Country profile
Mauritius
Mauritius ranks #157 of 215 for population, #92 of 209 for gdp per capita, #116 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
1,245,779
people · 2024
Rank #157 of 215
Life expectancy
73.8
years · 2024
Rank #116 of 216
Poverty headcount
0.5%
% of population · 2017
Rank #140 of 186
Under-5 mortality
15.4
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #128 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
84.3%
% net enrollment · 2018
Rank #85 of 232
Tobacco use
20.9%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #72 of 163
Calorie supply
3,256
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #56 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
316,000
arrivals · 2020
Rank #150 of 203
GDP per capita
$11,991
current US$ · 2024
Rank #92 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
3.6
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #81 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
148
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #88 of 210
Forest area
19.5%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #176 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
9.15
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #221 of 248
Protected areas
0%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #258 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
3.68
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #92 of 210
Fertilizer use
96.1
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #61 of 194
Pesticide use
7.13
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #42 of 193
Cereal yield
11.9
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #6 of 182
Digital
Internet users
73.3%
% of population · 2024
Rank #125 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
28
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #80 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
173
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #17 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #73 of 215
Renewable electricity output
21.7%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #152 of 257
Energy use per person
17,639
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #97 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.74
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #42 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Mauritius; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield