Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Mauritius instead of Sri Lanka, you would:

Health

be 17.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Sri Lanka, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Mauritius, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2020.

live 2.6 years less

In Sri Lanka, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Mauritius, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.1 times more likely to be obese

In Sri Lanka, 5.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritius, that number is 10.8% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.0 times more money

Sri Lanka has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2023, while in Mauritius, the GDP per capita is $26,600 as of 2023.

be 28.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Sri Lanka, 14.3% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Mauritius, however, that number is 10.3% as of 2017.

Life

be 2.9 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Sri Lanka, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Mauritius, 84.0 women do as of 2020.

be 47.3% more likely to die during infancy

In Sri Lanka, approximately 8.2 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.

have 32.4% fewer children

In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 14.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mauritius, there are 9.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 2.6 times more on education

Sri Lanka spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Mauritius spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 63.4% more on healthcare

Sri Lanka spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Mauritius, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 86.8% less coastline

Sri Lanka has a total of 1,340 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

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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