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Mauritius vs Qatar statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mauritius has a population of 1.26M (ranked 156/197), compared with 2.86M in Qatar (ranked 138/197). Mauritius' land area is 771 sq mi versus 4,436 sq mi for Qatar (ranked 170th vs. 158th).

By GDP, Mauritius ranks 143/197 ($15B) and Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B). By GDP per capita, Mauritius ranks 79/197 ($11,872), while Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276).

Main facts and rankings

Mauritius Qatar
Population
1256649
2964497
Population rank 157/197 137/197
GDP
$15B
2024
$218B
2024
GDP rank 143/197 56/197
GDP per capita
$11,872
2024
$76,276
2024
GDP per capita rank 79/197 11/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$31,051
2024
$126,110
2024
Government debt
$13.7B
2024
$89B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
93.2%
2025
40.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$10,846
2024
$31,151
2024
Government debt per person rank 54/185 23/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,323
2025
$36,023
2025
Land area
771 sq mi
2025
4,436 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,634 ppl/mi²
2024
644 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.39
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
38.5 years
2024
34.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Mauritius and Qatar: Comparison Charts

Mauritius and Qatar economies compared

GDP
Mauritius

Qatar
Year GDP
Mauritius Qatar
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 $301,791,302
1971 $251,437,338 $387,703,106
1972 $318,664,900 $510,262,500
1973 $404,285,775 $793,885,560
1974 $669,894,030 $2,401,403,227
1975 $673,311,287 $2,512,773,166
1976 $713,510,052 $3,284,273,987
1977 $834,722,972 $3,617,564,638
1978 $1,029,040,323 $4,052,000,413
1979 $1,227,446,632 $5,632,962,997
1980 $1,147,027,924 $7,829,165,262
1981 $1,157,769,444 $8,661,263,764
1982 $1,092,923,636 $7,596,703,214
1983 $1,104,956,573 $6,467,582,308
1984 $1,054,564,759 $6,704,395,824
1985 $1,090,611,325 $6,153,296,456
1986 $1,482,601,552 $5,053,021,951
1987 $1,906,174,438 $5,446,428,681
1988 $2,163,252,449 $6,038,187,033
1989 $2,211,312,823 $6,487,912,088
1990 $2,689,212,760 $7,360,439,423
1991 $2,895,354,736 $6,883,516,484
1992 $3,267,677,814 $7,646,153,984
1993 $3,307,302,126 $7,156,593,654
1994 $3,606,050,873 $7,374,450,769
1995 $4,094,741,652 $8,137,911,978
1996 $4,481,489,762 $9,059,340,385
1997 $4,243,755,308 $11,297,802,115
1998 $4,225,813,976 $10,255,495,027
1999 $4,402,193,195 $12,393,131,868
2000 $4,726,108,622 $17,759,890,110
2001 $4,675,755,867 $17,538,461,538
2002 $4,906,494,249 $19,363,736,264
2003 $5,894,873,920 $23,533,791,209
2004 $6,667,418,752 $31,734,065,934
2005 $6,576,108,447 $44,530,494,505
2006 $7,028,810,681 $60,882,142,857
2007 $8,150,150,209 $79,712,087,912
2008 $9,990,356,674 $115,270,054,945
2009 $9,128,843,109 $97,798,351,648
2010 $10,003,670,690 $125,122,306,346
2011 $11,518,413,430 $167,775,268,626
2012 $11,668,696,397 $186,833,502,363
2013 $12,292,974,141 $198,727,642,967
2014 $13,074,129,952 $206,224,598,571
2015 $12,007,291,046 $161,739,955,577
2016 $12,594,155,464 $151,732,181,868
2017 $13,713,506,131 $161,099,122,225
2018 $14,735,695,931 $183,334,953,819
2019 $14,436,346,980 $176,371,267,692
2020 $11,408,106,446 $144,411,363,352
2021 $11,484,348,858 $179,732,009,560
2022 $12,907,767,790 $235,709,325,714
2023 $14,101,195,733 $213,002,809,341
2024 $14,952,555,415 $217,982,967,033

Mauritius and Qatar economies compared

GDP per capita
Mauritius

Qatar
Year GDP per capita
Mauritius Qatar
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 $2,594
1971 $299.6 $2,952
1972 $374 $3,483
1973 $467 $4,905
1974 $763 $13,540
1975 $755 $13,014
1976 $787 $15,710
1977 $906 $16,058
1978 $1,102 $16,757
1979 $1,292 $21,777
1980 $1,187 $28,375
1981 $1,181 $29,505
1982 $1,101 $24,385
1983 $1,103 $19,616
1984 $1,042 $19,272
1985 $1,069 $16,815
1986 $1,442 $13,213
1987 $1,840 $13,719
1988 $2,074 $14,682
1989 $2,103 $15,243
1990 $2,540 $16,722
1991 $2,705 $15,133
1992 $3,013 $16,280
1993 $3,014 $14,770
1994 $3,240 $14,765
1995 $3,648 $15,823
1996 $3,952 $17,125
1997 $3,696 $20,523
1998 $3,642 $17,665
1999 $3,746 $20,234
2000 $3,982 $27,535
2001 $3,909 $25,871
2002 $4,073 $27,227
2003 $4,858 $31,602
2004 $5,461 $41,036
2005 $5,354 $53,950
2006 $5,696 $62,582
2007 $6,575 $65,954
2008 $8,030 $80,781
2009 $7,318 $60,786
2010 $8,000 $77,387
2011 $9,197 $103,262
2012 $9,291 $108,470
2013 $9,765 $103,697
2014 $10,366 $95,841
2015 $9,508 $68,985
2016 $9,966 $61,254
2017 $10,842 $63,280
2018 $11,643 $71,040
2019 $11,403 $66,841
2020 $9,011 $51,684
2021 $9,069 $71,752
2022 $10,224 $88,701
2023 $11,182 $80,196
2024 $11,872 $76,276

Mauritius vs. Qatar life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mauritius

Qatar
Year Life expectancy, years
Mauritius Qatar
1950 51.9 50.8
1951 52.5 51.5
1952 52.1 52.1
1953 51.5 52.8
1954 52.2 53.5
1955 53.8 54.2
1956 55.1 54.9
1957 55.7 55.6
1958 56.4 56.3
1959 57.4 57
1960 58.4 57.8
1961 59.5 58.5
1962 60.5 59.2
1963 61.1 60
1964 61.5 60.7
1965 62.1 61.4
1966 62.1 62.2
1967 61.7 62.9
1968 62.1 63.6
1969 62.7 64.2
1970 63.7 64.9
1971 63.8 65.5
1972 63.8 66.1
1973 64.3 66.6
1974 64.2 67.2
1975 64.4 67.7
1976 64 68.2
1977 64.8 68.6
1978 65.3 69.1
1979 66 69.5
1980 66.5 69.9
1981 67.2 70.3
1982 67.9 70.7
1983 68.4 71.1
1984 68.6 71.5
1985 68.7 71.8
1986 68.9 72.2
1987 69.2 72.5
1988 69.4 72.8
1989 69.5 73.1
1990 69.8 73.4
1991 70.1 73.7
1992 70.2 73.9
1993 70.4 74.1
1994 70.4 74.2
1995 70.6 74.4
1996 70.5 74.6
1997 70.7 74.7
1998 70.9 74.9
1999 71.4 75
2000 71.8 75.3
2001 72 75.5
2002 72.1 75.8
2003 72.3 76.1
2004 72.5 76.5
2005 72.6 76.9
2006 72.8 77.3
2007 72.9 77.7
2008 73.1 78.3
2009 73.3 78.8
2010 73.6 79.4
2011 74.1 80
2012 74.3 80.5
2013 74.4 81
2014 74.6 81.4
2015 74.7 81.8
2016 74.9 82.1
2017 75 82.5
2018 74.5 82.7
2019 74.2 82.9
2020 74.7 80.4
2021 72.9 81.1
2022 73.5 81.9
2023 74.9 82.4
2024 75.1 82.5
2025 75.3 82.7

Mauritius and Qatar population clocks and comparison

Population
Mauritius

Qatar
Year Population
Mauritius Qatar
1960 680,331 36,010
1961 680,757 39,680
1962 700,349 44,630
1963 718,861 50,380
1964 736,381 56,867
1965 753,000 64,065
1966 768,813 72,192
1967 783,917 81,439
1968 798,413 91,749
1969 812,405 103,025
1970 826,000 116,350
1971 839,230 131,346
1972 852,053 146,506
1973 864,819 161,841
1974 878,042 177,362
1975 892,000 193,087
1976 906,507 209,052
1977 921,379 225,285
1978 933,499 241,808
1979 949,888 258,670
1980 966,039 275,913
1981 980,462 293,553
1982 992,521 311,537
1983 1,001,691 329,709
1984 1,012,221 347,878
1985 1,020,528 365,940
1986 1,028,360 382,422
1987 1,036,082 397,005
1988 1,043,239 411,264
1989 1,051,260 425,646
1990 1,058,775 440,175
1991 1,070,266 454,853
1992 1,084,441 469,657
1993 1,097,374 484,545
1994 1,112,846 499,459
1995 1,122,457 514,325
1996 1,133,996 529,019
1997 1,148,284 550,500
1998 1,160,421 580,540
1999 1,175,267 612,500
2000 1,186,873 644,989
2001 1,196,287 677,925
2002 1,204,621 711,205
2003 1,213,370 744,682
2004 1,221,003 773,332
2005 1,228,254 825,408
2006 1,233,996 972,831
2007 1,239,630 1,208,595
2008 1,244,121 1,426,938
2009 1,247,429 1,608,903
2010 1,250,400 1,616,832
2011 1,252,404 1,624,761
2012 1,255,882 1,722,438
2013 1,258,927 1,916,426
2014 1,261,208 2,151,745
2015 1,262,879 2,344,557
2016 1,263,747 2,477,113
2017 1,264,887 2,545,820
2018 1,265,577 2,580,734
2019 1,265,985 2,638,657
2020 1,266,014 2,794,148
2021 1,266,334 2,504,910
2022 1,262,523 2,657,333
2023 1,261,041 2,656,032
2024 1,259,509 2,857,822

Fertility rates in Mauritius and Qatar

Fertility rate
Mauritius

Qatar
Year Fertility rate
Mauritius Qatar
1960 5.9 6.53
1961 5.98 6.53
1962 5.88 6.53
1963 6.18 6.53
1964 5.96 6.53
1965 5.51 6.53
1966 5.46 6.52
1967 4.63 6.46
1968 4.6 6.39
1969 3.97 6.31
1970 3.82 6.23
1971 3.51 6.15
1972 3.41 6.07
1973 3.07 6.01
1974 3.45 5.94
1975 3.2 5.86
1976 3.13 5.78
1977 3.07 5.69
1978 3.01 5.58
1979 2.91 5.46
1980 2.8 5.33
1981 2.67 5.2
1982 2.53 5.04
1983 2.4 4.9
1984 2.16 4.76
1985 2.02 4.64
1986 1.99 4.57
1987 2.05 4.54
1988 2.14 4.51
1989 2.23 4.41
1990 2.32 4.23
1991 2.3 3.99
1992 2.37 3.85
1993 2.21 3.77
1994 2.25 3.67
1995 2.14 3.56
1996 2.12 3.44
1997 2.04 3.33
1998 1.97 3.21
1999 2.05 3.12
2000 1.99 3.07
2001 1.91 3.08
2002 1.94 3.01
2003 1.87 2.93
2004 1.92 2.79
2005 1.88 2.64
2006 1.77 2.51
2007 1.74 2.44
2008 1.67 2.37
2009 1.59 2.25
2010 1.57 2.14
2011 1.55 2.07
2012 1.54 2.04
2013 1.44 2.03
2014 1.43 2.03
2015 1.36 1.98
2016 1.4 1.86
2017 1.44 1.83
2018 1.41 1.76
2019 1.4 1.73
2020 1.44 1.68
2021 1.41 1.61
2022 1.32 1.74
2023 1.39 1.73

Mauritius and Qatar demographics compared

Median age
Mauritius

Qatar
Year Median age, years
Mauritius Qatar
1960 17.4 18
1961 17.5 19
1962 17.6 20.1
1963 17.6 21.1
1964 17.6 21.8
1965 17.7 22.5
1966 17.8 23
1967 17.9 23.5
1968 18.1 24
1969 18.3 24.4
1970 18.5 23.7
1971 18.8 22.2
1972 19.1 21.3
1973 19.5 20.9
1974 19.8 20.8
1975 20.2 21
1976 20.6 21.3
1977 21 21.8
1978 21.3 22.3
1979 21.6 22.9
1980 21.9 23.5
1981 22.1 24.1
1982 22.4 24.8
1983 22.8 25.6
1984 23.2 26.3
1985 23.5 27
1986 23.9 27.4
1987 24.3 27.5
1988 24.7 27.5
1989 25.2 27.6
1990 25.6 27.7
1991 26 27.9
1992 26.3 28.1
1993 26.6 28.4
1994 26.9 28.7
1995 27.3 29.1
1996 27.6 29.6
1997 28 29.9
1998 28.4 29.8
1999 28.7 29.8
2000 29 29.9
2001 29.4 30.1
2002 29.7 30.5
2003 30 30.9
2004 30.3 31
2005 30.7 30.9
2006 31.1 30.6
2007 31.6 30.1
2008 32 30.1
2009 32.5 30.8
2010 32.9 31.3
2011 33.4 31.2
2012 33.8 31
2013 34.2 30.9
2014 34.6 31.1
2015 35 31.2
2016 35.4 31.4
2017 35.8 31.6
2018 36.2 31.9
2019 36.5 32.3
2020 36.8 32.6
2021 37.1 32.9
2022 37.5 33.4
2023 38 34.1
2024 38.5 34.5

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Finance

Mauritius Qatar
GNI, Atlas method
$16.2B
2024
$219B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.9%
2025
26.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.09%
2024
3.23%
2020
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.15%
2023
6.96%
2022
Armed forces personnel
3,000
2020
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.75%
2025
+0.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.57%
2023
0.13%
2022
Services, % of GDP
64.4%
2024
45.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
58.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
75
2025
70.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.9%
2017
25.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2017
2.6%
2017
Number of millionaires n/a
26,163
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
1.13%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00009%
2025
Listed domestic companies
93
2024
52
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$9.12B
2024
$170M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$8.51B
2024
$54B
2024
Personal remittances received
$287M
2024
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
316,000
2020
582,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
12.9%
2020
20.2%
2020
Banked people share
89.6%
2024
65.9%
2011

Energy

Mauritius Qatar
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,155 kg
2023
16,684 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25
2023
$7.37
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.21 megatons
2023
127.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.34 tons
2023
48.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.9%
2022
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
8.6%
2021
0%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.48%
2023
0.12%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-396%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
2,441 kWh
2023
19,381 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
21.7%
2021
0.28%
2021
Hydroelectric share
2.88%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Mauritius Qatar
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,787
2024
+46,105
2024
Urban population
40.9%
2024
99.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.68 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.4
2025
77.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
51
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
40
2025
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.23
2022
0.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
12.2
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
141
2025
119
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.3%
2023
97.8%
2014
English speaking
16%
2023
30%
2025
People using the Internet
79.5%
2023
99.7%
2023

Health

Mauritius Qatar
Government health expenditure per capita
$591
2022
$1,782
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$260.1
2022
$137.8
2022
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.62%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.2
2022
2.5
2018
Maternal mortality per 100K births
66
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
15.2
2023
6
2023
Obesity rate
19.6%
2022
44%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
20.1%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
97
2025
15
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
20.9%
2022
12.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.86 liters
2020
1.05 liters
2020

Territory

Mauritius Qatar
% of world land
0.001%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
612 sq mi
2024
1,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
332 sq mi
2025
285.7 sq mi
2025
Forest area
150.2 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,509 mi
2015
4,374 mi
2016

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