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Mauritius vs Yemen statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mauritius has a population of 1.26M (ranked 156/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). Mauritius' land area is 771 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 170th vs. 49th).

By GDP, Mauritius ranks 143/197 ($15B) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, Mauritius ranks 79/197 ($11,872), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).

Main facts and rankings

Mauritius Yemen
Population
1256649
42727988
Population rank 157/197 37/197
GDP
$15B
2024
$21.6B
2018
GDP rank 143/197 124/197
GDP per capita
$11,872
2024
$634
2018
GDP per capita rank 79/197 192/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$31,051
2024
$3,164
2013
Government debt
$13.7B
2024
$18.8B
2018
Debt-to-GDP ratio
93.2%
2025
71.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$10,846
2024
$551
2018
Government debt per person rank 54/185 164/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,323
2025
$1,333
2025
Land area
771 sq mi
2025
203,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,634 ppl/mi²
2024
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.39
2023
4.59
2023
Median age
38.5 years
2024
19.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
69.6 years
2025

Mauritius and Yemen: Comparison Charts

Mauritius and Yemen economies compared

GDP
Mauritius

Yemen
Year GDP
Mauritius Yemen
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 -
1980 $1,147,027,924 -
1981 $1,157,769,444 -
1982 $1,092,923,636 -
1983 $1,104,956,573 -
1984 $1,054,564,759 -
1985 $1,090,611,325 -
1986 $1,482,601,552 -
1987 $1,906,174,438 -
1988 $2,163,252,449 -
1989 $2,211,312,823 -
1990 $2,689,212,760 $12,643,821,569
1991 $2,895,354,736 $14,665,445,462
1992 $3,267,677,814 $17,959,367,194
1993 $3,307,302,126 $21,736,802,664
1994 $3,606,050,873 $28,019,483,764
1995 $4,094,741,652 $12,796,345,679
1996 $4,481,489,762 $6,496,163,616
1997 $4,243,755,308 $6,838,298,531
1998 $4,225,813,976 $6,322,175,566
1999 $4,402,193,195 $7,639,325,296
2000 $4,726,108,622 $9,679,316,770
2001 $4,675,755,867 $9,852,990,693
2002 $4,906,494,249 $10,693,430,511
2003 $5,894,873,920 $11,777,532,662
2004 $6,667,418,752 $13,867,634,371
2005 $6,576,108,447 $16,731,566,717
2006 $7,028,810,681 $19,063,143,370
2007 $8,150,150,209 $21,650,528,674
2008 $9,990,356,674 $26,910,855,807
2009 $9,128,843,109 $25,130,278,213
2010 $10,003,670,690 $30,906,749,533
2011 $11,518,413,430 $32,726,417,878
2012 $11,668,696,397 $35,401,331,609
2013 $12,292,974,141 $40,415,233,436
2014 $13,074,129,952 $43,228,585,321
2015 $12,007,291,046 $42,444,490,074
2016 $12,594,155,464 $31,317,825,274
2017 $13,713,506,131 $26,842,229,045
2018 $14,735,695,931 $21,606,160,663
2019 $14,436,346,980 -
2020 $11,408,106,446 -
2021 $11,484,348,858 -
2022 $12,907,767,790 -
2023 $14,101,195,733 -
2024 $14,952,555,415 -

Mauritius and Yemen economies compared

GDP per capita
Mauritius

Yemen
Year GDP per capita
Mauritius Yemen
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 -
1980 $1,187 -
1981 $1,181 -
1982 $1,101 -
1983 $1,103 -
1984 $1,042 -
1985 $1,069 -
1986 $1,442 -
1987 $1,840 -
1988 $2,074 -
1989 $2,103 -
1990 $2,540 $910
1991 $2,705 $1,016
1992 $3,013 $1,198
1993 $3,014 $1,397
1994 $3,240 $1,735
1995 $3,648 $764
1996 $3,952 $375
1997 $3,696 $383
1998 $3,642 $343
1999 $3,746 $401
2000 $3,982 $493
2001 $3,909 $487
2002 $4,073 $513
2003 $4,858 $549
2004 $5,461 $628
2005 $5,354 $734
2006 $5,696 $810
2007 $6,575 $890
2008 $8,030 $1,072
2009 $7,318 $969
2010 $8,000 $1,155
2011 $9,197 $1,186
2012 $9,291 $1,245
2013 $9,765 $1,379
2014 $10,366 $1,430
2015 $9,508 $1,362
2016 $9,966 $975
2017 $10,842 $811
2018 $11,643 $634
2019 $11,403 -
2020 $9,011 -
2021 $9,069 -
2022 $10,224 -
2023 $11,182 -
2024 $11,872 -

Mauritius vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mauritius

Yemen
Year Life expectancy, years
Mauritius Yemen
1950 51.9 28.9
1951 52.5 29.3
1952 52.1 29.6
1953 51.5 30
1954 52.2 30.4
1955 53.8 30.8
1956 55.1 31.3
1957 55.7 31.8
1958 56.4 32.4
1959 57.4 32.9
1960 58.4 33.5
1961 59.5 34.1
1962 60.5 33.7
1963 61.1 33.4
1964 61.5 34.9
1965 62.1 35.6
1966 62.1 36.3
1967 61.7 37.1
1968 62.1 38
1969 62.7 39.6
1970 63.7 40.6
1971 63.8 41.8
1972 63.8 42.7
1973 64.3 43.6
1974 64.2 44.5
1975 64.4 45.5
1976 64 46.4
1977 64.8 47.4
1978 65.3 48.5
1979 66 49.5
1980 66.5 50.6
1981 67.2 51.7
1982 67.9 52.4
1983 68.4 53.6
1984 68.6 54.6
1985 68.7 55.4
1986 68.9 54
1987 69.2 56.8
1988 69.4 57.4
1989 69.5 58
1990 69.8 58.5
1991 70.1 58.8
1992 70.2 59.3
1993 70.4 59.7
1994 70.4 59.8
1995 70.6 60.5
1996 70.5 60.9
1997 70.7 61.3
1998 70.9 61.8
1999 71.4 62.3
2000 71.8 62.8
2001 72 63.3
2002 72.1 63.8
2003 72.3 64.4
2004 72.5 64.9
2005 72.6 65.4
2006 72.8 65.8
2007 72.9 66.2
2008 73.1 66.6
2009 73.3 66.9
2010 73.6 67.2
2011 74.1 67.4
2012 74.3 67.6
2013 74.4 68
2014 74.6 68
2015 74.7 66.8
2016 74.9 67.1
2017 75 67.1
2018 74.5 65.9
2019 74.2 66.6
2020 74.7 66.4
2021 72.9 66
2022 73.5 68
2023 74.9 69.3
2024 75.1 69.4
2025 75.3 69.6

Mauritius and Yemen population clocks and comparison

Population
Mauritius

Yemen
Year Population
Mauritius Yemen
1960 680,331 5,532,301
1961 680,757 5,655,232
1962 700,349 5,782,221
1963 718,861 5,911,135
1964 736,381 6,048,006
1965 753,000 6,195,593
1966 768,813 6,351,494
1967 783,917 6,516,444
1968 798,413 6,690,524
1969 812,405 6,875,859
1970 826,000 7,065,279
1971 839,230 7,257,462
1972 852,053 7,460,068
1973 864,819 7,672,796
1974 878,042 7,896,783
1975 892,000 8,133,598
1976 906,507 8,384,113
1977 921,379 8,648,222
1978 933,499 8,926,586
1979 949,888 9,224,194
1980 966,039 9,543,358
1981 980,462 9,882,362
1982 992,521 10,241,006
1983 1,001,691 10,621,499
1984 1,012,221 11,025,597
1985 1,020,528 11,453,825
1986 1,028,360 11,901,040
1987 1,036,082 12,369,912
1988 1,043,239 12,859,708
1989 1,051,260 13,364,174
1990 1,058,775 13,887,862
1991 1,070,266 14,430,201
1992 1,084,441 14,989,494
1993 1,097,374 15,563,914
1994 1,112,846 16,149,147
1995 1,122,457 16,740,058
1996 1,133,996 17,313,177
1997 1,148,284 17,873,936
1998 1,160,421 18,446,013
1999 1,175,267 19,029,420
2000 1,186,873 19,624,141
2001 1,196,287 20,226,147
2002 1,204,621 20,835,086
2003 1,213,370 21,456,379
2004 1,221,003 22,095,167
2005 1,228,254 22,790,085
2006 1,233,996 23,543,083
2007 1,239,630 24,318,082
2008 1,244,121 25,111,941
2009 1,247,429 25,927,724
2010 1,250,400 26,754,387
2011 1,252,404 27,582,897
2012 1,255,882 28,433,647
2013 1,258,927 29,312,952
2014 1,261,208 30,226,309
2015 1,262,879 31,159,379
2016 1,263,747 32,109,010
2017 1,264,887 33,090,921
2018 1,265,577 34,085,182
2019 1,265,985 35,111,408
2020 1,266,014 36,134,863
2021 1,266,334 37,140,230
2022 1,262,523 38,222,876
2023 1,261,041 39,390,799
2024 1,259,509 40,583,164

Fertility rates in Mauritius and Yemen

Fertility rate
Mauritius

Yemen
Year Fertility rate
Mauritius Yemen
1960 5.9 7.99
1961 5.98 8
1962 5.88 8.01
1963 6.18 8.03
1964 5.96 8.07
1965 5.51 8.1
1966 5.46 8.14
1967 4.63 8.17
1968 4.6 8.19
1969 3.97 8.22
1970 3.82 8.23
1971 3.51 8.26
1972 3.41 8.27
1973 3.07 8.29
1974 3.45 8.33
1975 3.2 8.37
1976 3.13 8.42
1977 3.07 8.47
1978 3.01 8.5
1979 2.91 8.67
1980 2.8 8.71
1981 2.67 8.75
1982 2.53 8.79
1983 2.4 8.83
1984 2.16 8.85
1985 2.02 8.86
1986 1.99 8.86
1987 2.05 8.83
1988 2.14 8.79
1989 2.23 8.71
1990 2.32 8.61
1991 2.3 8.46
1992 2.37 8.27
1993 2.21 8.05
1994 2.25 7.8
1995 2.14 7.53
1996 2.12 7
1997 2.04 6.82
1998 1.97 6.64
1999 2.05 6.49
2000 1.99 6.32
2001 1.91 6.14
2002 1.94 5.97
2003 1.87 5.84
2004 1.92 5.71
2005 1.88 5.56
2006 1.77 5.41
2007 1.74 5.26
2008 1.67 5.11
2009 1.59 5
2010 1.57 4.81
2011 1.55 4.63
2012 1.54 4.63
2013 1.44 4.62
2014 1.43 4.62
2015 1.36 4.62
2016 1.4 4.61
2017 1.44 4.61
2018 1.41 4.61
2019 1.4 4.6
2020 1.44 4.6
2021 1.41 4.6
2022 1.32 4.59
2023 1.39 4.59

Mauritius and Yemen demographics compared

Median age
Mauritius

Yemen
Year Median age, years
Mauritius Yemen
1960 17.4 19.7
1961 17.5 19.6
1962 17.6 19.6
1963 17.6 19.5
1964 17.6 19.4
1965 17.7 19.3
1966 17.8 19.2
1967 17.9 19.1
1968 18.1 18.9
1969 18.3 18.7
1970 18.5 18.4
1971 18.8 18.1
1972 19.1 17.8
1973 19.5 17.6
1974 19.8 17.3
1975 20.2 17
1976 20.6 16.8
1977 21 16.6
1978 21.3 16.3
1979 21.6 16.1
1980 21.9 15.9
1981 22.1 15.7
1982 22.4 15.5
1983 22.8 15.3
1984 23.2 15.1
1985 23.5 15
1986 23.9 14.9
1987 24.3 14.8
1988 24.7 14.7
1989 25.2 14.6
1990 25.6 14.6
1991 26 14.6
1992 26.3 14.6
1993 26.6 14.6
1994 26.9 14.6
1995 27.3 14.7
1996 27.6 14.8
1997 28 14.9
1998 28.4 15
1999 28.7 15.2
2000 29 15.4
2001 29.4 15.6
2002 29.7 15.8
2003 30 16
2004 30.3 16.2
2005 30.7 16.4
2006 31.1 16.7
2007 31.6 16.9
2008 32 17.2
2009 32.5 17.4
2010 32.9 17.7
2011 33.4 17.9
2012 33.8 18.1
2013 34.2 18.3
2014 34.6 18.5
2015 35 18.7
2016 35.4 18.8
2017 35.8 18.9
2018 36.2 19
2019 36.5 19.1
2020 36.8 19.1
2021 37.1 19.1
2022 37.5 19.2
2023 38 19.2
2024 38.5 19.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mauritius Yemen
GNI, Atlas method
$16.2B
2024
$25.3B
2018
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.9%
2025
9.59%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.09%
2024
5.46%
2012
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.15%
2023
3.97%
2014
Armed forces personnel
3,000
2020
40,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.75%
2025
-3.73%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.57%
2023
13.5%
2014
Services, % of GDP
64.4%
2024
41.8%
2018
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
25.4%
2018
Economic freedom index
75
2025
53.7
2015
Income share by richest 10%
29.9%
2017
29.4%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2017
3%
2014
Listed domestic companies
93
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$9.12B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$8.51B
2024
$1.25B
2022
Personal remittances received
$287M
2024
$3.43B
2024
International tourist arrivals
316,000
2020
398,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
12.9%
2020
12.4%
2016
Banked people share
89.6%
2024
11.9%
2022

Energy

Mauritius Yemen
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,155 kg
2023
68.9 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25
2023
$11.2
2013
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.21 megatons
2023
10.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.34 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.9%
2022
93.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
8.6%
2021
3.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.48%
2023
1.64%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-11%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
2,441 kWh
2023
54 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
21.7%
2021
21.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
2.88%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
83.6%
2023

Society

Mauritius Yemen
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.5%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,787
2024
-10,482
2024
Urban population
40.9%
2024
40.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.68 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.4
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
51
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
40
2025
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.23
2022
6.31
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
12.2
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
141
2025
46
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.3%
2023
54.1%
2004
English speaking
16%
2023
9%
2023
People using the Internet
79.5%
2023
13.8%
2020

Health

Mauritius Yemen
Government health expenditure per capita
$591
2022
$38.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$260.1
2022
$26.8
2022
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
69.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.62%
2022
23.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.2
2022
0.29
2014
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
66
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
15.2
2023
39.3
2023
Obesity rate
19.6%
2022
14.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
20.1%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
97
2025
31
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
20.9%
2022
21.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.86 liters
2020
0.04 liters
2020

Territory

Mauritius Yemen
% of world land
0.001%
2025
0.35%
2025
Land area per capita
612 sq mi
2024
5,023 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
332 sq mi
2025
90,549 sq mi
2025
Forest area
150.2 sq mi
2025
2,120 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,509 mi
2015
n/a

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