Gabon vs Mauritius

Gabon 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.

• Gabon 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 57% higher than in Gabon ($8,263) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Mauritius (3.2%) than in Gabon (2.5%), a difference of 0.7 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Mauritius (3.7%) than in Gabon (1.8%), a difference of 1.9 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Gabon (20.2%) than in Mauritius (5.6%), a difference of 14.6 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Mauritius can expect to live 5.3 years longer than one born in Gabon: 73.8 years against 68.5 years in 2024.
• The population of Mauritius is older: half of its people are over 36.9 years, against 21.5 years in Gabon in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Mauritius (73.3%) than in Gabon (68.7%), a difference of 4.6 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Mauritius (3.5 tonnes) are 75% higher than in Gabon (2 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Gabon (91.4%) than in Mauritius (19.1%), a difference of 72.3 percentage points in 2024.