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Mauritius

Sub-Saharan AfricaUpper middle incomeCapital: Port Louis239,465 observations

Population

1.24M

world rank #159 / 217

GDP

16.16B

world rank #139 / 186

GDP / capita

28,769.5

world rank #65 / 185

Life expectancy

73.8

world rank #117 / 217

Governance

574 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile54.7#71 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile66.2#49 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile79.4#48 Rule of Law0-100 percentile68#56

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Economy

2,103 indicators

GDPcurrent US$16.16B#139 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $28,769.5#65 GDP growth%3.2%#97 Inflation%3.7%#102

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Trade

131 indicators

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Health

1,459 indicators

Life expectancyyears73.8#117 Infant mortalityper 1k births13.8#68 Maternal mortalityper 100k66#46 Health spending% GDP5.6%#115

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Education

2,672 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross90.7%#65 Education spending% GDP4.2%#21 Adult literacy%94.3%#18 Primary enrollment% gross107.3%#28

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Demography

411 indicators

Populationpeople1.24M#159 Population growth%-0.16%#185 Urban population%39%#164 Fertility ratebirths/woman1.4#161

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Climate

276 indicators

Electricity access% pop100%#1 Renewable energy share%8.6%#135 Forest area% land19.5%#133 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita2,465.1#78

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Energy

208 indicators

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Environment

365 indicators

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Agriculture

290 indicators

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Technology

167 indicators

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Society

2,430 indicators

Gini indexindex36.8#44 Extreme poverty% pop0.5%#6 Internet users% pop73.3%#111 Homicide rateper 100k2.3#53

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Risk

372 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1 INFORM risk score0-102.1#10 Hazard & exposure0-101.9#14 Vulnerability0-101.9#9

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Other

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