Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Mauritius fits inside Mozambique 398 times.
Mauritius: 2,010 km² (2023) · Mozambique: 799,380 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Mozambique’s coastline is 14 times as long as Mauritius’.
Mauritius: 177 km (2026 edition) · Mozambique: 2,470 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Mozambique’s highest peak towers 1,608 m above Mauritius’.
Mauritius: 828 m (2026 edition) · Mozambique: 2,436 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Mozambique has 29 times as many people as Mauritius.
Mauritius: 1.24 million (2025) · Mozambique: 35.6 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Mauritius is 14 times as densely populated as Mozambique.
Mauritius: 623 per km² (2025) · Mozambique: 45 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Mauritius are 8.7 cm taller than in Mozambique.
Mauritius: 173 cm (2019) · Mozambique: 164.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Mauritius are 3.5 cm taller than in Mozambique.
Mauritius: 158.9 cm (2019) · Mozambique: 155.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Mauritius is 21 years older than in Mozambique.
Mauritius: 36.9 years (2023) · Mozambique: 16.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Mozambique have 3.3 more children on average than in Mauritius.
Mauritius: 1.44 children per woman (2024) · Mozambique: 4.69 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
14% of people in Mauritius are 65 or older, versus 2.7% in Mozambique.
Mauritius: 14.1% (2025) · Mozambique: 2.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Mauritius and Mozambique are practically level.
Mauritius: 0 (2025) · Mozambique: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Mauritius has 3 official languages, Mozambique 1.
Mauritius: 3 (2026) · Mozambique: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Mozambique’s economy is 38% larger than Mauritius’.
Mauritius: $16.2 billion (2025) · Mozambique: $22.3 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Mauritius produces 20 times as much per person as Mozambique.
Mauritius: Int$33,667 (2025) · Mozambique: Int$1,698 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Mozambique than in Mauritius (Gini 12.8 points higher).
Mauritius: 36.8 (2017) · Mozambique: 49.6 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.6% in Mozambique, versus 5.6% in Mauritius.
Mauritius: 5.6% (2025) · Mozambique: 6.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Mozambique spends 2.0% of its GDP on the military, Mauritius 0.1%.
Mauritius: 0.1% (2024) · Mozambique: 2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Mauritius’ price level (US = 100) is 1× Mozambique’s.
Mauritius: 39% (2025) · Mozambique: 37% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Mauritius spends 12 times as much on health per person as Mozambique.
Mauritius: $616 (2023) · Mozambique: $53 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Mauritius live 10 years longer than in Mozambique.
Mauritius: 73.8 years (2024) · Mozambique: 63.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Mozambique is 3.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Mauritius.
Mauritius: 13.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Mozambique: 43.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Mauritius has 8.2 times as many doctors per person as Mozambique.
Mauritius: 1.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Mozambique: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
21% of adults in Mauritius are obese, versus 9.4% in Mozambique.
Mauritius: 21.1% (2024) · Mozambique: 9.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
18% of adults in Mauritius smoke, versus 11% in Mozambique.
Mauritius: 17.7% (2024) · Mozambique: 10.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Mauritius rate their lives 0.60 points higher than in Mozambique.
Mauritius: 5.94 (2025) · Mozambique: 5.34 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Mauritius drink 4.3 times as much alcohol as in Mozambique.
Mauritius: 8.5 litres (2023) · Mozambique: 2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Mauritius has 6.2 times as much meat per person as Mozambique.
Mauritius: 64.5 kg (2023) · Mozambique: 10.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Mauritius has 1,069 kcal more food per person per day than Mozambique.
Mauritius: 3,256 kcal (2023) · Mozambique: 2,186 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Mauritius put in 483 more hours a year than in Mozambique.
Mauritius: 1,990 hours (2023) · Mozambique: 1,507 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Mauritius went to school 5.5 years longer than in Mozambique.
Mauritius: 10.1 years (2023) · Mozambique: 4.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Mauritius welcomed 16 times as many tourists per resident as Mozambique (2019).
Mauritius: 1.11 (2024) · Mozambique: 0.07 (2019)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
73% of people in Mauritius are online, versus 21% in Mozambique.
Mauritius: 73% (2024) · Mozambique: 21% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Mauritius have electricity, versus 37% in Mozambique.
Mauritius: 100% (2024) · Mozambique: 36.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
39% of people in Mauritius live in cities, versus 37% in Mozambique.
Mauritius: 39% (2025) · Mozambique: 37% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Mauritius has 173 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Mozambique 50.
Mauritius: 173 (2024) · Mozambique: 50 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Mauritius: no data · Mozambique: 3,116 km (2011)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Mauritius fly 63 times as many passengers per resident as those from Mozambique.
Mauritius: 1.21 (2023) · Mozambique: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 46% of Mozambique, but only 19% of Mauritius.
Mauritius: 19.5% (2023) · Mozambique: 45.8% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Mauritius emits 15 times as much CO₂ as someone in Mozambique.
Mauritius: 3.7 t (2024) · Mozambique: 0.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
83% of Mozambique’s electricity is renewable, versus 18% in Mauritius.
Mauritius: 17.9% (2024) · Mozambique: 83.4% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Mozambique carries 31% more fine dust than in Mauritius.
Mauritius: 13 µg/m³ (2024) · Mozambique: 17 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Mauritius: 2.3 per 100k (2022) · Mozambique: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Mozambique are 2.1 times as deadly as in Mauritius.
Mauritius: 9.7 per 100k (2021) · Mozambique: 20.1 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Mozambique is on average 0.5 °C warmer than Mauritius.
Mauritius: 23.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Mozambique: 24.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Mauritius gets 24% more rain than Mozambique.
Mauritius: 1,136 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Mozambique: 918 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Mauritius bigger than Mozambique?
Mozambique is larger. Mauritius fits inside Mozambique 398 times.
Which has more people, Mauritius or Mozambique?
Mozambique has 29 times as many people as Mauritius (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Mauritius or Mozambique?
People in Mauritius live 10 years longer than in Mozambique. Life expectancy at birth is 73.8 years in Mauritius and 63.8 in Mozambique.
Are people taller in Mauritius or Mozambique?
Men in Mauritius are 8.7 cm taller than in Mozambique (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
