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Mauritius vs Senegal statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mauritius has a population of 1.26M (ranked 156/197), compared with 18.5M in Senegal (ranked 69/197). Mauritius' land area is 771 sq mi versus 74,336 sq mi for Senegal (ranked 170th vs. 85th).

By GDP, Mauritius ranks 143/197 ($15B) and Senegal ranks 110/197 ($32.3B). By GDP per capita, Mauritius ranks 79/197 ($11,872), while Senegal ranks 160/197 ($1,744).

Main facts and rankings

Mauritius Senegal
Population
1256649
19281054
Population rank 157/197 68/197
GDP
$15B
2024
$32.3B
2024
GDP rank 143/197 110/197
GDP per capita
$11,872
2024
$1,744
2024
GDP per capita rank 79/197 160/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$31,051
2024
$5,110
2024
Government debt
$13.7B
2024
$36.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
93.2%
2025
111.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$10,846
2024
$1,982
2024
Government debt per person rank 54/185 119/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,323
2025
$1,890
2025
Land area
771 sq mi
2025
74,336 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,634 ppl/mi²
2024
248.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.39
2023
3.82
2023
Median age
38.5 years
2024
20.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
69.2 years
2025

Mauritius and Senegal: Comparison Charts

Mauritius and Senegal economies compared

GDP
Mauritius

Senegal
Year GDP
Mauritius Senegal
1960 $162,089,564 $1,003,692,370
1961 $191,757,729 $1,058,975,257
1962 $197,738,208 $1,085,475,791
1963 $253,839,558 $1,122,139,862
1964 $218,914,569 $1,188,930,645
1965 $230,024,161 $1,210,058,228
1966 $227,534,083 $1,246,908,186
1967 $238,439,291 $1,246,480,766
1968 $206,576,631 $1,309,384,862
1969 $221,553,613 $1,245,234,931
1970 $224,125,805 $1,297,407,655
1971 $251,437,338 $1,339,549,033
1972 $318,664,900 $1,620,857,104
1973 $404,285,775 $1,863,398,590
1974 $669,894,030 $2,099,325,229
1975 $673,311,287 $2,830,388,405
1976 $713,510,052 $2,869,777,884
1977 $834,722,972 $2,938,046,463
1978 $1,029,040,323 $3,280,354,921
1979 $1,227,446,632 $4,084,877,823
1980 $1,147,027,924 $4,510,108,291
1981 $1,157,769,444 $4,095,892,781
1982 $1,092,923,636 $4,013,951,443
1983 $1,104,956,573 $3,569,356,125
1984 $1,054,564,759 $3,485,165,432
1985 $1,090,611,325 $3,818,944,918
1986 $1,482,601,552 $5,392,093,446
1987 $1,906,174,438 $6,487,353,103
1988 $2,163,252,449 $6,418,419,389
1989 $2,211,312,823 $6,366,039,373
1990 $2,689,212,760 $7,390,967,360
1991 $2,895,354,736 $7,255,210,470
1992 $3,267,677,814 $7,769,817,840
1993 $3,307,302,126 $7,367,986,241
1994 $3,606,050,873 $5,034,588,196
1995 $4,094,741,652 $6,326,342,633
1996 $4,481,489,762 $6,559,712,166
1997 $4,243,755,308 $6,041,478,726
1998 $4,225,813,976 $6,505,607,909
1999 $4,402,193,195 $6,592,834,933
2000 $4,726,108,622 $6,013,185,004
2001 $4,675,755,867 $6,507,824,829
2002 $4,906,494,249 $7,006,402,320
2003 $5,894,873,920 $8,768,721,563
2004 $6,667,418,752 $10,076,816,667
2005 $6,576,108,447 $11,009,033,438
2006 $7,028,810,681 $11,697,918,243
2007 $8,150,150,209 $13,994,218,413
2008 $9,990,356,674 $16,853,989,628
2009 $9,128,843,109 $16,145,867,495
2010 $10,003,670,690 $16,121,315,909
2011 $11,518,413,430 $17,814,283,639
2012 $11,668,696,397 $17,660,870,412
2013 $12,292,974,141 $18,918,667,725
2014 $13,074,129,952 $19,797,253,440
2015 $12,007,291,046 $17,774,766,696
2016 $12,594,155,464 $19,040,312,333
2017 $13,713,506,131 $20,996,562,944
2018 $14,735,695,931 $23,116,701,556
2019 $14,436,346,980 $23,403,995,992
2020 $11,408,106,446 $24,530,513,038
2021 $11,484,348,858 $27,520,784,130
2022 $12,907,767,790 $27,783,332,223
2023 $14,101,195,733 $30,696,331,296
2024 $14,952,555,415 $32,267,254,425

Mauritius and Senegal economies compared

GDP per capita
Mauritius

Senegal
Year GDP per capita
Mauritius Senegal
1960 $238.3 $300
1961 $281.7 $308
1962 $282.3 $307
1963 $353 $309
1964 $297.3 $318
1965 $305 $314
1966 $296 $315
1967 $304 $305
1968 $258.7 $311
1969 $272.7 $287.3
1970 $271.3 $290.5
1971 $299.6 $291.1
1972 $374 $342
1973 $467 $381
1974 $763 $417
1975 $755 $547
1976 $787 $541
1977 $906 $540
1978 $1,102 $589
1979 $1,292 $716
1980 $1,187 $772
1981 $1,181 $683
1982 $1,101 $652
1983 $1,103 $564
1984 $1,042 $536
1985 $1,069 $571
1986 $1,442 $784
1987 $1,840 $916
1988 $2,074 $880
1989 $2,103 $849
1990 $2,540 $957
1991 $2,705 $913
1992 $3,013 $951
1993 $3,014 $878
1994 $3,240 $584
1995 $3,648 $715
1996 $3,952 $723
1997 $3,696 $651
1998 $3,642 $685
1999 $3,746 $678
2000 $3,982 $603
2001 $3,909 $637
2002 $4,073 $669
2003 $4,858 $818
2004 $5,461 $918
2005 $5,354 $980
2006 $5,696 $1,017
2007 $6,575 $1,189
2008 $8,030 $1,399
2009 $7,318 $1,309
2010 $8,000 $1,276
2011 $9,197 $1,375
2012 $9,291 $1,327
2013 $9,765 $1,380
2014 $10,366 $1,399
2015 $9,508 $1,218
2016 $9,966 $1,266
2017 $10,842 $1,357
2018 $11,643 $1,453
2019 $11,403 $1,431
2020 $9,011 $1,461
2021 $9,069 $1,598
2022 $10,224 $1,574
2023 $11,182 $1,698
2024 $11,872 $1,744

Mauritius vs. Senegal life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mauritius

Senegal
Year Life expectancy, years
Mauritius Senegal
1950 51.9 36.5
1951 52.5 36.9
1952 52.1 37.4
1953 51.5 37.8
1954 52.2 38.2
1955 53.8 38.5
1956 55.1 38.9
1957 55.7 39.1
1958 56.4 39.4
1959 57.4 39.5
1960 58.4 39.7
1961 59.5 39.7
1962 60.5 39.7
1963 61.1 39.7
1964 61.5 39.8
1965 62.1 39.8
1966 62.1 39.8
1967 61.7 40
1968 62.1 40.1
1969 62.7 40.4
1970 63.7 40.8
1971 63.8 41.2
1972 63.8 41.8
1973 64.3 42.4
1974 64.2 43.1
1975 64.4 43.9
1976 64 44.8
1977 64.8 45.7
1978 65.3 46.6
1979 66 47.5
1980 66.5 48.3
1981 67.2 49.1
1982 67.9 49.9
1983 68.4 50.8
1984 68.6 51.7
1985 68.7 52.6
1986 68.9 53.7
1987 69.2 54.6
1988 69.4 55.5
1989 69.5 56.2
1990 69.8 56.7
1991 70.1 57
1992 70.2 57.3
1993 70.4 57.3
1994 70.4 57.5
1995 70.6 57.3
1996 70.5 57.1
1997 70.7 57.1
1998 70.9 57.1
1999 71.4 57.3
2000 71.8 57.6
2001 72 58.2
2002 72.1 58.9
2003 72.3 59.5
2004 72.5 60.3
2005 72.6 61
2006 72.8 61.8
2007 72.9 62.7
2008 73.1 63.2
2009 73.3 63.8
2010 73.6 64.2
2011 74.1 64.8
2012 74.3 65.2
2013 74.4 65.6
2014 74.6 66
2015 74.7 66.5
2016 74.9 66.7
2017 75 67.1
2018 74.5 67.4
2019 74.2 67.7
2020 74.7 67.5
2021 72.9 66.9
2022 73.5 67.8
2023 74.9 68.7
2024 75.1 68.9
2025 75.3 69.2

Mauritius and Senegal population clocks and comparison

Population
Mauritius

Senegal
Year Population
Mauritius Senegal
1960 680,331 3,340,907
1961 680,757 3,436,375
1962 700,349 3,534,686
1963 718,861 3,635,876
1964 736,381 3,740,535
1965 753,000 3,849,788
1966 768,813 3,964,299
1967 783,917 4,083,870
1968 798,413 4,207,587
1969 812,405 4,334,974
1970 826,000 4,466,328
1971 839,230 4,601,864
1972 852,053 4,741,631
1973 864,819 4,885,181
1974 878,042 5,029,437
1975 892,000 5,170,810
1976 906,507 5,308,564
1977 921,379 5,439,549
1978 933,499 5,568,096
1979 949,888 5,702,895
1980 966,039 5,845,638
1981 980,462 5,997,160
1982 992,521 6,156,961
1983 1,001,691 6,324,504
1984 1,012,221 6,499,364
1985 1,020,528 6,683,287
1986 1,028,360 6,878,192
1987 1,036,082 7,081,530
1988 1,043,239 7,289,618
1989 1,051,260 7,502,207
1990 1,058,775 7,720,523
1991 1,070,266 7,943,085
1992 1,084,441 8,168,395
1993 1,097,374 8,396,288
1994 1,112,846 8,624,078
1995 1,122,457 8,848,101
1996 1,133,996 9,067,014
1997 1,148,284 9,283,495
1998 1,160,421 9,502,952
1999 1,175,267 9,730,887
2000 1,186,873 9,968,260
2001 1,196,287 10,212,942
2002 1,204,621 10,466,214
2003 1,213,370 10,721,176
2004 1,221,003 10,975,704
2005 1,228,254 11,235,472
2006 1,233,996 11,500,094
2007 1,239,630 11,770,344
2008 1,244,121 12,048,959
2009 1,247,429 12,337,389
2010 1,250,400 12,635,413
2011 1,252,404 12,958,897
2012 1,255,882 13,310,495
2013 1,258,927 13,710,849
2014 1,261,208 14,152,102
2015 1,262,879 14,593,331
2016 1,263,747 15,034,521
2017 1,264,887 15,475,002
2018 1,265,577 15,914,498
2019 1,265,985 16,352,922
2020 1,266,014 16,789,219
2021 1,266,334 17,220,867
2022 1,262,523 17,651,103
2023 1,261,041 18,077,573
2024 1,259,509 18,501,984

Fertility rates in Mauritius and Senegal

Fertility rate
Mauritius

Senegal
Year Fertility rate
Mauritius Senegal
1960 5.9 7
1961 5.98 7.04
1962 5.88 7.08
1963 6.18 7.12
1964 5.96 7.16
1965 5.51 7.19
1966 5.46 7.22
1967 4.63 7.24
1968 4.6 7.25
1969 3.97 7.26
1970 3.82 7.26
1971 3.51 7.26
1972 3.41 7.26
1973 3.07 7.26
1974 3.45 7.25
1975 3.2 7.25
1976 3.13 7.26
1977 3.07 7.27
1978 3.01 7.28
1979 2.91 7.29
1980 2.8 7.29
1981 2.67 7.28
1982 2.53 7.25
1983 2.4 7.19
1984 2.16 7.11
1985 2.02 7.01
1986 1.99 6.9
1987 2.05 6.79
1988 2.14 6.58
1989 2.23 6.48
1990 2.32 6.4
1991 2.3 6.27
1992 2.37 6.15
1993 2.21 6.05
1994 2.25 5.92
1995 2.14 5.82
1996 2.12 5.72
1997 2.04 5.64
1998 1.97 5.58
1999 2.05 5.57
2000 1.99 5.5
2001 1.91 5.4
2002 1.94 5.3
2003 1.87 5.25
2004 1.92 5.19
2005 1.88 5.13
2006 1.77 5.06
2007 1.74 5.02
2008 1.67 5.02
2009 1.59 5.03
2010 1.57 5.06
2011 1.55 5.1
2012 1.54 5.13
2013 1.44 5.05
2014 1.43 4.88
2015 1.36 4.75
2016 1.4 4.65
2017 1.44 4.49
2018 1.41 4.29
2019 1.4 4.1
2020 1.44 4
2021 1.41 3.94
2022 1.32 3.86
2023 1.39 3.82

Mauritius and Senegal demographics compared

Median age
Mauritius

Senegal
Year Median age, years
Mauritius Senegal
1960 17.4 18.1
1961 17.5 18
1962 17.6 18
1963 17.6 17.9
1964 17.6 17.9
1965 17.7 17.9
1966 17.8 17.8
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 17.9
1973 19.5 17.9
1974 19.8 17.8
1975 20.2 17.7
1976 20.6 17.6
1977 21 17.4
1978 21.3 17.2
1979 21.6 17
1980 21.9 16.8
1981 22.1 16.7
1982 22.4 16.5
1983 22.8 16.4
1984 23.2 16.3
1985 23.5 16.3
1986 23.9 16.3
1987 24.3 16.3
1988 24.7 16.4
1989 25.2 16.5
1990 25.6 16.6
1991 26 16.7
1992 26.3 16.8
1993 26.6 16.9
1994 26.9 17
1995 27.3 17.1
1996 27.6 17.2
1997 28 17.3
1998 28.4 17.4
1999 28.7 17.5
2000 29 17.6
2001 29.4 17.7
2002 29.7 17.8
2003 30 18
2004 30.3 18.1
2005 30.7 18.2
2006 31.1 18.2
2007 31.6 18.3
2008 32 18.4
2009 32.5 18.4
2010 32.9 18.5
2011 33.4 18.5
2012 33.8 18.5
2013 34.2 18.5
2014 34.6 18.6
2015 35 18.6
2016 35.4 18.7
2017 35.8 18.9
2018 36.2 19
2019 36.5 19.2
2020 36.8 19.4
2021 37.1 19.7
2022 37.5 19.9
2023 38 20.1
2024 38.5 20.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mauritius Senegal
GNI, Atlas method
$16.2B
2024
$31B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.9%
2025
29%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.09%
2024
6.16%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.15%
2023
1.47%
2023
Armed forces personnel
3,000
2020
19,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.75%
2025
-7.25%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.57%
2023
5.78%
2024
Services, % of GDP
64.4%
2024
49.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
25.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
75
2025
56.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.9%
2017
28.8%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2017
3%
2021
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
$3.75B
2024
International tourist arrivals
316,000
2020
1,376,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
12.9%
2020
10.5%
2018
Banked people share
89.6%
2024
76.5%
2024

Energy

Mauritius Senegal
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,155 kg
2023
291.1 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25
2023
$16.4
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.21 megatons
2023
12 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.34 tons
2023
0.67 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.9%
2022
63.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
8.6%
2021
35.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.48%
2023
1.58%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
69%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
2,441 kWh
2023
410 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
21.7%
2021
13.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
2.88%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
74.2%
2023

Society

Mauritius Senegal
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,787
2024
-10,307
2024
Urban population
40.9%
2024
50.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.68 ft
2025
5.78 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.38 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.4
2025
32.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
51
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
40
2025
55
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.23
2022
0.3
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
12.2
2019
23.5
2019
Visa free countries
141
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.3%
2023
50.4%
2023
English speaking
16%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
79.5%
2023
60.6%
2023

Health

Mauritius Senegal
Government health expenditure per capita
$591
2022
$63.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$260.1
2022
$31.1
2022
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
69.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.62%
2022
21.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.2
2022
0.13
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
21.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
66
2023
237
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
15.2
2023
38.5
2023
Obesity rate
19.6%
2022
10.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
20.1%
2024
3.8%
2024
Air quality index
97
2025
23
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
20.9%
2022
6.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.86 liters
2020
0.38 liters
2020

Territory

Mauritius Senegal
% of world land
0.001%
2025
0.13%
2025
Land area per capita
612 sq mi
2024
4,018 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
332 sq mi
2025
36,722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
150.2 sq mi
2025
30,688 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,509 mi
2015
10,355 mi
2017

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