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 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: 623 per km² (2025) · Seychelles: 267 per km² (2025)

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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Mauritius: 0 (2025) · Seychelles: no data

How many official languages?

Mauritius and the Seychelles are practically level.

Mauritius: 3 (2026) · Seychelles: 3 (2026)

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 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% (2024) · Seychelles: 1.2% (2024)

How expensive is it?

The Seychelles’ price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Mauritius’.

Mauritius: 39% (2025) · Seychelles: 54% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

The Seychelles spends 24% more on health per person than Mauritius.

Mauritius: $616 (2023) · Seychelles: $766 (2023)

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 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)

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 people are online?

88% of people in the Seychelles are online, versus 73% in Mauritius.

Mauritius: 73% (2024) · Seychelles: 88% (2024)

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)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 73% of the Seychelles, but only 19% of Mauritius.

Mauritius: 19.5% (2023) · Seychelles: 73.3% (2023)

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)

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 47% deadlier than in the Seychelles.

Mauritius: 9.7 per 100k (2021) · Seychelles: 6.6 per 100k (2021)

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)