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Mauritius vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mauritius has a population of 1.26M (ranked 156/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Mauritius' land area is 771 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 170th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Mauritius ranks 143/197 ($15B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Mauritius ranks 79/197 ($11,872), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Mauritius Vatican
Population
1256649
949
Population rank 157/197 197/197
GDP
$15B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 143/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$11,872
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 79/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$31,051
2024
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$13.7B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
93.2%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$10,846
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 54/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,323
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
771 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,634 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
1.39
2023
n/a
Median age
38.5 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Mauritius and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Mauritius vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mauritius

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Mauritius Vatican
1950 51.9 65.9
1951 52.5 65.3
1952 52.1 65.7
1953 51.5 66.3
1954 52.2 67.5
1955 53.8 67.8
1956 55.1 67.3
1957 55.7 67.5
1958 56.4 68.7
1959 57.4 69.2
1960 58.4 69.2
1961 59.5 69.8
1962 60.5 69.2
1963 61.1 69.3
1964 61.5 70.3
1965 62.1 70.1
1966 62.1 70.9
1967 61.7 70.9
1968 62.1 70.7
1969 62.7 70.7
1970 63.7 71.5
1971 63.8 71.7
1972 63.8 72
1973 64.3 71.9
1974 64.2 72.7
1975 64.4 72.6
1976 64 72.9
1977 64.8 73.3
1978 65.3 73.7
1979 66 74
1980 66.5 74.1
1981 67.2 74.3
1982 67.9 74.8
1983 68.4 74.7
1984 68.6 75.1
1985 68.7 75.5
1986 68.9 75.7
1987 69.2 76.2
1988 69.4 76.4
1989 69.5 76.8
1990 69.8 76.9
1991 70.1 76.9
1992 70.2 77.3
1993 70.4 77
1994 70.4 77.7
1995 70.6 77.8
1996 70.5 78.5
1997 70.7 78.2
1998 70.9 78.3
1999 71.4 78.7
2000 71.8 79.3
2001 72 79.9
2002 72.1 80
2003 72.3 79.8
2004 72.5 80.2
2005 72.6 80.6
2006 72.8 81.2
2007 72.9 81.3
2008 73.1 81.4
2009 73.3 81.3
2010 73.6 81.5
2011 74.1 81.7
2012 74.3 82
2013 74.4 82.5
2014 74.6 82.6
2015 74.7 82.5
2016 74.9 82.9
2017 75 82.7
2018 74.5 83.3
2019 74.2 83.6
2020 74.7 83
2021 72.9 82.9
2022 73.5 83.3
2023 74.9 83
2024 75.1 83.1
2025 75.3 83.3

Mauritius and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Mauritius

Vatican
Year Population
Mauritius Vatican
1960 680,331 -
1961 680,757 -
1962 700,349 -
1963 718,861 -
1964 736,381 -
1965 753,000 -
1966 768,813 -
1967 783,917 -
1968 798,413 -
1969 812,405 -
1970 826,000 -
1971 839,230 -
1972 852,053 -
1973 864,819 -
1974 878,042 -
1975 892,000 -
1976 906,507 -
1977 921,379 -
1978 933,499 -
1979 949,888 -
1980 966,039 -
1981 980,462 -
1982 992,521 -
1983 1,001,691 -
1984 1,012,221 -
1985 1,020,528 -
1986 1,028,360 -
1987 1,036,082 -
1988 1,043,239 -
1989 1,051,260 -
1990 1,058,775 -
1991 1,070,266 -
1992 1,084,441 -
1993 1,097,374 -
1994 1,112,846 -
1995 1,122,457 -
1996 1,133,996 -
1997 1,148,284 -
1998 1,160,421 -
1999 1,175,267 -
2000 1,186,873 880
2001 1,196,287 890
2002 1,204,621 900
2003 1,213,370 911
2004 1,221,003 921
2005 1,228,254 921
2006 1,233,996 932
2007 1,239,630 821
2008 1,244,121 824
2009 1,247,429 826
2010 1,250,400 829
2011 1,252,404 832
2012 1,255,882 836
2013 1,258,927 839
2014 1,261,208 842
2015 1,262,879 1,000
2016 1,263,747 -
2017 1,264,887 1,000
2018 1,265,577 -
2019 1,265,985 1,000
2020 1,266,014 -
2021 1,266,334 -
2022 1,262,523 -
2023 1,261,041 -
2024 1,259,509 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mauritius Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$16.2B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.9%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.09%
2024
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.15%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
3,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.75%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
5.57%
2023
n/a
Services, % of GDP
64.4%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
75
2025
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.9%
2017
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2017
n/a
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
n/a
International tourist arrivals
316,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
12.9%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
89.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Mauritius Vatican
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,155 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.21 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
3.34 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.9%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
8.6%
2021
n/a
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
n/a
Hydroelectric share
2.88%
2023
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
100%
2023
n/a

Society

Mauritius Vatican
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,787
2024
n/a
Urban population
40.9%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.68 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
61.4
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
51
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
40
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.23
2022
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
12.2
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
141
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.3%
2023
100%
2013
English speaking
16%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
79.5%
2023
n/a

Health

Mauritius Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$591
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$260.1
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.62%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.2
2022
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
66
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
15.2
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
19.6%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
20.1%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
97
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
20.9%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.86 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Mauritius Vatican
% of world land
0.001%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
612 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
332 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
150.2 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
1,509 mi
2015
5.59 mi
2003

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