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Mauritius vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mauritius has a population of 1.26M (ranked 156/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Mauritius' land area is 771 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 170th vs. 157th).

By GDP, Mauritius ranks 143/197 ($15B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Mauritius ranks 79/197 ($11,872), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

Mauritius Vanuatu
Population
1256649
341110
Population rank 157/197 174/197
GDP
$15B
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 143/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$11,872
2024
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 79/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$31,051
2024
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$13.7B
2024
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
93.2%
2025
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$10,846
2024
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 54/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,323
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
771 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,634 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.39
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
38.5 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

Mauritius and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Mauritius and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
Mauritius

Vanuatu
Year GDP
Mauritius Vanuatu
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 $119,258,835
1980 $1,147,027,924 $121,185,498
1981 $1,157,769,444 $113,781,796
1982 $1,092,923,636 $114,501,913
1983 $1,104,956,573 $117,389,554
1984 $1,054,564,759 $144,482,515
1985 $1,090,611,325 $131,856,421
1986 $1,482,601,552 $126,498,935
1987 $1,906,174,438 $139,464,174
1988 $2,163,252,449 $158,351,368
1989 $2,211,312,823 $154,013,202
1990 $2,689,212,760 $168,879,207
1991 $2,895,354,736 $201,334,169
1992 $3,267,677,814 $209,088,825
1993 $3,307,302,126 $200,491,853
1994 $3,606,050,873 $233,701,301
1995 $4,094,741,652 $249,333,250
1996 $4,481,489,762 $261,370,044
1997 $4,243,755,308 $272,771,209
1998 $4,225,813,976 $262,293,411
1999 $4,402,193,195 $268,006,973
2000 $4,726,108,622 $272,014,628
2001 $4,675,755,867 $257,926,882
2002 $4,906,494,249 $262,596,536
2003 $5,894,873,920 $314,471,413
2004 $6,667,418,752 $364,996,869
2005 $6,576,108,447 $394,962,433
2006 $7,028,810,681 $439,358,587
2007 $8,150,150,209 $516,392,923
2008 $9,990,356,674 $590,748,429
2009 $9,128,843,109 $592,622,319
2010 $10,003,670,690 $670,712,980
2011 $11,518,413,430 $770,153,588
2012 $11,668,696,397 $747,839,698
2013 $12,292,974,141 $758,304,466
2014 $13,074,129,952 $773,717,011
2015 $12,007,291,046 $759,690,181
2016 $12,594,155,464 $804,323,577
2017 $13,713,506,131 $880,043,284
2018 $14,735,695,931 $914,727,908
2019 $14,436,346,980 $936,526,268
2020 $11,408,106,446 $909,421,044
2021 $11,484,348,858 $982,362,212
2022 $12,907,767,790 $1,030,654,208
2023 $14,101,195,733 $1,126,313,359
2024 $14,952,555,415 $1,161,251,868

Mauritius and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
Mauritius

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
Mauritius Vanuatu
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 $1,055
1980 $1,187 $1,048
1981 $1,181 $962
1982 $1,101 $946
1983 $1,103 $947
1984 $1,042 $1,137
1985 $1,069 $1,012
1986 $1,442 $946
1987 $1,840 $1,017
1988 $2,074 $1,125
1989 $2,103 $1,067
1990 $2,540 $1,141
1991 $2,705 $1,326
1992 $3,013 $1,344
1993 $3,014 $1,257
1994 $3,240 $1,431
1995 $3,648 $1,492
1996 $3,952 $1,529
1997 $3,696 $1,562
1998 $3,642 $1,471
1999 $3,746 $1,472
2000 $3,982 $1,460
2001 $3,909 $1,350
2002 $4,073 $1,341
2003 $4,858 $1,567
2004 $5,461 $1,774
2005 $5,354 $1,874
2006 $5,696 $2,035
2007 $6,575 $2,334
2008 $8,030 $2,604
2009 $7,318 $2,546
2010 $8,000 $2,815
2011 $9,197 $3,163
2012 $9,291 $3,005
2013 $9,765 $2,980
2014 $10,366 $2,973
2015 $9,508 $2,855
2016 $9,966 $2,956
2017 $10,842 $3,160
2018 $11,643 $3,207
2019 $11,403 $3,207
2020 $9,011 $3,043
2021 $9,069 $3,212
2022 $10,224 $3,292
2023 $11,182 $3,515
2024 $11,872 $3,543

Mauritius vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mauritius

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
Mauritius Vanuatu
1950 51.9 43.9
1951 52.5 42.2
1952 52.1 45.3
1953 51.5 45.8
1954 52.2 46.5
1955 53.8 47.1
1956 55.1 47.7
1957 55.7 48.2
1958 56.4 48.7
1959 57.4 49.3
1960 58.4 49.8
1961 59.5 50.4
1962 60.5 50.9
1963 61.1 51.5
1964 61.5 52
1965 62.1 52.5
1966 62.1 53.1
1967 61.7 53.7
1968 62.1 54.2
1969 62.7 54.8
1970 63.7 55.3
1971 63.8 55.9
1972 63.8 56.4
1973 64.3 57
1974 64.2 57.6
1975 64.4 58.1
1976 64 58.7
1977 64.8 59.2
1978 65.3 59.9
1979 66 60.9
1980 66.5 61.3
1981 67.2 61.9
1982 67.9 62.5
1983 68.4 63.1
1984 68.6 63.5
1985 68.7 63.9
1986 68.9 64.6
1987 69.2 64.4
1988 69.4 65.7
1989 69.5 66
1990 69.8 66.7
1991 70.1 67.1
1992 70.2 67.4
1993 70.4 67.7
1994 70.4 68
1995 70.6 68.1
1996 70.5 68.2
1997 70.7 68.3
1998 70.9 68.4
1999 71.4 67.9
2000 71.8 68.6
2001 72 68.7
2002 72.1 68.8
2003 72.3 68.9
2004 72.5 69
2005 72.6 69.2
2006 72.8 69.1
2007 72.9 69.1
2008 73.1 69.3
2009 73.3 69.4
2010 73.6 69.6
2011 74.1 69.7
2012 74.3 69.9
2013 74.4 70
2014 74.6 70
2015 74.7 70.2
2016 74.9 70.4
2017 75 70.5
2018 74.5 70.6
2019 74.2 70.8
2020 74.7 70.4
2021 72.9 70
2022 73.5 71.3
2023 74.9 71.5
2024 75.1 71.7
2025 75.3 71.8

Mauritius and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
Mauritius

Vanuatu
Year Population
Mauritius Vanuatu
1960 680,331 64,431
1961 680,757 66,264
1962 700,349 68,174
1963 718,861 70,159
1964 736,381 72,219
1965 753,000 74,358
1966 768,813 76,590
1967 783,917 78,921
1968 798,413 81,314
1969 812,405 83,755
1970 826,000 86,266
1971 839,230 88,862
1972 852,053 91,562
1973 864,819 94,362
1974 878,042 97,260
1975 892,000 100,269
1976 906,507 103,388
1977 921,379 106,618
1978 933,499 109,963
1979 949,888 113,040
1980 966,039 115,660
1981 980,462 118,249
1982 992,521 121,035
1983 1,001,691 123,998
1984 1,012,221 127,109
1985 1,020,528 130,356
1986 1,028,360 133,720
1987 1,036,082 137,187
1988 1,043,239 140,756
1989 1,051,260 144,393
1990 1,058,775 148,063
1991 1,070,266 151,793
1992 1,084,441 155,608
1993 1,097,374 159,463
1994 1,112,846 163,314
1995 1,122,457 167,137
1996 1,133,996 170,911
1997 1,148,284 174,626
1998 1,160,421 178,313
1999 1,175,267 182,048
2000 1,186,873 186,281
2001 1,196,287 191,031
2002 1,204,621 195,863
2003 1,213,370 200,746
2004 1,221,003 205,711
2005 1,228,254 210,760
2006 1,233,996 215,923
2007 1,239,630 221,276
2008 1,244,121 226,896
2009 1,247,429 232,731
2010 1,250,400 238,248
2011 1,252,404 243,474
2012 1,255,882 248,883
2013 1,258,927 254,482
2014 1,261,208 260,240
2015 1,262,879 266,101
2016 1,263,747 272,087
2017 1,264,887 278,507
2018 1,265,577 285,259
2019 1,265,985 291,985
2020 1,266,014 298,858
2021 1,266,334 305,868
2022 1,262,523 313,046
2023 1,261,041 320,409
2024 1,259,509 327,777

Fertility rates in Mauritius and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
Mauritius

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
Mauritius Vanuatu
1960 5.9 6.78
1961 5.98 6.73
1962 5.88 6.67
1963 6.18 6.62
1964 5.96 6.57
1965 5.51 6.52
1966 5.46 6.51
1967 4.63 6.51
1968 4.6 6.46
1969 3.97 6.41
1970 3.82 6.35
1971 3.51 6.29
1972 3.41 6.23
1973 3.07 6.15
1974 3.45 6.06
1975 3.2 5.98
1976 3.13 5.89
1977 3.07 5.81
1978 3.01 5.77
1979 2.91 5.73
1980 2.8 5.69
1981 2.67 5.65
1982 2.53 5.6
1983 2.4 5.55
1984 2.16 5.49
1985 2.02 5.43
1986 1.99 5.38
1987 2.05 5.33
1988 2.14 5.27
1989 2.23 5.21
1990 2.32 5.17
1991 2.3 5.13
1992 2.37 5.09
1993 2.21 5.02
1994 2.25 4.94
1995 2.14 4.85
1996 2.12 4.75
1997 2.04 4.66
1998 1.97 4.6
1999 2.05 4.56
2000 1.99 4.54
2001 1.91 4.5
2002 1.94 4.38
2003 1.87 4.29
2004 1.92 4.21
2005 1.88 4.13
2006 1.77 4.1
2007 1.74 4.12
2008 1.67 4.16
2009 1.59 4.16
2010 1.57 4.13
2011 1.55 4.09
2012 1.54 4.06
2013 1.44 4.04
2014 1.43 4
2015 1.36 3.95
2016 1.4 3.92
2017 1.44 3.88
2018 1.41 3.83
2019 1.4 3.79
2020 1.44 3.74
2021 1.41 3.7
2022 1.32 3.65
2023 1.39 3.6

Mauritius and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
Mauritius

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
Mauritius Vanuatu
1960 17.4 17.7
1961 17.5 17.6
1962 17.6 17.5
1963 17.6 17.4
1964 17.6 17.3
1965 17.7 17.2
1966 17.8 17.1
1967 17.9 17.1
1968 18.1 17
1969 18.3 17
1970 18.5 17
1971 18.8 17
1972 19.1 17
1973 19.5 17
1974 19.8 17.1
1975 20.2 17.1
1976 20.6 17.1
1977 21 17.2
1978 21.3 17.3
1979 21.6 17.5
1980 21.9 17.6
1981 22.1 17.7
1982 22.4 17.7
1983 22.8 17.7
1984 23.2 17.7
1985 23.5 17.7
1986 23.9 17.8
1987 24.3 17.8
1988 24.7 17.8
1989 25.2 17.8
1990 25.6 17.8
1991 26 17.9
1992 26.3 17.8
1993 26.6 17.7
1994 26.9 17.7
1995 27.3 17.8
1996 27.6 18
1997 28 18
1998 28.4 18
1999 28.7 18
2000 29 18.2
2001 29.4 18.5
2002 29.7 18.7
2003 30 18.9
2004 30.3 19.2
2005 30.7 19.4
2006 31.1 19.6
2007 31.6 19.9
2008 32 20.1
2009 32.5 20.3
2010 32.9 20.5
2011 33.4 20.6
2012 33.8 20.8
2013 34.2 20.9
2014 34.6 21
2015 35 21.1
2016 35.4 21.1
2017 35.8 21.2
2018 36.2 21.2
2019 36.5 21.2
2020 36.8 21.2
2021 37.1 21.2
2022 37.5 21.2
2023 38 21.2
2024 38.5 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mauritius Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$16.2B
2024
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.9%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.09%
2024
7.58%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.15%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
3,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.75%
2025
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.57%
2023
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
64.4%
2024
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
75
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.9%
2017
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2017
3%
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
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$287M
2024
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
316,000
2020
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
12.9%
2020
50.4%
2020
Banked people share
89.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Mauritius Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,155 kg
2023
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25
2023
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.21 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.34 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.9%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
8.6%
2021
25%
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
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
2.88%
2023
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

Mauritius Vanuatu
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,787
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
40.9%
2024
26.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.68 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.4
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
51
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
40
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
2.23
2022
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
12.2
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
141
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.3%
2023
88%
2023
English speaking
16%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
79.5%
2023
45.7%
2023

Health

Mauritius Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$591
2022
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$260.1
2022
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.62%
2022
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.2
2022
0.16
2019
Maternal mortality per 100K births
66
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
15.2
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
19.6%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
20.1%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
97
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
20.9%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.86 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

Mauritius Vanuatu
% of world land
0.001%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
612 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
332 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
150.2 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,509 mi
2015
665 mi
2000

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