Maldives vs Mauritius

Maldives 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.

• Mauritius has about 2.3 times as many people as Maldives: 1.2 million against 529,676 in 2025.
• GDP per person in Maldives ($14,615) is 13% higher than in Mauritius ($12,991) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Maldives (6.3%) than in Mauritius (3.2%), a difference of 3.1 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Maldives (4%) than in Mauritius (3.7%), a difference of 0.3 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Mauritius (5.6%) than in Maldives (4.5%), a difference of 1.1 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Maldives can expect to live 7.5 years longer than one born in Mauritius: 81.3 years against 73.8 years in 2024.
• The population of Mauritius is older: half of its people are over 36.9 years, against 31.1 years in Maldives in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Maldives (85.2%) than in Mauritius (73.3%), a difference of 11.9 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person are about the same in Maldives (3.6 tonnes) and Mauritius (3.5 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Mauritius (19.1%) than in Maldives (12.5%), a difference of 6.6 percentage points in 2024.