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Mauritius vs Uganda statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mauritius has a population of 1.26M (ranked 156/197), compared with 50M in Uganda (ranked 31/197). Mauritius' land area is 771 sq mi versus 77,421 sq mi for Uganda (ranked 170th vs. 84th).

By GDP, Mauritius ranks 143/197 ($15B) and Uganda ranks 89/197 ($53.7B). By GDP per capita, Mauritius ranks 79/197 ($11,872), while Uganda ranks 173/197 ($1,073).

Main facts and rankings

Mauritius Uganda
Population
1256649
52490669
Population rank 157/197 30/197
GDP
$15B
2024
$53.7B
2024
GDP rank 143/197 89/197
GDP per capita
$11,872
2024
$1,073
2024
GDP per capita rank 79/197 173/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$31,051
2024
$3,276
2024
Government debt
$13.7B
2024
$27.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
93.2%
2025
54%
2025
Government debt per person
$10,846
2024
$556
2024
Government debt per person rank 54/185 162/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,323
2025
$1,648
2025
Land area
771 sq mi
2025
77,421 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,634 ppl/mi²
2024
646 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.39
2023
4.28
2023
Median age
38.5 years
2024
17.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
68.7 years
2025

Mauritius and Uganda: Comparison Charts

Mauritius and Uganda economies compared

GDP
Mauritius

Uganda
Year GDP
Mauritius Uganda
1960 $162,089,564 $423,145,605
1961 $191,757,729 $441,667,335
1962 $197,738,208 $449,158,233
1963 $253,839,558 $516,315,231
1964 $218,914,569 $589,247,687
1965 $230,024,161 $884,502,310
1966 $227,534,083 $925,381,492
1967 $238,439,291 $967,240,655
1968 $206,576,631 $1,037,379,252
1969 $221,553,613 $1,168,556,629
1970 $224,125,805 $1,259,554,809
1971 $251,437,338 $1,417,191,656
1972 $318,664,900 $1,490,970,181
1973 $404,285,775 $1,701,829,789
1974 $669,894,030 $2,098,944,967
1975 $673,311,287 $2,359,555,556
1976 $713,510,052 $2,447,300,000
1977 $834,722,972 $2,936,470,588
1978 $1,029,040,323 $2,420,260,870
1979 $1,227,446,632 $2,139,025,000
1980 $1,147,027,924 $1,244,610,000
1981 $1,157,769,444 $1,337,300,000
1982 $1,092,923,636 $2,177,500,000
1983 $1,104,956,573 $2,240,333,333
1984 $1,054,564,759 $3,615,647,477
1985 $1,090,611,325 $3,519,695,444
1986 $1,482,601,552 $3,923,244,050
1987 $1,906,174,438 $6,269,522,042
1988 $2,163,252,449 $6,508,931,652
1989 $2,211,312,823 $5,276,480,799
1990 $2,689,212,760 $4,304,399,310
1991 $2,895,354,736 $3,321,729,160
1992 $3,267,677,814 $2,857,457,762
1993 $3,307,302,126 $3,220,439,044
1994 $3,606,050,873 $3,990,430,447
1995 $4,094,741,652 $5,755,818,842
1996 $4,481,489,762 $6,044,585,327
1997 $4,243,755,308 $6,269,333,313
1998 $4,225,813,976 $6,584,815,847
1999 $4,402,193,195 $5,998,563,258
2000 $4,726,108,622 $6,193,246,837
2001 $4,675,755,867 $5,840,503,869
2002 $4,906,494,249 $6,178,563,591
2003 $5,894,873,920 $6,606,884,275
2004 $6,667,418,752 $7,939,487,548
2005 $6,576,108,447 $9,239,221,763
2006 $7,028,810,681 $9,977,647,683
2007 $8,150,150,209 $11,902,564,495
2008 $9,990,356,674 $14,440,404,132
2009 $9,128,843,109 $25,127,805,567
2010 $10,003,670,690 $26,673,441,431
2011 $11,518,413,430 $27,871,725,241
2012 $11,668,696,397 $27,305,915,911
2013 $12,292,974,141 $28,915,786,517
2014 $13,074,129,952 $32,612,397,257
2015 $12,007,291,046 $32,387,183,730
2016 $12,594,155,464 $29,203,988,696
2017 $13,713,506,131 $30,744,473,841
2018 $14,735,695,931 $32,927,025,620
2019 $14,436,346,980 $35,353,061,008
2020 $11,408,106,446 $37,600,368,240
2021 $11,484,348,858 $40,529,788,744
2022 $12,907,767,790 $45,565,333,216
2023 $14,101,195,733 $48,768,955,859
2024 $14,952,555,415 $53,651,874,314

Mauritius and Uganda economies compared

GDP per capita
Mauritius

Uganda
Year GDP per capita
Mauritius Uganda
1960 $238.3 $55.4
1961 $281.7 $56.2
1962 $282.3 $55.5
1963 $353 $62
1964 $297.3 $68.6
1965 $305 $100
1966 $296 $101.4
1967 $304 $102.8
1968 $258.7 $106.9
1969 $272.7 $116.7
1970 $271.3 $122
1971 $299.6 $133.5
1972 $374 $137
1973 $467 $152.7
1974 $763 $183.7
1975 $755 $201.2
1976 $787 $203.3
1977 $906 $237.6
1978 $1,102 $190.7
1979 $1,292 $164.5
1980 $1,187 $93.8
1981 $1,181 $98.6
1982 $1,101 $157
1983 $1,103 $157.5
1984 $1,042 $247.5
1985 $1,069 $234.3
1986 $1,442 $253.6
1987 $1,840 $393
1988 $2,074 $395
1989 $2,103 $310
1990 $2,540 $245
1991 $2,705 $183
1992 $3,013 $152.1
1993 $3,014 $165.6
1994 $3,240 $198.4
1995 $3,648 $278.5
1996 $3,952 $284.7
1997 $3,696 $286.8
1998 $3,642 $292.5
1999 $3,746 $257.9
2000 $3,982 $258.1
2001 $3,909 $236
2002 $4,073 $242
2003 $4,858 $250.7
2004 $5,461 $292.4
2005 $5,354 $330
2006 $5,696 $347
2007 $6,575 $401
2008 $8,030 $473
2009 $7,318 $799
2010 $8,000 $823
2011 $9,197 $836
2012 $9,291 $795
2013 $9,765 $818
2014 $10,366 $896
2015 $9,508 $863
2016 $9,966 $753
2017 $10,842 $765
2018 $11,643 $792
2019 $11,403 $822
2020 $9,011 $846
2021 $9,069 $883
2022 $10,224 $963
2023 $11,182 $1,002
2024 $11,872 $1,073

Mauritius vs. Uganda life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mauritius

Uganda
Year Life expectancy, years
Mauritius Uganda
1950 51.9 39.7
1951 52.5 40.2
1952 52.1 40.8
1953 51.5 41.3
1954 52.2 41.8
1955 53.8 42.4
1956 55.1 43
1957 55.7 43.7
1958 56.4 44.3
1959 57.4 45
1960 58.4 45.6
1961 59.5 46.3
1962 60.5 46.8
1963 61.1 47.4
1964 61.5 47.8
1965 62.1 48.3
1966 62.1 48.5
1967 61.7 49
1968 62.1 49.3
1969 62.7 49.5
1970 63.7 49.6
1971 63.8 47.1
1972 63.8 47.2
1973 64.3 47
1974 64.2 46.9
1975 64.4 46.5
1976 64 46.2
1977 64.8 45.8
1978 65.3 45.6
1979 66 45.4
1980 66.5 43.5
1981 67.2 43.5
1982 67.9 43.3
1983 68.4 43.5
1984 68.6 43.7
1985 68.7 45.5
1986 68.9 45.7
1987 69.2 47.4
1988 69.4 47.5
1989 69.5 47.5
1990 69.8 47.6
1991 70.1 47.5
1992 70.2 47.7
1993 70.4 47.7
1994 70.4 47.7
1995 70.6 47.7
1996 70.5 47.8
1997 70.7 48
1998 70.9 48.3
1999 71.4 49
2000 71.8 49.6
2001 72 50.6
2002 72.1 51.4
2003 72.3 52.4
2004 72.5 53.7
2005 72.6 54.9
2006 72.8 56.1
2007 72.9 57.2
2008 73.1 58.3
2009 73.3 59.2
2010 73.6 60
2011 74.1 60.8
2012 74.3 61.6
2013 74.4 62.4
2014 74.6 63.1
2015 74.7 63.8
2016 74.9 64.5
2017 75 65.2
2018 74.5 65.8
2019 74.2 66.4
2020 74.7 66.4
2021 72.9 66.4
2022 73.5 67.7
2023 74.9 68.3
2024 75.1 68.5
2025 75.3 68.7

Mauritius and Uganda population clocks and comparison

Population
Mauritius

Uganda
Year Population
Mauritius Uganda
1960 680,331 7,640,973
1961 680,757 7,862,217
1962 700,349 8,092,231
1963 718,861 8,333,663
1964 736,381 8,586,363
1965 753,000 8,849,203
1966 768,813 9,122,864
1967 783,917 9,408,924
1968 798,413 9,708,632
1969 812,405 10,014,858
1970 826,000 10,321,603
1971 839,230 10,618,206
1972 852,053 10,885,796
1973 864,819 11,144,236
1974 878,042 11,424,846
1975 892,000 11,725,240
1976 906,507 12,037,294
1977 921,379 12,359,669
1978 933,499 12,692,113
1979 949,888 13,002,163
1980 966,039 13,275,741
1981 980,462 13,556,452
1982 992,521 13,873,631
1983 1,001,691 14,221,881
1984 1,012,221 14,607,677
1985 1,020,528 15,023,681
1986 1,028,360 15,467,579
1987 1,036,082 15,954,170
1988 1,043,239 16,470,483
1989 1,051,260 17,010,698
1990 1,058,775 17,569,897
1991 1,070,266 18,155,901
1992 1,084,441 18,785,032
1993 1,097,374 19,445,161
1994 1,112,846 20,108,801
1995 1,122,457 20,665,667
1996 1,133,996 21,231,550
1997 1,148,284 21,856,046
1998 1,160,421 22,515,806
1999 1,175,267 23,257,281
2000 1,186,873 24,000,150
2001 1,196,287 24,745,676
2002 1,204,621 25,532,870
2003 1,213,370 26,352,124
2004 1,221,003 27,154,515
2005 1,228,254 27,963,289
2006 1,233,996 28,794,003
2007 1,239,630 29,653,430
2008 1,244,121 30,539,553
2009 1,247,429 31,451,151
2010 1,250,400 32,390,802
2011 1,252,404 33,354,543
2012 1,255,882 34,337,438
2013 1,258,927 35,337,042
2014 1,261,208 36,395,539
2015 1,262,879 37,531,446
2016 1,263,747 38,799,152
2017 1,264,887 40,177,388
2018 1,265,577 41,565,831
2019 1,265,985 42,999,637
2020 1,266,014 44,457,152
2021 1,266,334 45,910,930
2022 1,262,523 47,312,719
2023 1,261,041 48,656,601
2024 1,259,509 50,015,092

Fertility rates in Mauritius and Uganda

Fertility rate
Mauritius

Uganda
Year Fertility rate
Mauritius Uganda
1960 5.9 6.91
1961 5.98 6.93
1962 5.88 6.96
1963 6.18 6.98
1964 5.96 7.01
1965 5.51 7.04
1966 5.46 7.07
1967 4.63 7.1
1968 4.6 7.13
1969 3.97 7.12
1970 3.82 7.15
1971 3.51 7.18
1972 3.41 7.19
1973 3.07 7.19
1974 3.45 7.19
1975 3.2 7.2
1976 3.13 7.19
1977 3.07 7.18
1978 3.01 7.16
1979 2.91 7.14
1980 2.8 7.11
1981 2.67 7.12
1982 2.53 7.11
1983 2.4 7.07
1984 2.16 7.02
1985 2.02 7.04
1986 1.99 7.08
1987 2.05 7.12
1988 2.14 7.1
1989 2.23 7.05
1990 2.32 7.01
1991 2.3 6.94
1992 2.37 6.91
1993 2.21 6.89
1994 2.25 6.9
1995 2.14 6.87
1996 2.12 6.84
1997 2.04 6.86
1998 1.97 6.84
1999 2.05 6.83
2000 1.99 6.79
2001 1.91 6.76
2002 1.94 6.74
2003 1.87 6.67
2004 1.92 6.61
2005 1.88 6.53
2006 1.77 6.43
2007 1.74 6.33
2008 1.67 6.2
2009 1.59 6.12
2010 1.57 6.02
2011 1.55 5.89
2012 1.54 5.73
2013 1.44 5.56
2014 1.43 5.41
2015 1.36 5.25
2016 1.4 5.11
2017 1.44 4.99
2018 1.41 4.87
2019 1.4 4.74
2020 1.44 4.62
2021 1.41 4.51
2022 1.32 4.39
2023 1.39 4.28

Mauritius and Uganda demographics compared

Median age
Mauritius

Uganda
Year Median age, years
Mauritius Uganda
1960 17.4 17.1
1961 17.5 16.9
1962 17.6 16.8
1963 17.6 16.7
1964 17.6 16.6
1965 17.7 16.6
1966 17.8 16.6
1967 17.9 16.6
1968 18.1 16.6
1969 18.3 16.6
1970 18.5 16.6
1971 18.8 16.6
1972 19.1 16.5
1973 19.5 16.3
1974 19.8 16.3
1975 20.2 16.2
1976 20.6 16.2
1977 21 16.2
1978 21.3 16.1
1979 21.6 16.1
1980 21.9 16
1981 22.1 15.9
1982 22.4 15.9
1983 22.8 15.9
1984 23.2 15.9
1985 23.5 15.9
1986 23.9 15.9
1987 24.3 15.9
1988 24.7 15.9
1989 25.2 15.8
1990 25.6 15.8
1991 26 15.8
1992 26.3 15.7
1993 26.6 15.7
1994 26.9 15.6
1995 27.3 15.4
1996 27.6 15.3
1997 28 15.1
1998 28.4 15
1999 28.7 15
2000 29 15
2001 29.4 15
2002 29.7 15
2003 30 15
2004 30.3 15
2005 30.7 15
2006 31.1 15
2007 31.6 15
2008 32 15.1
2009 32.5 15.1
2010 32.9 15.2
2011 33.4 15.3
2012 33.8 15.4
2013 34.2 15.5
2014 34.6 15.6
2015 35 15.8
2016 35.4 16
2017 35.8 16.3
2018 36.2 16.5
2019 36.5 16.8
2020 36.8 17
2021 37.1 17.2
2022 37.5 17.4
2023 38 17.6
2024 38.5 17.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mauritius Uganda
GNI, Atlas method
$16.2B
2024
$50.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.9%
2025
21.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.09%
2024
2.55%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.15%
2023
1.98%
2023
Armed forces personnel
3,000
2020
46,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.75%
2025
-6.7%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.57%
2023
3.42%
2021
Services, % of GDP
64.4%
2024
43.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
24.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
75
2025
51.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.9%
2017
34.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2017
2.4%
2019
Listed domestic companies
93
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$9.12B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$8.51B
2024
$3.36B
2018
Personal remittances received
$287M
2024
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
316,000
2020
473,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
12.9%
2020
9.21%
2020
Banked people share
89.6%
2024
72.8%
2024

Energy

Mauritius Uganda
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,155 kg
2023
483 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25
2023
$6.05
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.21 megatons
2023
7.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.34 tons
2023
0.15 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.9%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
8.6%
2021
90.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.48%
2023
1.93%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
20.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
2,441 kWh
2023
89.9 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
21.7%
2021
90%
2021
Hydroelectric share
2.88%
2023
86.2%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
51.5%
2023

Society

Mauritius Uganda
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.61%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,787
2024
-117,924
2024
Urban population
40.9%
2024
27.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.68 ft
2025
5.53 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.4
2025
28.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
51
2024
26
2024
Higher education index
40
2025
67
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.23
2022
8.77
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
12.2
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
141
2025
74
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.3%
2023
80.6%
2022
English speaking
16%
2023
44.7%
2023
People using the Internet
79.5%
2023
8.95%
2024

Health

Mauritius Uganda
Government health expenditure per capita
$591
2022
$44.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$260.1
2022
$15
2022
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
68.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.62%
2022
41.6%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.2
2022
0.17
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
66
2023
170
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
15.2
2023
38.8
2023
Obesity rate
19.6%
2022
8.05%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
20.1%
2024
2.2%
2024
Air quality index
97
2025
8
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
20.9%
2022
7.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.86 liters
2020
11.3 liters
2020

Territory

Mauritius Uganda
% of world land
0.001%
2025
0.13%
2025
Land area per capita
612 sq mi
2024
1,548 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
332 sq mi
2025
55,657 sq mi
2025
Forest area
150.2 sq mi
2025
8,549 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,509 mi
2015
90,720 mi
2019

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