Equatorial Guinea vs Mauritius

Equatorial Guinea 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.

• Equatorial Guinea has about 1.6 times as many people as Mauritius: 1.9 million against 1.2 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Mauritius ($12,991) is 96% higher than in Equatorial Guinea ($6,615) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Mauritius (3.2%) than in Equatorial Guinea (-5.8%), a difference of 9 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Mauritius (3.7% in 2025) than in Equatorial Guinea (2.9% in 2024), a difference of 0.8 percentage points.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Equatorial Guinea (8.3%) than in Mauritius (5.6%), a difference of 2.7 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Mauritius can expect to live 9.9 years longer than one born in Equatorial Guinea: 73.8 years against 63.9 years in 2024.
• The population of Mauritius is older: half of its people are over 36.9 years, against 21 years in Equatorial Guinea in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Mauritius (73.3%) than in Equatorial Guinea (63.3%), a difference of 10 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Mauritius (3.5 tonnes) are 35% higher than in Equatorial Guinea (2.6 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Equatorial Guinea (86.1%) than in Mauritius (19.1%), a difference of 67 percentage points in 2024.