 2.4 times more 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 Namibia, on the other hand, 29.4 children do as of 2022.

be 43.8% less likely to have access to electricity

In Mauritius, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Namibia, that number is 56% of people on average (75% in urban areas, and 33% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 22.1% less likely to have internet access

In Mauritius, approximately 68.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Namibia, about 53.0% do as of 2021.

spend 95.9% more on education

Mauritius spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Namibia spends 9.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 32.8% more on healthcare

Mauritius spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 8.9% of GDP as of 2020.

see 8.9 times more coastline

Mauritius has a total of 177 km of coastline. In Namibia, that number is 1,572 km.