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Mauritius vs North Korea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mauritius has a population of 1.26M (ranked 156/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Mauritius' land area is 771 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 170th vs. 97th).

By GDP, Mauritius ranks 143/197 ($15B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Mauritius ranks 79/197 ($11,872), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Main facts and rankings

Mauritius North Korea
Population
1256649
26621357
Population rank 157/197 56/197
GDP
$15B
2024
$34.9B
2024
GDP rank 143/197 106/197
GDP per capita
$11,872
2024
$1,319
2024
GDP per capita rank 79/197 168/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$31,051
2024
$1,700
2015
Government debt
$13.7B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
93.2%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$10,846
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 54/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,323
2025
$1,642
2025
Land area
771 sq mi
2025
46,491 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,634 ppl/mi²
2024
570 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.39
2023
1.78
2023
Median age
38.5 years
2024
37.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Mauritius and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Mauritius and North Korea economies compared

GDP
Mauritius

North Korea
Year GDP
Mauritius North Korea
1960 $162,089,564 -
1961 $191,757,729 -
1962 $197,738,208 -
1963 $253,839,558 -
1964 $218,914,569 -
1965 $230,024,161 -
1966 $227,534,083 -
1967 $238,439,291 -
1968 $206,576,631 -
1969 $221,553,613 -
1970 $224,125,805 -
1971 $251,437,338 -
1972 $318,664,900 -
1973 $404,285,775 -
1974 $669,894,030 -
1975 $673,311,287 -
1976 $713,510,052 -
1977 $834,722,972 -
1978 $1,029,040,323 -
1979 $1,227,446,632 -
1980 $1,147,027,924 -
1981 $1,157,769,444 -
1982 $1,092,923,636 -
1983 $1,104,956,573 -
1984 $1,054,564,759 -
1985 $1,090,611,325 -
1986 $1,482,601,552 -
1987 $1,906,174,438 -
1988 $2,163,252,449 -
1989 $2,211,312,823 -
1990 $2,689,212,760 -
1991 $2,895,354,736 -
1992 $3,267,677,814 -
1993 $3,307,302,126 -
1994 $3,606,050,873 -
1995 $4,094,741,652 -
1996 $4,481,489,762 -
1997 $4,243,755,308 -
1998 $4,225,813,976 -
1999 $4,402,193,195 -
2000 $4,726,108,622 -
2001 $4,675,755,867 -
2002 $4,906,494,249 -
2003 $5,894,873,920 -
2004 $6,667,418,752 -
2005 $6,576,108,447 -
2006 $7,028,810,681 -
2007 $8,150,150,209 -
2008 $9,990,356,674 -
2009 $9,128,843,109 $23,356,470,000
2010 $10,003,670,690 $25,995,513,000
2011 $11,518,413,430 $29,005,020,000
2012 $11,668,696,397 $29,890,710,000
2013 $12,292,974,141 $30,588,922,000
2014 $13,074,129,952 $30,554,460,000
2015 $12,007,291,046 $30,723,030,000
2016 $12,594,155,464 $28,882,640,000
2017 $13,713,506,131 $29,105,440,000
2018 $14,735,695,931 $28,536,400,000
2019 $14,436,346,980 $28,222,880,000
2020 $11,408,106,446 $27,728,240,000
2021 $11,484,348,858 $32,301,720,000
2022 $12,907,767,790 $28,971,360,000
2023 $14,101,195,733 $32,155,360,000
2024 $14,952,555,415 $34,943,120,000

Mauritius and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita
Mauritius

North Korea
Year GDP per capita
Mauritius North Korea
1960 $238.3 -
1961 $281.7 -
1962 $282.3 -
1963 $353 -
1964 $297.3 -
1965 $305 -
1966 $296 -
1967 $304 -
1968 $258.7 -
1969 $272.7 -
1970 $271.3 -
1971 $299.6 -
1972 $374 -
1973 $467 -
1974 $763 -
1975 $755 -
1976 $787 -
1977 $906 -
1978 $1,102 -
1979 $1,292 -
1980 $1,187 -
1981 $1,181 -
1982 $1,101 -
1983 $1,103 -
1984 $1,042 -
1985 $1,069 -
1986 $1,442 -
1987 $1,840 -
1988 $2,074 -
1989 $2,103 -
1990 $2,540 -
1991 $2,705 -
1992 $3,013 -
1993 $3,014 -
1994 $3,240 -
1995 $3,648 -
1996 $3,952 -
1997 $3,696 -
1998 $3,642 -
1999 $3,746 -
2000 $3,982 -
2001 $3,909 -
2002 $4,073 -
2003 $4,858 -
2004 $5,461 -
2005 $5,354 -
2006 $5,696 -
2007 $6,575 -
2008 $8,030 -
2009 $7,318 $939
2010 $8,000 $1,040
2011 $9,197 $1,156
2012 $9,291 $1,186
2013 $9,765 $1,208
2014 $10,366 $1,201
2015 $9,508 $1,201
2016 $9,966 $1,124
2017 $10,842 $1,127
2018 $11,643 $1,100
2019 $11,403 $1,084
2020 $9,011 $1,061
2021 $9,069 $1,231
2022 $10,224 $1,100
2023 $11,182 $1,217
2024 $11,872 $1,319

Mauritius vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mauritius

North Korea
Year Life expectancy, years
Mauritius North Korea
1950 51.9 14.2
1951 52.5 17.7
1952 52.1 32.8
1953 51.5 40.3
1954 52.2 50.6
1955 53.8 51.8
1956 55.1 52.8
1957 55.7 53.7
1958 56.4 54.5
1959 57.4 55.2
1960 58.4 55.8
1961 59.5 56.4
1962 60.5 57
1963 61.1 57.6
1964 61.5 58.2
1965 62.1 58.8
1966 62.1 59.4
1967 61.7 60.1
1968 62.1 60.8
1969 62.7 61.4
1970 63.7 62
1971 63.8 62.7
1972 63.8 63.3
1973 64.3 63.8
1974 64.2 64.3
1975 64.4 64.8
1976 64 65.3
1977 64.8 65.8
1978 65.3 66.3
1979 66 66.7
1980 66.5 67.2
1981 67.2 67.7
1982 67.9 68.1
1983 68.4 68.5
1984 68.6 68.9
1985 68.7 69.2
1986 68.9 69.5
1987 69.2 69.8
1988 69.4 70.1
1989 69.5 70.3
1990 69.8 70.5
1991 70.1 70.7
1992 70.2 71
1993 70.4 70.8
1994 70.4 70.5
1995 70.6 60.8
1996 70.5 60.8
1997 70.7 60.9
1998 70.9 60.9
1999 71.4 60.9
2000 71.8 60.9
2001 72 60.9
2002 72.1 60.9
2003 72.3 69.4
2004 72.5 69.3
2005 72.6 69.2
2006 72.8 69.1
2007 72.9 69
2008 73.1 69.3
2009 73.3 69.7
2010 73.6 70.2
2011 74.1 70.8
2012 74.3 71.3
2013 74.4 71.9
2014 74.6 72.5
2015 74.7 72.8
2016 74.9 73
2017 75 73
2018 74.5 73
2019 74.2 72.9
2020 74.7 72.8
2021 72.9 73.4
2022 73.5 73.6
2023 74.9 73.6
2024 75.1 73.7
2025 75.3 73.9

Mauritius and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population
Mauritius

North Korea
Year Population
Mauritius North Korea
1960 680,331 11,722,953
1961 680,757 11,990,713
1962 700,349 12,262,882
1963 718,861 12,567,057
1964 736,381 12,889,770
1965 753,000 13,219,369
1966 768,813 13,569,094
1967 783,917 13,958,350
1968 798,413 14,365,596
1969 812,405 14,767,615
1970 826,000 15,172,775
1971 839,230 15,572,457
1972 852,053 15,975,069
1973 864,819 16,350,367
1974 878,042 16,673,121
1975 892,000 16,971,055
1976 906,507 17,243,450
1977 921,379 17,492,798
1978 933,499 17,735,995
1979 949,888 17,983,470
1980 966,039 18,236,786
1981 980,462 18,501,295
1982 992,521 18,776,357
1983 1,001,691 19,054,034
1984 1,012,221 19,335,043
1985 1,020,528 19,620,388
1986 1,028,360 19,910,855
1987 1,036,082 20,205,483
1988 1,043,239 20,503,161
1989 1,051,260 20,804,367
1990 1,058,775 21,112,137
1991 1,070,266 21,428,638
1992 1,084,441 21,750,911
1993 1,097,374 22,073,352
1994 1,112,846 22,393,975
1995 1,122,457 22,669,304
1996 1,133,996 22,895,746
1997 1,148,284 23,110,830
1998 1,160,421 23,311,564
1999 1,175,267 23,497,599
2000 1,186,873 23,665,910
2001 1,196,287 23,815,358
2002 1,204,621 23,943,973
2003 1,213,370 24,090,380
2004 1,221,003 24,254,943
2005 1,228,254 24,396,433
2006 1,233,996 24,524,507
2007 1,239,630 24,646,383
2008 1,244,121 24,764,618
2009 1,247,429 24,878,332
2010 1,250,400 24,987,258
2011 1,252,404 25,097,874
2012 1,255,882 25,211,728
2013 1,258,927 25,329,451
2014 1,261,208 25,451,262
2015 1,262,879 25,575,350
2016 1,263,747 25,698,326
2017 1,264,887 25,817,709
2018 1,265,577 25,931,147
2019 1,265,985 26,037,632
2020 1,266,014 26,136,312
2021 1,266,334 26,232,534
2022 1,262,523 26,328,845
2023 1,261,041 26,418,204
2024 1,259,509 26,498,823

Fertility rates in Mauritius and North Korea

Fertility rate
Mauritius

North Korea
Year Fertility rate
Mauritius North Korea
1960 5.9 3.57
1961 5.98 3.26
1962 5.88 3.41
1963 6.18 3.63
1964 5.96 3.55
1965 5.51 3.56
1966 5.46 3.71
1967 4.63 4.05
1968 4.6 3.87
1969 3.97 3.86
1970 3.82 3.85
1971 3.51 3.74
1972 3.41 3.89
1973 3.07 3.35
1974 3.45 3.14
1975 3.2 3.05
1976 3.13 2.84
1977 3.07 2.77
1978 3.01 2.79
1979 2.91 2.85
1980 2.8 2.84
1981 2.67 2.92
1982 2.53 2.85
1983 2.4 2.78
1984 2.16 2.71
1985 2.02 2.65
1986 1.99 2.59
1987 2.05 2.53
1988 2.14 2.47
1989 2.23 2.41
1990 2.32 2.39
1991 2.3 2.35
1992 2.37 2.29
1993 2.21 2.22
1994 2.25 2.18
1995 2.14 2.15
1996 2.12 2.09
1997 2.04 2.03
1998 1.97 1.99
1999 2.05 1.97
2000 1.99 1.94
2001 1.91 1.94
2002 1.94 1.92
2003 1.87 1.91
2004 1.92 1.9
2005 1.88 1.87
2006 1.77 1.94
2007 1.74 1.94
2008 1.67 1.97
2009 1.59 1.91
2010 1.57 1.89
2011 1.55 1.88
2012 1.54 1.88
2013 1.44 1.88
2014 1.43 1.87
2015 1.36 1.86
2016 1.4 1.86
2017 1.44 1.85
2018 1.41 1.83
2019 1.4 1.83
2020 1.44 1.82
2021 1.41 1.81
2022 1.32 1.8
2023 1.39 1.78

Mauritius and North Korea demographics compared

Median age
Mauritius

North Korea
Year Median age, years
Mauritius North Korea
1960 17.4 19.9
1961 17.5 20.2
1962 17.6 20.6
1963 17.6 20.8
1964 17.6 21
1965 17.7 21.2
1966 17.8 21.3
1967 17.9 21.4
1968 18.1 21.4
1969 18.3 21.4
1970 18.5 21.4
1971 18.8 21.2
1972 19.1 20.9
1973 19.5 20.7
1974 19.8 20.7
1975 20.2 20.9
1976 20.6 21.1
1977 21 21.4
1978 21.3 21.8
1979 21.6 22.2
1980 21.9 22.5
1981 22.1 22.8
1982 22.4 23.1
1983 22.8 23.5
1984 23.2 23.9
1985 23.5 24.2
1986 23.9 24.5
1987 24.3 24.8
1988 24.7 25.1
1989 25.2 25.6
1990 25.6 26
1991 26 26.4
1992 26.3 26.8
1993 26.6 27.2
1994 26.9 27.6
1995 27.3 28
1996 27.6 28.3
1997 28 28.8
1998 28.4 29.2
1999 28.7 29.6
2000 29 30.1
2001 29.4 30.5
2002 29.7 31
2003 30 31.4
2004 30.3 31.8
2005 30.7 32.1
2006 31.1 32.5
2007 31.6 32.9
2008 32 33.3
2009 32.5 33.7
2010 32.9 34
2011 33.4 34.3
2012 33.8 34.5
2013 34.2 34.7
2014 34.6 35
2015 35 35.2
2016 35.4 35.4
2017 35.8 35.7
2018 36.2 35.9
2019 36.5 36.2
2020 36.8 36.4
2021 37.1 36.6
2022 37.5 36.8
2023 38 37.1
2024 38.5 37.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mauritius North Korea
GNI, Atlas method
$16.2B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.9%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.09%
2024
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.15%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
3,000
2020
1,469,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.75%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
5.57%
2023
25.6%
2013
Services, % of GDP
64.4%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
75
2025
3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.9%
2017
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2017
n/a
Listed domestic companies
93
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$9.12B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$8.51B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$287M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
316,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
12.9%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
89.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Mauritius North Korea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,155 kg
2023
641 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.21 megatons
2023
64.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.34 tons
2023
2.43 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.9%
2022
85.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
8.6%
2021
14.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.48%
2023
8.5%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
4.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
2,441 kWh
2023
830 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
21.7%
2021
63.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
2.88%
2023
62.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
57.5%
2023

Society

Mauritius North Korea
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.33%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,787
2024
-2,473
2024
Urban population
40.9%
2024
63.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.68 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.4
2025
11.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
51
2024
15
2024
Higher education index
40
2025
12
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.23
2022
4.4
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
12.2
2019
24.2
2019
Visa free countries
141
2025
51
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.3%
2023
100%
2018
English speaking
16%
2023
0%
2025
People using the Internet
79.5%
2023
0%
2012

Health

Mauritius North Korea
Government health expenditure per capita
$591
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$260.1
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.62%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.2
2022
3.67
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
66
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
15.2
2023
18
2023
Obesity rate
19.6%
2022
11.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
20.1%
2024
9.9%
2024
Air quality index
97
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
20.9%
2022
16.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.86 liters
2020
3.87 liters
2020

Territory

Mauritius North Korea
% of world land
0.001%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
612 sq mi
2024
1,754 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
332 sq mi
2025
10,021 sq mi
2025
Forest area
150.2 sq mi
2025
23,036 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,509 mi
2015
15,879 mi
2006

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