Mauritius vs Trinidad and Tobago

Mauritius and Trinidad and Tobago 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 and Trinidad and Tobago have about the same number of people: 1.2 million and 1.4 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Trinidad and Tobago ($18,967) is 46% higher than in Mauritius ($12,991) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Mauritius (3.2%) than in Trinidad and Tobago (-0.8%), a difference of 4 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Mauritius (3.7%) than in Trinidad and Tobago (1%), a difference of 2.7 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Mauritius (5.6%) than in Trinidad and Tobago (3.3%), a difference of 2.3 percentage points in 2025.
• Life expectancy at birth is about the same in Mauritius (73.8 years) and Trinidad and Tobago (73.6 years) in 2024.
• Half of the population is older than about 36.9 years in both Mauritius and Trinidad and Tobago in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Trinidad and Tobago (82.2%) than in Mauritius (73.3%), a difference of 8.9 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Trinidad and Tobago (19.6 tonnes) are about 5.6 times as high as in Mauritius (3.5 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Trinidad and Tobago (44.2%) than in Mauritius (19.1%), a difference of 25.1 percentage points in 2024.