Botswana vs Mauritius

Botswana and Mauritius compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Botswana has about 2.1 times as many people as Mauritius: 2.6 million against 1.2 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Mauritius ($12,991) is 67% higher than in Botswana ($7,778) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Mauritius (3.2%) than in Botswana (-0.7%), a difference of 3.9 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Mauritius (3.7%) than in Botswana (2.7%), a difference of 1 percentage point in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Botswana (24.5%) than in Mauritius (5.6%), a difference of 18.9 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Mauritius can expect to live 4.5 years longer than one born in Botswana: 73.8 years against 69.3 years in 2024.
• The population of Mauritius is older: half of its people are over 36.9 years, against 22.9 years in Botswana in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Mauritius (73.3%) than in Botswana (57.5%), a difference of 15.8 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Mauritius (3.5 tonnes) are 30% higher than in Botswana (2.7 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Botswana (27.8%) than in Mauritius (19.1%), a difference of 8.7 percentage points in 2024.