Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Mauritius fits inside Madagascar 292 times.
Madagascar: 587,295 km² (2023) · Mauritius: 2,010 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Madagascar’s coastline is 27 times as long as Mauritius’.
Madagascar: 4,828 km (2026 edition) · Mauritius: 177 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Madagascar’s highest peak towers 2,048 m above Mauritius’.
Madagascar: 2,876 m (2026 edition) · Mauritius: 828 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Madagascar has 26 times as many people as Mauritius.
Madagascar: 32.7 million (2025) · Mauritius: 1.24 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Mauritius is 11 times as densely populated as Madagascar.
Madagascar: 56 per km² (2025) · Mauritius: 623 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Mauritius are 7.8 cm taller than in Madagascar.
Madagascar: 165.2 cm (2019) · Mauritius: 173 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Mauritius are 5.9 cm taller than in Madagascar.
Madagascar: 153.1 cm (2019) · Mauritius: 158.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Mauritius is 18 years older than in Madagascar.
Madagascar: 18.9 years (2023) · Mauritius: 36.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Madagascar have 2.5 more children on average than in Mauritius.
Madagascar: 3.91 children per woman (2024) · Mauritius: 1.44 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
14% of people in Mauritius are 65 or older, versus 3.5% in Madagascar.
Madagascar: 3.5% (2025) · Mauritius: 14.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Madagascar has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Mauritius 0.0.
Madagascar: 0.3 (2025) · Mauritius: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Mauritius has 3 official languages, Madagascar 2.
Madagascar: 2 (2026) · Mauritius: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Madagascar’s economy is 21% larger than Mauritius’.
Madagascar: $19.6 billion (2025) · Mauritius: $16.2 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Mauritius produces 17 times as much per person as Madagascar.
Madagascar: Int$1,952 (2025) · Mauritius: Int$33,667 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Madagascar and Mauritius are practically level.
Madagascar: 36.8 (2021) · Mauritius: 36.8 (2017)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.6% in Mauritius, versus 3.0% in Madagascar.
Madagascar: 3% (2025) · Mauritius: 5.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Madagascar spends 0.7% of its GDP on the military, Mauritius 0.1%.
Madagascar: 0.7% (2024) · Mauritius: 0.1% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Mauritius’ price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Madagascar’s.
Madagascar: 31% (2025) · Mauritius: 39% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Mauritius spends 35 times as much on health per person as Madagascar.
Madagascar: $17 (2023) · Mauritius: $616 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Mauritius live 10 years longer than in Madagascar.
Madagascar: 63.8 years (2024) · Mauritius: 73.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Madagascar is 3.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Mauritius.
Madagascar: 43 per 1,000 (2024) · Mauritius: 13.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Mauritius has 8.3 times as many doctors per person as Madagascar.
Madagascar: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Mauritius: 1.4 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
21% of adults in Mauritius are obese, versus 4.1% in Madagascar.
Madagascar: 4.1% (2024) · Mauritius: 21.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
26% of adults in Madagascar smoke, versus 18% in Mauritius.
Madagascar: 25.6% (2024) · Mauritius: 17.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Mauritius rate their lives 1.76 points higher than in Madagascar.
Madagascar: 4.17 (2025) · Mauritius: 5.94 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Mauritius drink 12 times as much alcohol as in Madagascar.
Madagascar: 0.7 litres (2023) · Mauritius: 8.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Mauritius has 12 times as much meat per person as Madagascar.
Madagascar: 5.3 kg (2023) · Mauritius: 64.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Mauritius has 1,278 kcal more food per person per day than Madagascar.
Madagascar: 1,978 kcal (2023) · Mauritius: 3,256 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Mauritius put in 191 more hours a year than in Madagascar.
Madagascar: 1,799 hours (2023) · Mauritius: 1,990 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Mauritius went to school 5.5 years longer than in Madagascar.
Madagascar: 4.6 years (2023) · Mauritius: 10.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Mauritius welcomed 82 times as many tourists per resident as Madagascar (2019).
Madagascar: 0.01 (2019) · Mauritius: 1.11 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
73% of people in Mauritius are online, versus 19% in Madagascar.
Madagascar: 19% (2024) · Mauritius: 73% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Mauritius have electricity, versus 43% in Madagascar.
Madagascar: 42.5% (2024) · Mauritius: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
39% of people in Mauritius live in cities, versus 33% in Madagascar.
Madagascar: 33% (2025) · Mauritius: 39% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Mauritius has 173 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Madagascar 75.
Madagascar: 75 (2023) · Mauritius: 173 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Madagascar: 673 km (2021) · Mauritius: no data
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Mauritius fly 126 times as many passengers per resident as those from Madagascar.
Madagascar: 0.01 (2023) · Mauritius: 1.21 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 21% of Madagascar, but only 19% of Mauritius.
Madagascar: 21.3% (2023) · Mauritius: 19.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Mauritius emits 26 times as much CO₂ as someone in Madagascar.
Madagascar: 0.1 t (2024) · Mauritius: 3.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
42% of Madagascar’s electricity is renewable, versus 18% in Mauritius.
Madagascar: 42.4% (2024) · Mauritius: 17.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Mauritius carries 12% more fine dust than in Madagascar.
Madagascar: 11.6 µg/m³ (2024) · Mauritius: 13 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Madagascar: no data · Mauritius: 2.3 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Madagascar are 2.3 times as deadly as in Mauritius.
Madagascar: 22.5 per 100k (2021) · Mauritius: 9.7 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Mauritius is on average 0.8 °C warmer than Madagascar.
Madagascar: 23°C (2016–2025 avg) · Mauritius: 23.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Madagascar gets 22% more rain than Mauritius.
Madagascar: 1,384 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Mauritius: 1,136 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Madagascar bigger than Mauritius?
Madagascar is larger. Mauritius fits inside Madagascar 292 times.
Which has more people, Madagascar or Mauritius?
Madagascar has 26 times as many people as Mauritius (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Madagascar or Mauritius?
People in Mauritius live 10 years longer than in Madagascar. Life expectancy at birth is 63.8 years in Madagascar and 73.8 in Mauritius.
Are people taller in Madagascar or Mauritius?
Men in Mauritius are 7.8 cm taller than in Madagascar (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).