Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Mauritius instead of Puerto Rico, you would:

Health

live 6.8 years less

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

Economy

pay a 54.5% lower top tax rate

Puerto Rico has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Mauritius, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.

make 33.5% less money

Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $34,300 as of 2022, while in Mauritius, the GDP per capita is $22,800 as of 2022.

Life

have 25.6% more children

In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mauritius, there are 9.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Puerto Rico, approximately 34.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Mauritius, 84.0 women do as of 2020.

be 100.0% more likely to die during infancy

In Puerto Rico, approximately 6.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Mauritius, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 12.5% less likely to have internet access

In Puerto Rico, approximately 77.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Mauritius, about 68.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 36.1% more on education

Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Mauritius spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 64.7% less coastline

Puerto Rico has a total of 501 km of coastline. In Mauritius, that number is 177 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Mauritius Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury.

Mauritius: At a glance

Mauritius is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 2,030 sq km. Although known to Arab and Malay sailors as early as the 10th century, Mauritius was first explored by the Portuguese in the 16th century and subsequently settled by the Dutch - who named it in honor of Prince Maurits van NASSAU - in the 17th century. The French assumed control in 1715, developing the island into an important naval base overseeing Indian Ocean trade, and establishing a plantation economy of sugar cane. The British captured the island in 1810, during the Napoleonic Wars. Mauritius remained a strategically important British naval base, and later an air station, playing an important role during World War II for anti-submarine and convoy operations, as well as the collection of signals intelligence. Independence from the UK was attained in 1968. A stable democracy with regular free elections and a positive human rights record, the country has attracted considerable foreign investment and has earned one of Africa's highest per capita incomes.
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