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Mauritius vs Palestine statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mauritius has a population of 1.26M (ranked 156/197), compared with 5.29M in Palestine (ranked 123/197). Mauritius' land area is 771 sq mi versus 2,326 sq mi for Palestine (ranked 170th vs. 164th).

By GDP, Mauritius ranks 143/197 ($15B) and Palestine ranks 146/197 ($13.7B). By GDP per capita, Mauritius ranks 79/197 ($11,872), while Palestine ranks 147/197 ($2,592).

Main facts and rankings

Mauritius Palestine
Population
1256649
5459557
Population rank 157/197 122/197
GDP
$15B
2024
$13.7B
2024
GDP rank 143/197 146/197
GDP per capita
$11,872
2024
$2,592
2024
GDP per capita rank 79/197 147/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$31,051
2024
$4,371
2024
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
$7,705
2025
Land area
771 sq mi
2025
2,326 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,634 ppl/mi²
2024
2,274 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.39
2023
3.31
2023
Median age
38.5 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

Mauritius and Palestine: Comparison Charts

Mauritius and Palestine economies compared

GDP
Mauritius

Palestine
Year GDP
Mauritius Palestine
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 $2,843,300,000
1995 $4,094,741,652 $3,282,800,000
1996 $4,481,489,762 $3,409,600,000
1997 $4,243,755,308 $3,759,800,000
1998 $4,225,813,976 $4,067,800,000
1999 $4,402,193,195 $4,271,200,000
2000 $4,726,108,622 $4,313,600,000
2001 $4,675,755,867 $4,003,700,000
2002 $4,906,494,249 $3,555,800,000
2003 $5,894,873,920 $3,968,000,000
2004 $6,667,418,752 $4,603,100,000
2005 $6,576,108,447 $5,125,700,000
2006 $7,028,810,681 $5,348,300,000
2007 $8,150,150,209 $5,815,700,000
2008 $9,990,356,674 $7,310,400,000
2009 $9,128,843,109 $8,085,700,000
2010 $10,003,670,690 $9,681,500,000
2011 $11,518,413,430 $11,186,100,000
2012 $11,668,696,397 $12,208,400,000
2013 $12,292,974,141 $13,515,500,000
2014 $13,074,129,952 $13,989,700,000
2015 $12,007,291,046 $13,972,400,000
2016 $12,594,155,464 $15,405,400,000
2017 $13,713,506,131 $16,128,000,000
2018 $14,735,695,931 $16,276,600,000
2019 $14,436,346,980 $17,133,500,000
2020 $11,408,106,446 $15,531,700,000
2021 $11,484,348,858 $18,109,000,000
2022 $12,907,767,790 $19,165,500,000
2023 $14,101,195,733 $17,847,900,000
2024 $14,952,555,415 $13,711,100,000

Mauritius and Palestine economies compared

GDP per capita
Mauritius

Palestine
Year GDP per capita
Mauritius Palestine
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 $1,202
1995 $3,648 $1,327
1996 $3,952 $1,317
1997 $3,696 $1,389
1998 $3,642 $1,465
1999 $3,746 $1,499
2000 $3,982 $1,476
2001 $3,909 $1,336
2002 $4,073 $1,156
2003 $4,858 $1,258
2004 $5,461 $1,422
2005 $5,354 $1,544
2006 $5,696 $1,570
2007 $6,575 $1,664
2008 $8,030 $2,035
2009 $7,318 $2,192
2010 $8,000 $2,557
2011 $9,197 $2,881
2012 $9,291 $3,067
2013 $9,765 $3,315
2014 $10,366 $3,352
2015 $9,508 $3,272
2016 $9,966 $3,528
2017 $10,842 $3,620
2018 $11,643 $3,562
2019 $11,403 $3,657
2020 $9,011 $3,234
2021 $9,069 $3,679
2022 $10,224 $3,800
2023 $11,182 $3,455
2024 $11,872 $2,592

Mauritius vs. Palestine life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mauritius

Palestine
Year Life expectancy, years
Mauritius Palestine
1950 51.9 45.7
1951 52.5 46
1952 52.1 46.3
1953 51.5 46.6
1954 52.2 46.9
1955 53.8 47.2
1956 55.1 47.6
1957 55.7 48
1958 56.4 48.4
1959 57.4 48.8
1960 58.4 49.3
1961 59.5 49.8
1962 60.5 50.4
1963 61.1 51
1964 61.5 51.6
1965 62.1 52.2
1966 62.1 52.8
1967 61.7 50.9
1968 62.1 54.1
1969 62.7 54.7
1970 63.7 55.4
1971 63.8 56
1972 63.8 56.7
1973 64.3 57.6
1974 64.2 58
1975 64.4 58.7
1976 64 59.4
1977 64.8 60.1
1978 65.3 60.8
1979 66 61.5
1980 66.5 62.2
1981 67.2 62.8
1982 67.9 63.5
1983 68.4 64.1
1984 68.6 64.7
1985 68.7 65.3
1986 68.9 65.7
1987 69.2 66.3
1988 69.4 66.7
1989 69.5 67.1
1990 69.8 67.8
1991 70.1 68.2
1992 70.2 68.5
1993 70.4 68.8
1994 70.4 69.3
1995 70.6 69.6
1996 70.5 70
1997 70.7 70.3
1998 70.9 70.6
1999 71.4 70.8
2000 71.8 70.3
2001 72 69.8
2002 72.1 70.9
2003 72.3 71
2004 72.5 71.1
2005 72.6 72
2006 72.8 71.8
2007 72.9 72.1
2008 73.1 72.2
2009 73.3 72.3
2010 73.6 73.3
2011 74.1 73.6
2012 74.3 73.7
2013 74.4 74.1
2014 74.6 72.8
2015 74.7 74.6
2016 74.9 74.9
2017 75 75.2
2018 74.5 75.4
2019 74.2 75.8
2020 74.7 75
2021 72.9 73.9
2022 73.5 76.7
2023 74.9 65.2
2024 75.1 69.2
2025 75.3 73.1

Mauritius and Palestine population clocks and comparison

Population
Mauritius

Palestine
Year Population
Mauritius Palestine
1960 680,331 -
1961 680,757 -
1962 700,349 -
1963 718,861 -
1964 736,381 -
1965 753,000 -
1966 768,813 -
1967 783,917 -
1968 798,413 -
1969 812,405 -
1970 826,000 -
1971 839,230 -
1972 852,053 -
1973 864,819 -
1974 878,042 -
1975 892,000 -
1976 906,507 -
1977 921,379 -
1978 933,499 -
1979 949,888 -
1980 966,039 -
1981 980,462 -
1982 992,521 -
1983 1,001,691 -
1984 1,012,221 -
1985 1,020,528 -
1986 1,028,360 -
1987 1,036,082 -
1988 1,043,239 -
1989 1,051,260 -
1990 1,058,775 1,978,248
1991 1,070,266 2,068,845
1992 1,084,441 2,163,591
1993 1,097,374 2,262,676
1994 1,112,846 2,366,298
1995 1,122,457 2,474,666
1996 1,133,996 2,587,997
1997 1,148,284 2,706,518
1998 1,160,421 2,776,568
1999 1,175,267 2,848,431
2000 1,186,873 2,922,153
2001 1,196,287 2,997,784
2002 1,204,621 3,075,373
2003 1,213,370 3,154,969
2004 1,221,003 3,236,626
2005 1,228,254 3,320,396
2006 1,233,996 3,406,334
2007 1,239,630 3,494,496
2008 1,244,121 3,591,977
2009 1,247,429 3,689,099
2010 1,250,400 3,786,161
2011 1,252,404 3,882,986
2012 1,255,882 3,979,998
2013 1,258,927 4,076,708
2014 1,261,208 4,173,398
2015 1,262,879 4,270,092
2016 1,263,747 4,367,088
2017 1,264,887 4,454,805
2018 1,265,577 4,569,087
2019 1,265,985 4,685,306
2020 1,266,014 4,803,269
2021 1,266,334 4,922,749
2022 1,262,523 5,043,612
2023 1,261,041 5,165,775
2024 1,259,509 5,289,152

Fertility rates in Mauritius and Palestine

Fertility rate
Mauritius

Palestine
Year Fertility rate
Mauritius Palestine
1960 5.9 -
1961 5.98 -
1962 5.88 -
1963 6.18 -
1964 5.96 -
1965 5.51 -
1966 5.46 -
1967 4.63 -
1968 4.6 -
1969 3.97 -
1970 3.82 -
1971 3.51 -
1972 3.41 -
1973 3.07 -
1974 3.45 -
1975 3.2 -
1976 3.13 -
1977 3.07 -
1978 3.01 -
1979 2.91 -
1980 2.8 -
1981 2.67 -
1982 2.53 -
1983 2.4 -
1984 2.16 -
1985 2.02 -
1986 1.99 -
1987 2.05 -
1988 2.14 -
1989 2.23 -
1990 2.32 6.81
1991 2.3 6.75
1992 2.37 6.65
1993 2.21 6.5
1994 2.25 6.33
1995 2.14 6.16
1996 2.12 5.99
1997 2.04 5.82
1998 1.97 5.69
1999 2.05 5.58
2000 1.99 5.46
2001 1.91 5.34
2002 1.94 5.22
2003 1.87 5.06
2004 1.92 4.97
2005 1.88 4.87
2006 1.77 4.74
2007 1.74 4.63
2008 1.67 4.51
2009 1.59 4.44
2010 1.57 4.43
2011 1.55 4.31
2012 1.54 4.15
2013 1.44 4.05
2014 1.43 4
2015 1.36 3.98
2016 1.4 3.89
2017 1.44 3.77
2018 1.41 3.67
2019 1.4 3.59
2020 1.44 3.51
2021 1.41 3.44
2022 1.32 3.38
2023 1.39 3.31

Mauritius and Palestine demographics compared

Median age
Mauritius

Palestine
Year Median age, years
Mauritius Palestine
1960 17.4 -
1961 17.5 -
1962 17.6 -
1963 17.6 -
1964 17.6 -
1965 17.7 -
1966 17.8 -
1967 17.9 -
1968 18.1 -
1969 18.3 -
1970 18.5 -
1971 18.8 -
1972 19.1 -
1973 19.5 -
1974 19.8 -
1975 20.2 -
1976 20.6 -
1977 21 -
1978 21.3 -
1979 21.6 -
1980 21.9 -
1981 22.1 -
1982 22.4 -
1983 22.8 -
1984 23.2 -
1985 23.5 -
1986 23.9 -
1987 24.3 -
1988 24.7 -
1989 25.2 -
1990 25.6 15.4
1991 26 15.4
1992 26.3 15.4
1993 26.6 15.5
1994 26.9 15.5
1995 27.3 15.6
1996 27.6 15.7
1997 28 15.8
1998 28.4 15.9
1999 28.7 16
2000 29 16.2
2001 29.4 16.3
2002 29.7 16.5
2003 30 16.7
2004 30.3 16.9
2005 30.7 17.1
2006 31.1 17.4
2007 31.6 17.6
2008 32 17.9
2009 32.5 18.1
2010 32.9 18.4
2011 33.4 18.6
2012 33.8 18.9
2013 34.2 19.1
2014 34.6 19.4
2015 35 19.6
2016 35.4 19.8
2017 35.8 19.9
2018 36.2 20
2019 36.5 20.2
2020 36.8 20.3
2021 37.1 20.4
2022 37.5 20.6
2023 38 20.8
2024 38.5 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mauritius Palestine
GNI, Atlas method
$16.2B
2024
$16.3B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.9%
2025
20%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.09%
2024
5.43%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.15%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
3,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.75%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
5.57%
2023
31.4%
2024
Services, % of GDP
64.4%
2024
58.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
17.4%
2022
Economic freedom index
75
2025
30
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.9%
2017
27.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2017
2.5%
2023
Listed domestic companies
93
2024
48
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$9.12B
2024
$4.08B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$8.51B
2024
$1.33B
2024
Personal remittances received
$287M
2024
$736M
2024
International tourist arrivals
316,000
2020
93,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
12.9%
2020
9.43%
2018
Banked people share
89.6%
2024
39.6%
2024

Energy

Mauritius Palestine
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,155 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.21 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
3.34 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.9%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
8.6%
2021
15.4%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.48%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
2,441 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
21.7%
2021
24.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
2.88%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Mauritius Palestine
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,787
2024
-23,145
2024
Urban population
40.9%
2024
77.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.68 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.4
2025
36.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
51
2024
18
2025
Higher education index
40
2025
48
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.23
2022
1.41
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
12.2
2019
5.3
2016
Visa free countries
141
2025
49
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.3%
2023
97.9%
2024
English speaking
16%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
79.5%
2023
86.6%
2023

Health

Mauritius Palestine
Government health expenditure per capita
$591
2022
$351
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$260.1
2022
$117.6
2022
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.62%
2022
13.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.2
2022
2.17
2018
Maternal mortality per 100K births
66
2023
16
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
15.2
2023
26.3
2023
Obesity rate
19.6%
2022
38.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
20.1%
2024
15.5%
2024
Air quality index
97
2025
45
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
20.9%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.86 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Mauritius Palestine
% of world land
0.001%
2025
0.004%
2025
Land area per capita
612 sq mi
2024
440 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
332 sq mi
2025
1,510 sq mi
2025
Forest area
150.2 sq mi
2025
39.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,509 mi
2015
n/a

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