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Mauritius
Sub-Saharan Africa · Upper middle income · capital Port Louis
Reports 20 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old73.8years
Ranks 117 of 217 in 2024
about the same world median · 15% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old15.4per 1,000 live births
Ranks 101 of 196 in 2024
3% above world median · 69% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old66per 100,000 live births
Ranks 110 of 194 in 2023
40% above world median · 74% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Child stunting
1995 · 31 years old13.6% of under-5s
Ranks 4 of 27 in 1995
49% below world median · 74% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 27 countries reporting in 1995 — not a published figure
Health spending
2023 · 3 years old5.57% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
12% below world median
Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old1.44births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
24% below world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Adult literacy
2023 · 3 years old94.3% of adults 15+
Ranks 18 of 33 in 2023
about the same world median · 38% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 33 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Primary enrolment
2024 · 2 years old107.3% gross
Ranks 28 of 134 in 2024
8% above world median · 9% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 134 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education spending
2024 · 2 years old4.25% of GDP
Ranks 21 of 40 in 2024
about the same world median · 8% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 40 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2025 · 1 year old12,991current US$
Ranks 75 of 186 in 2025
65% above world median · 8.6× above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2025 · 1 year old33,667international $
Ranks 67 of 185 in 2025
67% above world median · 6.6× above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Extreme poverty
2017 · 9 years old0.5% of population
Ranks 31 of 78 in 2017
47% below world median · 96% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 78 countries reporting in 2017 — not a published figure
Income inequality (Gini)
2017 · 9 years old36.8index, 0–100
Ranks 49 of 78 in 2017
5% above world median · 10% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 78 countries reporting in 2017 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2025 · 1 year old5.6% of labour force
Ranks 106 of 182 in 2025
11% above world median · 9% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Inflation
2025 · 1 year old3.7% per year
Not ranked — no better end
21% above world median
Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Military spending
2024 · 2 years old0.15% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
91% below world median
Medians computed across 147 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old100.0% of population
Ranks 1 of 215 in 2024
about the same world median · 73% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2024 · 2 years old73.3% of population
Ranks 113 of 182 in 2024
11% below world median · 99% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old3.54t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
39% above world median
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old1.2mpeople
Not ranked — no better end
81% below world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Never reported
Mauritius has no figure in this dataset for Safe drinking water. That is an absence of measurement, not a value of zero.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.