IndicatorMUSMauritiusSub-Saharan Africa
Governance
Civil liberties index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.87rank #37Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Control of Corruption0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)56rank #68Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Deliberative democracy index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.66rank #28Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Egalitarian democracy index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.58rank #39Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Freedom of expression index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.89rank #28Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Government Effectiveness0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)69.9rank #48Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Human rights index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.87rank #37Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Military spending% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)0.15%rank #146Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Participatory democracy index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.48rank #41Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)81.9rank #47Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Regulatory Quality0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)71.5rank #38Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Rule of Law0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)69.8rank #54Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Rule of law index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.79rank #47Data 2025 · Status unspecified
V-Dem electoral democracy0-1Our World in Data0.74rank #34Data 2025 · Status unspecified
V-Dem liberal democracy0-1Our World in Data0.64rank #35Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Voice & Accountability0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)68.8rank #60Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Women in parliament% seatsWorld Bank (WDI)17.9%rank #125Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Women's political empowerment index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.81rank #53Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Economy
Agricultural employment% employmentWorld Bank (WDI)4.7%rank #129Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Agriculture value added% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)4.6%rank #91Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Annual working hours per workerhoursOur World in Data1,989.9rank #62Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Capital stock per worker2017 US$ per workerPenn World Table160,253rank #80Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Current account balance% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)-7%rank #136Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Employment-to-population ratio%ILOSTAT55.1%rank #113Data 2026 · Status unspecified
External debt stocks% GNIWorld Bank (WDI)123.2%rank #107Data 2024 · Status unspecified
FDI net inflows% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)5%rank #38Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GDPcurrent US$World Bank (WDI)16.16Brank #139Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GDP growth%World Bank (WDI)3.2%rank #97Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GDP per capita (nominal)current US$World Bank (WDI)12,991.3rank #75Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $World Bank (WDI)28,769.5rank #65Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GNI per capita (PPP)2021 intl $UNDP (HDRO)27,280rank #64Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Government expenditure% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)29.1%rank #37Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Gross capital formation% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)19.9%rank #93Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Gross savings% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)21.1%rank #82Data 2024 · Status unspecified
High-technology exports% manuf. exportsWorld Bank (WDI)1.2%rank #111Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Human capital indexindexPenn World Table2.6rank #88Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Industry value added% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)17.7%rank #126Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Inflation%World Bank (WDI)3.7%rank #104Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Labour force participation rate%ILOSTAT58.4%rank #114Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Personal remittances received% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)1.9%rank #88Data 2024 · Status unspecified
R&D expenditure% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)0.26%rank #17Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Researchers in R&Dper millionWorld Bank (WDI)688.5rank #20Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Tax revenue% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)20.5%rank #36Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Total factor productivity (current PPPs, USA=1)index (USA=1)Penn World Table1.3rank #1Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Trade openness% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)139.9%rank #20Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Unemployment% labor forceWorld Bank (WDI)5.6%rank #105Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Unemployment rate (ILO modelled)%ILOSTAT5.7%rank #105Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Vulnerable employment% employmentWorld Bank (WDI)14.9%rank #58Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Youth unemployment% ages 15-24World Bank (WDI)17.4%rank #120Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Youth unemployment rate (ILO modelled)% ages 15-24ILOSTAT18.1%rank #123Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Trade
Exports of goods & services% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)65%rank #27Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Imports of goods & services% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)74.9%rank #17Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Merchandise exportscurrent US$World Bank (WDI)2.34Brank #142Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Merchandise importscurrent US$World Bank (WDI)6.94Brank #130Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Health
Basic drinking water access% popWorld Bank (WDI)99.9%rank #17Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Basic sanitation access% popWorld Bank (WDI)97.4%rank #66Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Child mortalityper 100Our World in Data1.5rank #68Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Daily caloric supply per capitakcalOur World in Data3,255.5rank #56Data 2023 · Status unspecified
DTP3 immunization coverage%UNICEF93%rank #7Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Health spending% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)5.6%rank #115Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Infant mortalityper 1k birthsWorld Bank (WDI)13.8rank #68Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Life expectancyyearsWorld Bank (WDI)73.8rank #117Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Maternal mortalityper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)66rank #46Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Measles immunization% childrenWorld Bank (WDI)98%rank #2Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Measles (MCV1) immunization coverage%UNICEF98%rank #2Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Physiciansper 1kWorld Bank (WDI)1.4rank #73Data 2022 · Status unspecified
PM2.5 air pollution exposureug/m3World Bank (WDI)14.1rank #74Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Road traffic deathsper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)12.2rank #49Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Smoking prevalence% adultsWorld Bank (WDI)17.7%rank #57Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Suicide mortality rateper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)10.5rank #126Data 2021 · Status unspecified
Tuberculosis incidenceper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)13rank #48Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Under-5 mortality rateper 1k birthsUNICEF15.4rank #101Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Undernourishment% popWorld Bank (WDI)4.9%rank #15Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Education
Adult literacy%World Bank (WDI)94.3%rank #18Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Education spending% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)4.2%rank #21Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Expected years of schoolingyearsUNDP (HDRO)14.2rank #82Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Mean years of schoolingyearsUNDP (HDRO)10.1rank #91Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Primary completion rate% relevant ageWorld Bank (WDI)83.2%rank #89Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Primary enrollment% grossWorld Bank (WDI)107.3%rank #28Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Secondary enrollment% grossWorld Bank (WDI)90.7%rank #65Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Tertiary enrollment% grossWorld Bank (WDI)45.8%rank #52Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Demography
Crude birth rateper 1,000World Bank (WDI)10.3rank #148Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Fertility ratebirths/womanWorld Bank (WDI)1.4rank #161Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Median age of populationyearsUN WPP36.9rank #70Data 2023 · Estimate
Net migration rateper 1,000UN WPP-2.2rank #159Data 2023 · Estimate
PopulationpeopleWorld Bank (WDI)1.24Mrank #159Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Population growth%World Bank (WDI)-0.16%rank #185Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Projected life expectancy in 2050 (medium)yearsUN WPP79.5rank #106Data 2050 · Projection / forecast
Projected population in 2050 (medium)thousandsUN WPP1,107.2rank #163Data 2050 · Projection / forecast
Total age dependency ratioper 100 working-ageUN WPP39rank #200Data 2023 · Estimate
Urban population%World Bank (WDI)39%rank #164Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Climate
CO₂ emissionstOur World in Data4.67Mrank #139Data 2024 · Status unspecified
CO₂ per capitatOur World in Data3.7rank #89Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity access% popWorld Bank (WDI)100%rank #1Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity from coal% generationEmber39.3%rank #61Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity from hydro% generationEmber3.2%rank #117Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity from solar% generationEmber5%rank #74Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity from wind% generationEmber0.29%rank #93Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electric power consumptionkWh per capitaWorld Bank (WDI)2,587.9rank #78Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Forest area% landWorld Bank (WDI)19.1%rank #131Data 2024 · Status unspecified
GHG emissions per capitatCO2e per capitaClimate Watch5.8rank #113Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Power-sector CO2 intensitygCO2/kWhEmber642.2rank #159Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Renewable electricity%Our World in Data17.9%rank #120Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Renewable energy share%World Bank (WDI)8.6%rank #135Data 2021 · Status unspecified
Total GHG emissions incl. LULUCFMtCO2eClimate Watch7.2rank #41Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Energy
Electricity access, rural% rural popWorld Bank (WDI)100%rank #1Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity access, urban% urban popWorld Bank (WDI)100%rank #1Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity from coal% of outputWorld Bank (WDI)39.1%rank #64Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Energy use per capitakg oil eq.World Bank (WDI)1,228.6rank #85Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Environment
Capture fisheries productiontonnesWorld Bank (WDI)38,021.9rank #112Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Freshwater withdrawals% internal resourcesWorld Bank (WDI)23%rank #123Data 2022 · Status unspecified
Terrestrial protected areas% land areaWorld Bank (WDI)5%rank #141Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Agriculture
Agricultural land% land areaWorld Bank (WDI)40.9%rank #93Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Aquaculture productiontonnesWorld Bank (WDI)1,887.5rank #122Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Cereal yieldkg per hectareWorld Bank (WDI)11,890.2rank #6Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Food production index2014-16 = 100World Bank (WDI)86rank #177Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Technology
Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 peopleWorld Bank (WDI)36.9rank #14Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 peopleWorld Bank (WDI)172.7rank #13Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Secure internet serversper 1M peopleWorld Bank (WDI)2,157.7rank #88Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Society
Asylum seekerspeopleUNHCR440rank #53Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Extreme poverty% popWorld Bank (WDI)0.5%rank #6Data 2017 · Status unspecified
Female labor participation%World Bank (WDI)47.5%rank #126Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Fixed broadband subscriptionsper 100World Bank (WDI)28rank #55Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Gender Development IndexratioUNDP (HDRO)0.97rank #49Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Gender Inequality Index0-1UNDP (HDRO)0.35rank #79Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Gini indexindexWorld Bank (WDI)36.8rank #44Data 2017 · Status unspecified
Homicide rateper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)2.3rank #53Data 2022 · Status unspecified
Human Development Index0-1UNDP (HDRO)0.81rank #58Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Inequality-adjusted HDI0-1UNDP (HDRO)0.67rank #57Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Internet users% popWorld Bank (WDI)73.3%rank #111Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Life satisfaction0-10Our World in Data5.9rank #70Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Poverty gap at $2.15/dayproportion (0-1)World Bank (PIP)0rank #11Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Poverty headcount at $2.15/dayproportion (0-1)World Bank (PIP)0rank #9Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Poverty headcount at $3.65/dayproportion (0-1)World Bank (PIP)0.01rank #59Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Poverty headcount at $6.85/dayproportion (0-1)World Bank (PIP)0.09rank #90Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Refugees hosted (by country of asylum)peopleUNHCR24rank #148Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Refugees originating (by country of origin)peopleUNHCR283rank #49Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Youth NEET rate%ILOSTAT17.6%rank #91Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Risk
Deaths in armed conflictsdeathsOur World in Data0rank #1Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Hazard & exposure0-10EC JRC (INFORM)2rank #14Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Human hazard & exposure0-10EC JRC (INFORM)0.6rank #7Data 2026 · Status unspecified
INFORM risk score0-10EC JRC (INFORM)2rank #10Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Lack of coping capacity0-10EC JRC (INFORM)2.3rank #13Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Lack of infrastructure coping capacity0-10EC JRC (INFORM)1.5rank #12Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Lack of institutional coping capacity0-10EC JRC (INFORM)3.1rank #15Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Natural hazard & exposure0-10EC JRC (INFORM)3.2rank #19Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Socio-economic vulnerability0-10EC JRC (INFORM)2.2rank #22Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Vulnerability0-10EC JRC (INFORM)1.8rank #9Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Vulnerable groups0-10EC JRC (INFORM)1.4rank #9Data 2026 · Status unspecified