Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia 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 Somalia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
be 23.1% less likely to be obese
In Mauritius, 10.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Somalia, that number is 8.3% of people as of 2016.
live 19.1 years less
In Mauritius, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 93.9% less money
Mauritius has a GDP per capita of $22,800 as of 2022, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $1,400 as of 2022.
be 3.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Mauritius, 6.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 19.3% as of 2022.
be 5.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Mauritius, 10.3% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Somalia, however, that number is 54.4% as of 2022.
Life
have 3.8 times more children
In Mauritius, there are approximately 9.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Somalia, there are 37.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 7.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Mauritius, approximately 84.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Somalia, 621.0 women do as of 2020.
be 7.2 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 Somalia, on the other hand, 86.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 50.5% 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 2020. In Somalia, that number is 49% of people on average (71% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 78.7% less likely to have internet access
In Mauritius, approximately 68.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Somalia, about 14.5% do as of 2021.
be 15.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Mauritius, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Somalia, that number is 84% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 93.9% less on education
Mauritius spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Somalia spends 0.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 17.1 times more coastline
Mauritius has a total of 177 km of coastline. In Somalia, that number is 3,025 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Somalia: At a glance
How big is Somalia compared to Mauritius? See an in-depth size comparison.