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Mauritius vs Peru statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mauritius has a population of 1.26M (ranked 156/197), compared with 34.2M in Peru (ranked 48/197). Mauritius' land area is 771 sq mi versus 494,211 sq mi for Peru (ranked 170th vs. 19th).

By GDP, Mauritius ranks 143/197 ($15B) and Peru ranks 49/197 ($289B). By GDP per capita, Mauritius ranks 79/197 ($11,872), while Peru ranks 93/197 ($8,452).

Main facts and rankings

Mauritius Peru
Population
1256649
34854181
Population rank 157/197 48/197
GDP
$15B
2024
$289B
2024
GDP rank 143/197 49/197
GDP per capita
$11,872
2024
$8,452
2024
GDP per capita rank 79/197 93/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$31,051
2024
$17,802
2024
Government debt
$13.7B
2024
$94.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
93.2%
2025
33.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$10,846
2024
$2,770
2024
Government debt per person rank 54/185 106/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,323
2025
$6,804
2025
Land area
771 sq mi
2025
494,211 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,634 ppl/mi²
2024
69.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.39
2023
1.98
2023
Median age
38.5 years
2024
30.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
78.1 years
2025

Mauritius and Peru: Comparison Charts

Mauritius and Peru economies compared

GDP
Mauritius

Peru
Year GDP
Mauritius Peru
1960 $162,089,564 $2,571,986,572
1961 $191,757,729 $2,897,852,693
1962 $197,738,208 $3,284,322,201
1963 $253,839,558 $3,598,272,493
1964 $218,914,569 $4,353,664,867
1965 $230,024,161 $5,163,008,077
1966 $227,534,083 $6,109,048,737
1967 $238,439,291 $6,194,340,080
1968 $206,576,631 $5,736,083,835
1969 $221,553,613 $6,420,909,790
1970 $224,125,805 $7,432,223,177
1971 $251,437,338 $8,289,582,884
1972 $318,664,900 $9,189,413,409
1973 $404,285,775 $10,994,381,895
1974 $669,894,030 $13,858,441,211
1975 $673,311,287 $16,931,162,355
1976 $713,510,052 $16,131,958,851
1977 $834,722,972 $14,544,913,961
1978 $1,029,040,323 $12,491,876,743
1979 $1,227,446,632 $15,954,012,439
1980 $1,147,027,924 $18,136,838,538
1981 $1,157,769,444 $21,648,214,893
1982 $1,092,923,636 $21,794,535,621
1983 $1,104,956,573 $17,345,260,564
1984 $1,054,564,759 $17,600,400,385
1985 $1,090,611,325 $15,078,736,875
1986 $1,482,601,552 $21,859,448,586
1987 $1,906,174,438 $36,889,706,593
1988 $2,163,252,449 $15,439,408,447
1989 $2,211,312,823 $22,499,558,526
1990 $2,689,212,760 $26,410,386,963
1991 $2,895,354,736 $34,341,465,998
1992 $3,267,677,814 $35,966,302,303
1993 $3,307,302,126 $34,832,077,221
1994 $3,606,050,873 $44,882,079,767
1995 $4,094,741,652 $53,312,793,687
1996 $4,481,489,762 $55,252,414,130
1997 $4,243,755,308 $58,147,522,523
1998 $4,225,813,976 $55,501,467,877
1999 $4,402,193,195 $50,187,324,568
2000 $4,726,108,622 $51,744,749,133
2001 $4,675,755,867 $52,030,158,775
2002 $4,906,494,249 $54,777,553,515
2003 $5,894,873,920 $58,731,030,122
2004 $6,667,418,752 $66,768,703,498
2005 $6,576,108,447 $76,060,606,061
2006 $7,028,810,681 $88,643,193,062
2007 $8,150,150,209 $102,170,981,144
2008 $9,990,356,674 $120,550,599,815
2009 $9,128,843,109 $120,822,986,521
2010 $10,003,670,690 $147,527,631,521
2011 $11,518,413,430 $171,761,737,047
2012 $11,668,696,397 $192,650,021,649
2013 $12,292,974,141 $201,175,543,571
2014 $13,074,129,952 $200,786,250,583
2015 $12,007,291,046 $189,802,976,286
2016 $12,594,155,464 $191,898,104,390
2017 $13,713,506,131 $211,007,984,081
2018 $14,735,695,931 $222,597,009,739
2019 $14,436,346,980 $228,346,006,004
2020 $11,408,106,446 $201,409,694,756
2021 $11,484,348,858 $226,328,766,460
2022 $12,907,767,790 $246,065,570,308
2023 $14,101,195,733 $266,958,720,838
2024 $14,952,555,415 $289,221,969,060

Mauritius and Peru economies compared

GDP per capita
Mauritius

Peru
Year GDP per capita
Mauritius Peru
1960 $238.3 $252.8
1961 $281.7 $276.6
1962 $282.3 $305
1963 $353 $324
1964 $297.3 $381
1965 $305 $439
1966 $296 $505
1967 $304 $498
1968 $258.7 $448
1969 $272.7 $488
1970 $271.3 $550
1971 $299.6 $599
1972 $374 $647
1973 $467 $754
1974 $763 $927
1975 $755 $1,104
1976 $787 $1,026
1977 $906 $903
1978 $1,102 $756
1979 $1,292 $942
1980 $1,187 $1,045
1981 $1,181 $1,216
1982 $1,101 $1,194
1983 $1,103 $927
1984 $1,042 $918
1985 $1,069 $767
1986 $1,442 $1,087
1987 $1,840 $1,792
1988 $2,074 $733
1989 $2,103 $1,045
1990 $2,540 $1,200
1991 $2,705 $1,527
1992 $3,013 $1,567
1993 $3,014 $1,488
1994 $3,240 $1,879
1995 $3,648 $2,190
1996 $3,952 $2,227
1997 $3,696 $2,301
1998 $3,642 $2,156
1999 $3,746 $1,917
2000 $3,982 $1,945
2001 $3,909 $1,930
2002 $4,073 $2,007
2003 $4,858 $2,129
2004 $5,461 $2,397
2005 $5,354 $2,707
2006 $5,696 $3,130
2007 $6,575 $3,581
2008 $8,030 $4,198
2009 $7,318 $4,181
2010 $8,000 $5,072
2011 $9,197 $5,861
2012 $9,291 $6,519
2013 $9,765 $6,747
2014 $10,366 $6,667
2015 $9,508 $6,232
2016 $9,966 $6,217
2017 $10,842 $6,736
2018 $11,643 $6,978
2019 $11,403 $7,037
2020 $9,011 $6,133
2021 $9,069 $6,826
2022 $10,224 $7,351
2023 $11,182 $7,888
2024 $11,872 $8,452

Mauritius vs. Peru life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mauritius

Peru
Year Life expectancy, years
Mauritius Peru
1950 51.9 46
1951 52.5 46.5
1952 52.1 46.8
1953 51.5 47.1
1954 52.2 47.5
1955 53.8 47.9
1956 55.1 48.4
1957 55.7 48.9
1958 56.4 49.5
1959 57.4 50
1960 58.4 50.6
1961 59.5 51.2
1962 60.5 51.5
1963 61.1 52.6
1964 61.5 53.3
1965 62.1 53.9
1966 62.1 54.4
1967 61.7 54.9
1968 62.1 55.4
1969 62.7 55.8
1970 63.7 47.7
1971 63.8 56.5
1972 63.8 57
1973 64.3 57.3
1974 64.2 57.8
1975 64.4 58.2
1976 64 58.6
1977 64.8 58.9
1978 65.3 59.3
1979 66 59.6
1980 66.5 60
1981 67.2 60.3
1982 67.9 60.6
1983 68.4 60.8
1984 68.6 61.1
1985 68.7 61.7
1986 68.9 62.2
1987 69.2 62.5
1988 69.4 63
1989 69.5 63.4
1990 69.8 64
1991 70.1 64.2
1992 70.2 65
1993 70.4 65.7
1994 70.4 66.5
1995 70.6 67.2
1996 70.5 67.8
1997 70.7 68.3
1998 70.9 68.7
1999 71.4 69.3
2000 71.8 69.8
2001 72 70.3
2002 72.1 70.8
2003 72.3 71.3
2004 72.5 71.4
2005 72.6 72
2006 72.8 72.3
2007 72.9 72.7
2008 73.1 72.7
2009 73.3 72.6
2010 73.6 72.9
2011 74.1 73.3
2012 74.3 74
2013 74.4 74.6
2014 74.6 75.3
2015 74.7 75.7
2016 74.9 76
2017 75 76
2018 74.5 76
2019 74.2 76.3
2020 74.7 73.8
2021 72.9 71.6
2022 73.5 76.8
2023 74.9 77.7
2024 75.1 77.9
2025 75.3 78.1

Mauritius and Peru population clocks and comparison

Population
Mauritius

Peru
Year Population
Mauritius Peru
1960 680,331 10,174,127
1961 680,757 10,475,123
1962 700,349 10,784,612
1963 718,861 11,102,099
1964 736,381 11,427,978
1965 753,000 11,761,085
1966 768,813 12,101,297
1967 783,917 12,448,814
1968 798,413 12,803,993
1969 812,405 13,166,767
1970 826,000 13,501,237
1971 839,230 13,838,067
1972 852,053 14,210,147
1973 864,819 14,582,867
1974 878,042 14,956,552
1975 892,000 15,333,957
1976 906,507 15,716,809
1977 921,379 16,109,806
1978 933,499 16,516,059
1979 949,888 16,933,139
1980 966,039 17,360,949
1981 980,462 17,798,805
1982 992,521 18,246,503
1983 1,001,691 18,705,957
1984 1,012,221 19,174,716
1985 1,020,528 19,648,204
1986 1,028,360 20,117,122
1987 1,036,082 20,582,320
1988 1,043,239 21,054,702
1989 1,051,260 21,532,589
1990 1,058,775 22,014,771
1991 1,070,266 22,483,775
1992 1,084,441 22,946,340
1993 1,097,374 23,413,783
1994 1,112,846 23,881,493
1995 1,122,457 24,348,919
1996 1,133,996 24,811,171
1997 1,148,284 25,274,147
1998 1,160,421 25,738,095
1999 1,175,267 26,186,504
2000 1,186,873 26,598,331
2001 1,196,287 26,964,601
2002 1,204,621 27,288,217
2003 1,213,370 27,580,490
2004 1,221,003 27,852,190
2005 1,228,254 28,101,180
2006 1,233,996 28,324,491
2007 1,239,630 28,530,699
2008 1,244,121 28,719,041
2009 1,247,429 28,896,811
2010 1,250,400 29,086,019
2011 1,252,404 29,304,086
2012 1,255,882 29,550,366
2013 1,258,927 29,817,919
2014 1,261,208 30,115,826
2015 1,262,879 30,457,600
2016 1,263,747 30,866,494
2017 1,264,887 31,324,637
2018 1,265,577 31,897,584
2019 1,265,985 32,449,303
2020 1,266,014 32,838,579
2021 1,266,334 33,155,882
2022 1,262,523 33,475,438
2023 1,261,041 33,845,617
2024 1,259,509 34,217,848

Fertility rates in Mauritius and Peru

Fertility rate
Mauritius

Peru
Year Fertility rate
Mauritius Peru
1960 5.9 6.94
1961 5.98 6.92
1962 5.88 6.9
1963 6.18 6.86
1964 5.96 6.81
1965 5.51 6.75
1966 5.46 6.68
1967 4.63 6.6
1968 4.6 6.51
1969 3.97 6.42
1970 3.82 6.32
1971 3.51 6.21
1972 3.41 6.09
1973 3.07 5.97
1974 3.45 5.84
1975 3.2 5.71
1976 3.13 5.58
1977 3.07 5.44
1978 3.01 5.31
1979 2.91 5.17
1980 2.8 5.04
1981 2.67 4.92
1982 2.53 4.8
1983 2.4 4.68
1984 2.16 4.57
1985 2.02 4.46
1986 1.99 4.35
1987 2.05 4.25
1988 2.14 4.14
1989 2.23 4.03
1990 2.32 3.91
1991 2.3 3.79
1992 2.37 3.67
1993 2.21 3.55
1994 2.25 3.43
1995 2.14 3.32
1996 2.12 3.2
1997 2.04 3.1
1998 1.97 3
1999 2.05 2.92
2000 1.99 2.85
2001 1.91 2.74
2002 1.94 2.69
2003 1.87 2.66
2004 1.92 2.67
2005 1.88 2.64
2006 1.77 2.62
2007 1.74 2.58
2008 1.67 2.53
2009 1.59 2.48
2010 1.57 2.42
2011 1.55 2.41
2012 1.54 2.36
2013 1.44 2.32
2014 1.43 2.27
2015 1.36 2.23
2016 1.4 2.19
2017 1.44 2.15
2018 1.41 2.12
2019 1.4 2.09
2020 1.44 2.06
2021 1.41 2.03
2022 1.32 2
2023 1.39 1.98

Mauritius and Peru demographics compared

Median age
Mauritius

Peru
Year Median age, years
Mauritius Peru
1960 17.4 18.2
1961 17.5 18.1
1962 17.6 18
1963 17.6 17.9
1964 17.6 17.9
1965 17.7 17.9
1966 17.8 17.9
1967 17.9 17.9
1968 18.1 17.9
1969 18.3 17.9
1970 18.5 17.9
1971 18.8 17.9
1972 19.1 18
1973 19.5 18
1974 19.8 18.1
1975 20.2 18.1
1976 20.6 18.2
1977 21 18.2
1978 21.3 18.3
1979 21.6 18.4
1980 21.9 18.5
1981 22.1 18.6
1982 22.4 18.7
1983 22.8 18.8
1984 23.2 18.9
1985 23.5 19.1
1986 23.9 19.2
1987 24.3 19.3
1988 24.7 19.5
1989 25.2 19.6
1990 25.6 19.8
1991 26 20
1992 26.3 20.2
1993 26.6 20.4
1994 26.9 20.7
1995 27.3 20.9
1996 27.6 21.2
1997 28 21.5
1998 28.4 21.8
1999 28.7 22.1
2000 29 22.5
2001 29.4 22.8
2002 29.7 23.2
2003 30 23.5
2004 30.3 23.9
2005 30.7 24.2
2006 31.1 24.6
2007 31.6 25
2008 32 25.4
2009 32.5 25.8
2010 32.9 26.3
2011 33.4 26.7
2012 33.8 27.1
2013 34.2 27.4
2014 34.6 27.8
2015 35 28.1
2016 35.4 28.4
2017 35.8 28.6
2018 36.2 28.9
2019 36.5 29.2
2020 36.8 29.5
2021 37.1 29.8
2022 37.5 30.1
2023 38 30.5
2024 38.5 30.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mauritius Peru
GNI, Atlas method
$16.2B
2024
$256B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.9%
2025
22.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.09%
2024
4.24%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.15%
2023
1.12%
2023
Armed forces personnel
3,000
2020
158,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.75%
2025
-2.54%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.57%
2023
5.2%
2024
Services, % of GDP
64.4%
2024
52.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
32.2%
2024
Economic freedom index
75
2025
65.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.9%
2017
30.3%
2024
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2017
2%
2024
Listed domestic companies
93
2024
176
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$9.12B
2024
$82.2B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$8.51B
2024
$79.2B
2024
Personal remittances received
$287M
2024
$4.93B
2024
International tourist arrivals
316,000
2020
1,119,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
12.9%
2020
2.2%
2020
Banked people share
89.6%
2024
59.3%
2024

Energy

Mauritius Peru
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,155 kg
2023
827 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25
2023
$20.2
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.21 megatons
2023
58.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.34 tons
2023
1.73 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.9%
2022
76.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
8.6%
2021
30.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.48%
2023
10.2%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
12.2%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
2,441 kWh
2023
1,588 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
21.7%
2021
61.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
2.88%
2023
49.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
96.2%
2023

Society

Mauritius Peru
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.42%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,787
2024
+18,406
2024
Urban population
40.9%
2024
79.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.68 ft
2025
5.47 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.07 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.4
2025
53
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
51
2024
31
2024
Higher education index
40
2025
67
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.23
2022
8.46
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
12.2
2019
13.6
2019
Visa free countries
141
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.3%
2023
93.7%
2024
English speaking
16%
2023
8%
2025
People using the Internet
79.5%
2023
82%
2024

Health

Mauritius Peru
Government health expenditure per capita
$591
2022
$446
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$260.1
2022
$120.3
2022
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
78.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.62%
2022
0.21%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.2
2022
1.62
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
21.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
66
2023
51
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
15.2
2023
15.8
2023
Obesity rate
19.6%
2022
28.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
20.1%
2024
6.4%
2024
Air quality index
97
2025
44
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
20.9%
2022
7.1%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.86 liters
2020
6.45 liters
2020

Territory

Mauritius Peru
% of world land
0.001%
2025
0.86%
2025
Land area per capita
612 sq mi
2024
14,443 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
332 sq mi
2025
94,153 sq mi
2025
Forest area
150.2 sq mi
2025
277,267 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,509 mi
2015
109,106 mi
2021

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