Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 70.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Mauritius, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Portugal, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.

live 6.6 years longer

In Mauritius, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Portugal, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 92.6% more likely to be obese

In Mauritius, 10.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Portugal, that number is 20.8% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 56.8% more money

Mauritius has a GDP per capita of $26,600 as of 2023, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $41,700 as of 2023.

be 59.2% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Mauritius, 10.3% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Portugal, however, that number is 16.4% as of 2021.

pay a 3.8 times higher top tax rate

Mauritius has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Portugal, the top tax rate is 56.5% as of 2016.

Life

be 85.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Mauritius, approximately 84.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Portugal, 12.0 women do as of 2020.

be 79.3% 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 Portugal, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.

have 17.3% fewer children

In Mauritius, there are approximately 9.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Portugal, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 20.6% more likely to have internet access

In Mauritius, approximately 68.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Portugal, about 82.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 58.2% more on healthcare

Mauritius spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Portugal, that number is 10.6% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 10.1 times more coastline

Mauritius has a total of 177 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Mauritius Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.

Portugal: At a glance

Portugal is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 91,470 sq km. Following its heyday as a global maritime power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of Brazil, its wealthiest colony, in 1822. A 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy; for most of the next six decades, repressive governments ran the country. In 1974, a left-wing military coup installed broad democratic reforms. The following year, Portugal granted independence to all of its African colonies. Portugal is a founding member of NATO and entered the EC (now the EU) in 1986.
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