Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Mauritius instead of San Marino, you would:

Health

live 9.0 years less

In San Marino, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 87 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

be 25.2% less likely to be unemployed

In San Marino, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Mauritius, that number is 6.1% as of 2023.

make 56.8% less money

San Marino has a GDP per capita of $61,600 as of 2021, while in Mauritius, the GDP per capita is $26,600 as of 2023.

Life

have 10.7% more children

In San Marino, there are approximately 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Mauritius, there are 9.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 85.6% more likely to die during infancy

In San Marino, approximately 6.5 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.

Expenditures

spend 23.0% less on healthcare

San Marino spends 8.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Mauritius, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 44.1% more on education

San Marino spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Mauritius spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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