Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
Health
be 45.2% less likely to be obese
In Saint Lucia, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritius, that number is 10.8% of people as of 2016.
be 2.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Saint Lucia, 0.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Mauritius, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2020.
live 4.1 years less
In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 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
make 17.2% more money
Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $22,700 as of 2023, while in Mauritius, the GDP per capita is $26,600 as of 2023.
be 45.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Lucia, 11.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Mauritius, that number is 6.1% as of 2023.
be 58.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Saint Lucia, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Mauritius, however, that number is 10.3% as of 2017.
Life
be 15.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Saint Lucia, approximately 73.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Mauritius, 84.0 women do as of 2020.
have 14.0% fewer children
In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mauritius, there are 9.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 12.8% less likely to have internet access
In Saint Lucia, approximately 78.0% 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
Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Mauritius spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 12.0% more coastline
Saint Lucia has a total of 158 km of coastline. In Mauritius, that number is 177 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Mauritius: At a glance
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