Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The Seychelles fits inside Mauritius 4.4 times
Mauritius: 2,010 km² (2024) · Seychelles: 457 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
The Seychelles’ coastline is 2.8 times as long as Mauritius’
Mauritius: 177 km (2026 edition) · Seychelles: 491 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The Seychelles’ highest peak towers 77 m above Mauritius’
Mauritius: 828 m (2026 edition) · Seychelles: 905 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 41% of Mauritius, versus 3.4% of the Seychelles
Mauritius: 40.9% (2024) · Seychelles: 3.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Mauritius has 10 times as many people as the Seychelles
Mauritius: 1.24 million (2025) · Seychelles: 122,730 (2025)
How crowded is it?
Mauritius is 2.3 times as densely populated as the Seychelles
Mauritius: 622 per km² (2025) · Seychelles: 269 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the Seychelles are 2.9 cm taller than in Mauritius
Mauritius: 173 cm (2019) · Seychelles: 175.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the Seychelles are 3.5 cm taller than in Mauritius
Mauritius: 158.9 cm (2019) · Seychelles: 162.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Mauritius is 3.3 years older than in the Seychelles
Mauritius: 36.9 years (2023) · Seychelles: 33.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the Seychelles have 0.4 more children on average than in Mauritius
Mauritius: 1.44 children per woman (2024) · Seychelles: 1.85 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
14% of people in Mauritius are 65 or older, versus 8.7% in the Seychelles
Mauritius: 14.1% (2025) · Seychelles: 8.7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Mauritius: 0.019 per 1,000 (2025) · Seychelles: no data
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Mauritius: 0 (2026) · Seychelles: no data
How many official languages?
Mauritius and the Seychelles are practically level
Mauritius: 3 (2026) · Seychelles: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Mauritius’ economy is 6.8 times the size of the Seychelles’
Mauritius: $16.2 billion (2025) · Seychelles: $2.39 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The Seychelles produces 6% more per person than Mauritius
Mauritius: Int$33,667 (2025) · Seychelles: Int$35,854 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Mauritius than in the Seychelles (Gini 4.7 points higher)
Mauritius: 36.8 (2017) · Seychelles: 32.1 (2018)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
The Seychelles and Mauritius are practically level
Mauritius: 0.5% (2017) · Seychelles: 0.7% (2018)
How many people are looking for work?
Mauritius: 5.6% (2025) · Seychelles: no data
How much goes to the military?
The Seychelles spends 1.2% of its GDP on the military, Mauritius 0.1%
Mauritius: 0.1% (2025) · Seychelles: 1.2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Mauritius: 20.5% (2024) · Seychelles: no data
How expensive is it?
The Seychelles’ price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Mauritius’
Mauritius: 39% (2025) · Seychelles: 54% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The Seychelles spends 24% more on health per person than Mauritius
Mauritius: $616 (2023) · Seychelles: $766 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the Seychelles live 2.5 years longer than in Mauritius
Mauritius: 73.8 years (2024) · Seychelles: 76.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Mauritius is 7% more likely to die before turning one than in the Seychelles
Mauritius: 13.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Seychelles: 12.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The Seychelles has 4.6 times as many doctors per person as Mauritius
Mauritius: 1.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Seychelles: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Mauritius has 44% more hospital beds per person than the Seychelles
Mauritius: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Seychelles: 2.6 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Mauritius is 25% higher than in the Seychelles
Mauritius: 10.5 per 100k (2023) · Seychelles: 8.4 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
35% of adults in the Seychelles are obese, versus 21% in Mauritius
Mauritius: 21.1% (2024) · Seychelles: 34.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Mauritius and the Seychelles are practically level
Mauritius: 17.7% (2024) · Seychelles: 17.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Mauritius: 5.94 (2025) · Seychelles: no data
How much do people drink?
Adults in the Seychelles drink 6% more alcohol than in Mauritius
Mauritius: 8.5 litres (2023) · Seychelles: 9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The Seychelles has 10% more meat per person than Mauritius
Mauritius: 64.5 kg (2023) · Seychelles: 70.7 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Mauritius has 367 kcal more food per person per day than the Seychelles
Mauritius: 3,256 kcal (2023) · Seychelles: 2,888 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Mauritius: 1,990 hours (2023) · Seychelles: no data
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the Seychelles went to school 1.1 years longer than in Mauritius
Mauritius: 10.1 years (2023) · Seychelles: 11.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The Seychelles welcomed 2.5 times as many tourists per resident as Mauritius (2019)
Mauritius: 1.11 (2024) · Seychelles: 2.77 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Mauritius and the Seychelles are practically level
Mauritius: 2 (2026) · Seychelles: 2 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Mauritius has won 1 Olympic medal, the Seychelles none
Mauritius: 1 (2026 edition) · Seychelles: 0 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in the Seychelles are online, versus 73% in Mauritius
Mauritius: 73% (2024) · Seychelles: 88% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in the Seychelles is 54% faster than in Mauritius
Mauritius: 90 Mbps (2026) · Seychelles: 139 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Mauritius and the Seychelles are practically level
Mauritius: 100% (2024) · Seychelles: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
45% of people in the Seychelles live in cities, versus 39% in Mauritius
Mauritius: 39% (2025) · Seychelles: 45% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Mauritius has 173 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the Seychelles 126
Mauritius: 173 (2024) · Seychelles: 126 (2024)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the Seychelles fly 60% more passengers per resident than those from Mauritius
Mauritius: 1.21 (2023) · Seychelles: 1.93 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 59% of the Seychelles, but only 19% of Mauritius
Mauritius: 19.1% (2024) · Seychelles: 58.5% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the Seychelles emits 36% more CO₂ than someone in Mauritius
Mauritius: 3.7 t (2024) · Seychelles: 5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
18% of Mauritius’ electricity is renewable, versus 16% in the Seychelles
Mauritius: 17.9% (2024) · Seychelles: 15.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Mauritius carries 88% more fine dust than in the Seychelles
Mauritius: 13 µg/m³ (2024) · Seychelles: 6.9 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.5 times as likely to be murdered in the Seychelles as in Mauritius
Mauritius: 2.3 per 100k (2022) · Seychelles: 8 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Mauritius are 90% deadlier than in the Seychelles
Mauritius: 19.8 per 100k (2023) · Seychelles: 10.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The Seychelles is on average 2.8 °C warmer than Mauritius
Mauritius: 23.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Seychelles: 26.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The Seychelles gets 71% more rain than Mauritius
Mauritius: 1,136 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Seychelles: 1,948 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Mauritius bigger than the Seychelles?
Mauritius is larger. The Seychelles fits inside Mauritius 4.4 times.
Which has more people, Mauritius or the Seychelles?
Mauritius has 10 times as many people as the Seychelles (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Mauritius or the Seychelles?
People in the Seychelles live 2.5 years longer than in Mauritius. Life expectancy at birth is 73.8 years in Mauritius and 76.3 in the Seychelles.
Are people taller in Mauritius or the Seychelles?
Men in the Seychelles are 2.9 cm taller than in Mauritius (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).