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Republic of Mauritius

MUS MU ₨ Mauritian rupee (MUR)

Every statistic we track for Mauritius — 108 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$35,713

#68 of 191

Life expectancy

73.3 yrs

#92 of 188

Happiness score

5.94

#73 of 147

Liberal democracy

0.64

#38 of 179

All indicators

📈 Economy

Account Ownership 89.6% #38/139 2024
Bank Account Ownership 89.6% #37/139 2024
Bank Branches 14.2 #67/153 2024
Current Account Balance -6.9% #158/190 2026
Debit Card Ownership 78.5% #47/140 2024
Digital Payments Usage 64% #29/97 2024
Exchange Rate (per US$) 46.4 #70/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 0% #153/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -3.1% #98/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 17.1 #139/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 44.3 #138/191 2026
GDP per Capita 13,812 #79/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 20,643 #58/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 35,713 #68/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 3.6% #56/184 2019
Government Debt 86.5% #29/185 2026
Income per Person 16,460 #58/183 2018
Income per Person 16,460 #58/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 3.7% #89/191 2026
Labour Productivity (GDP per hour) (PWT) 29.8 #59/130 2023
Listed Companies 93 #41/70 2024
Made a Digital Payment 53.5% #54/144 2017
Mobile Money Account 10.1% #68/80 2024
Real GDP Growth 3.4% #74/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0% #139/191 2026
Stock Market Capitalisation 61.1% #19/70 2024
Stocks Traded 1.7% #40/69 2024
Total GDP (Long Run) 26,988,574,640 #132/165 2022
Unemployment Rate 5.9% #43/103 2026

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 1.4 #167/217 2024
Median Age 38.3 #82/235 2026
Population 1.3 #155/229 2013
Population 1.2 #150/191 2026
Population Density 623.2 #19/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 283 #130/195 2025
Urban Population 39% #172/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 100% #72/214 2023
Internet Users 73.3% #113/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 164.3 #15/209 2022

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 20.1% #119/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 8.4 #59/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 1.5 #98/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 5.8% #107/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 33.1% #139/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 13.5 #93/191 2023
Life Expectancy 73.3 #92/188 2013
Life Expectancy 75.5 #65/186 2020
Suicide Rate 9.6 #76/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 18.2% #93/167 2022
Undernourishment 8.7% #61/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 75 #82/195 2023

🎓 Education

Adult Literacy 94.3% #18/31 2023
Education Spending (QoG) 4.6% #37/112 2023
Mean Years of Schooling 10.4 #59/146 2020

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 3.5 #85/203 2024
Energy Use per Person 1,172 #85/149 2023
Renewable Electricity 17.9% #129/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.9 #51/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0.9 #46/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) 0.3 #68/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 51 #56/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 51 #55/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.7 #32/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.6 #42/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.7 #44/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 1 #156/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 85 #54/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.9 #34/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.8 #68/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) 0.8 #43/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.9 #43/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.6 #38/179 2025
Military Spending 0.2% #146/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.5 #43/179 2025
Perceived Democracy (Afrobarometer) 47.1% #19/39 2023
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.4 #111/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 65.6 #57/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.8 #53/179 2025
Support for Democracy (Afrobarometer) 75.3% #14/39 2023
Trust in the President (Afrobarometer) 42.9% #25/39 2023
Voice & Accountability (QoG) 0.4 #70/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 70.9 #42/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 0.9 #170/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 9.7 #121/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Climate Seen as a Threat 90.7% #40/142 2023
Confident Can Protect Family 70.6% #6/142 2023
Disaster Exposure (WRI) 0.7 #109/193 2025
Experienced a Disaster 40.1% #27/142 2023
Experienced Discrimination (Skin Colour) 12.4% #31/139 2023
INFORM Risk Index 2.1 #170/191 2025
Resilience to Risk (WRP) 58.8 #40/141 2023
World Risk Index 3.5 #106/193 2025
Worry About Violent Crime 89.5% #4/142 2023

😊 Wellbeing

Happiness (Cantril Ladder) 5.9 #73/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Freedom 0.9 #69/146 2025
Happiness Driver: GDP 1.7 #56/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Generosity 0.1 #86/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Healthy Life Expectancy 0.7 #50/146 2025
Happiness Driver: Low Corruption 0.1 #65/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Social Support 1.4 #60/147 2025
Human Development Index 0.8 #73/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Attended a Demonstration 3.3% #141/151 2017
Believe Vaccines Are Effective 84.2% #67/143 2018
Believe Vaccines Are Safe 62.9% #119/143 2018
Trust in parliament 5.4 #37/151 2017
Trust in Science 79.7% #48/143 2018
Trust in Scientists 61.3% #87/143 2018
Trust in the legal system 6.4 #17/153 2017

Latest available period per indicator; rank is the country's position among all countries with data. Sources are credited on each indicator page.