How much coast is there?

Malawi: 0 km (2026 edition) · Mauritius: 177 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Malawi’s highest peak towers 2,174 m above Mauritius’.

Malawi: 3,002 m (2026 edition) · Mauritius: 828 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Malawi has 18 times as many people as Mauritius.

Malawi: 22.2 million (2025) · Mauritius: 1.24 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Mauritius is 2.6 times as densely populated as Malawi.

Malawi: 236 per km² (2025) · Mauritius: 623 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Mauritius is 19 years older than in Malawi.

Malawi: 17.6 years (2023) · Mauritius: 36.9 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Malawi have 2.1 more children on average than in Mauritius.

Malawi: 3.59 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 2.6% in Malawi.

Malawi: 2.6% (2025) · Mauritius: 14.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Malawi and Mauritius are practically level.

Malawi: 0 (2025) · Mauritius: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Mauritius has 3 official languages, Malawi 2.

Malawi: 2 (2026) · Mauritius: 3 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Mauritius’ economy is 8% larger than Malawi’s.

Malawi: $14.9 billion (2025) · Mauritius: $16.2 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Mauritius produces 18 times as much per person as Malawi.

Malawi: Int$1,899 (2025) · Mauritius: Int$33,667 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Malawi than in Mauritius (Gini 1.7 points higher).

Malawi: 38.5 (2019) · Mauritius: 36.8 (2017)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.6% in Mauritius, versus 5.1% in Malawi.

Malawi: 5.1% (2025) · Mauritius: 5.6% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Malawi spends 1.0% of its GDP on the military, Mauritius 0.1%.

Malawi: 1% (2024) · Mauritius: 0.1% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Mauritius’ price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Malawi’s.

Malawi: 35% (2025) · Mauritius: 39% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Mauritius spends 15 times as much on health per person as Malawi.

Malawi: $41 (2023) · Mauritius: $616 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Malawi is 2.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Mauritius.

Malawi: 38 per 1,000 (2024) · Mauritius: 13.8 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Mauritius has 27 times as many doctors per person as Malawi.

Malawi: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Mauritius: 1.4 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

21% of adults in Mauritius are obese, versus 6.7% in Malawi.

Malawi: 6.7% (2024) · Mauritius: 21.1% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

18% of adults in Mauritius smoke, versus 8.9% in Malawi.

Malawi: 8.9% (2024) · Mauritius: 17.7% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Mauritius rate their lives 2.66 points higher than in Malawi.

Malawi: 3.28 (2025) · Mauritius: 5.94 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Mauritius drink 8.5 times as much alcohol as in Malawi.

Malawi: 1 litres (2023) · Mauritius: 8.5 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Mauritius has 2.3 times as much meat per person as Malawi.

Malawi: 28.2 kg (2023) · Mauritius: 64.5 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Mauritius has 637 kcal more food per person per day than Malawi.

Malawi: 2,618 kcal (2023) · Mauritius: 3,256 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Mauritius put in 394 more hours a year than in Malawi.

Malawi: 1,596 hours (2023) · Mauritius: 1,990 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Mauritius went to school 4.9 years longer than in Malawi.

Malawi: 5.2 years (2023) · Mauritius: 10.1 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Mauritius welcomed 22 times as many tourists per resident as Malawi (2019).

Malawi: 0.05 (2019) · Mauritius: 1.11 (2024)

How many people are online?

73% of people in Mauritius are online, versus 19% in Malawi.

Malawi: 19% (2024) · Mauritius: 73% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Mauritius have electricity, versus 16% in Malawi.

Malawi: 15.6% (2024) · Mauritius: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

39% of people in Mauritius live in cities, versus 18% in Malawi.

Malawi: 18% (2025) · Mauritius: 39% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Mauritius has 173 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Malawi 69.

Malawi: 69 (2024) · Mauritius: 173 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Malawi: 767 km (2014) · Mauritius: no data

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Mauritius fly 7,664 times as many passengers per resident as those from Malawi.

Malawi: 0 (2023) · Mauritius: 1.21 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 22% of Malawi, but only 19% of Mauritius.

Malawi: 22.4% (2023) · Mauritius: 19.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Mauritius emits 42 times as much CO₂ as someone in Malawi.

Malawi: 0.1 t (2024) · Mauritius: 3.7 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

96% of Malawi’s electricity is renewable, versus 18% in Mauritius.

Malawi: 95.6% (2024) · Mauritius: 17.9% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Malawi carries 68% more fine dust than in Mauritius.

Malawi: 21.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Mauritius: 13 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Malawi: no data · Mauritius: 2.3 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Malawi are 2.1 times as deadly as in Mauritius.

Malawi: 20.2 per 100k (2021) · Mauritius: 9.7 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Mauritius is on average 1.4 °C warmer than Malawi.

Malawi: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Mauritius: 23.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Malawi gets 28% more rain than Mauritius.

Malawi: 1,453 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Mauritius: 1,136 mm (2016–2025 avg)