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Madagascar vs Mauritius

119 shared metrics.

MadagascarLeads in 49

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MauritiusLeads in 70

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Madagascar

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Identity

Formal name: Republic of Madagascar.

CIA 2026

Curated stat

Madagascar's Atsinanana rainforests show roughly 80-90% endemism across major groups.

UNESCO

Mauritius

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Identity

Formal name: Republic of Mauritius.

CIA 2026

Identity

Name origin: named after Prince Maurice VAN NASSAU, stadtholder (governor) of the Dutch Republic, in 1598.

CIA 2026

Analysis

Mauritius leads in 70 of 119 shared metrics, while Madagascar leads in 49.

Madagascar's Forest Area is 317.6x that of Mauritius (123.9K km² vs 388.9 km²).

Madagascar's Land Area is 290.3x that of Mauritius (581.8K km² vs 2.0K km²).

Madagascar's Irrigated Land is 74.9x that of Mauritius (10.9K km² vs 143 km²).

Madagascar's Coastline Length is 26.3x that of Mauritius (4.8K km vs 177 km).

Madagascar's Population is 22.9x that of Mauritius (31.35M vs 1.31M).

Key Comparisons

Forest AreaMadagascar leads

Madagascar

123.9K km²

Mauritius

388.9 km²

Land AreaMadagascar leads

Madagascar

581.8K km²

Mauritius

2.0K km²

Irrigated LandMadagascar leads

Madagascar

10.9K km²

Mauritius

143 km²

Coastline LengthMadagascar leads

Madagascar

4.8K km

Mauritius

177 km

PopulationMadagascar leads

Madagascar

31.35M

Mauritius

1.31M

Water WithdrawalMadagascar leads

Madagascar

13.46 B m³

Mauritius

0.63 B m³

All Metrics

Forest Area

Madagascar

123.9K km²

Mauritius

388.9 km²

31760% higher

Land Area

Madagascar

581.8K km²

Mauritius

2.0K km²

29034% higher

Irrigated Land

Madagascar

10.9K km²

Mauritius

143 km²

7494% higher

Coastline Length

Madagascar

4.8K km

Mauritius

177 km

2628% higher

Population

Madagascar

31.35M

Mauritius

1.31M

2290% higher

Water Withdrawal

Madagascar

13.46 B m³

Mauritius

0.63 B m³

2029% higher

Airports

Madagascar

Mauritius

5.0

1760% higher

Firms Making Informal Payments

Madagascar

19.48% of firms

Mauritius

1.5% of firms

1239% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Madagascar

83.1%

Mauritius

8.6%

866% higher

Capital Elevation

Madagascar

1.3K m

Mauritius

134 m

852% higher

Broadband Access (%)

Madagascar

202 per 100 people

Mauritius

27 per 100 people

648% higher

Armed Forces Personnel

Madagascar

22.0K

Mauritius

3.0K

633% higher

Teen Birth Rate

Madagascar

129.8 per 1k

Mauritius

19.77 per 1k

557% higher

Military Spending

Madagascar

0.71% of GDP

Mauritius

0.15% of GDP

374% higher

Child Mortality

Madagascar

64.8 per 1k births

Mauritius

15.2 per 1k births

326% higher

Informal Employment Share

Madagascar

96.08% of employed people

Mauritius

23.45% of employed people

310% higher

Highest Elevation

Madagascar

2.9K m

Mauritius

828 m

247% higher

Firms Asked for Bribes

Madagascar

19.19% of firms

Mauritius

5.7% of firms

235% higher

Infant Mortality

Madagascar

44.2 per 1k births

Mauritius

13.5 per 1k births

227% higher

Birth Rate

Madagascar

27.54 per 1k

Mauritius

9.7 per 1k

183% higher

Comparison of Madagascar and Mauritius across 119 metrics
				Winner
Forest Area	123.9K km²	388.9 km²	31760% higher	Madagascar
Land Area	581.8K km²	2.0K km²	29034% higher	Madagascar
Irrigated Land	10.9K km²	143 km²	7494% higher	Madagascar
Coastline Length	4.8K km	177 km	2628% higher	Madagascar
Population	31.35M	1.31M	2290% higher	Madagascar
Water Withdrawal	13.46 B m³	0.63 B m³	2029% higher	Madagascar
Airports	93	5.0	1760% higher	Madagascar
Firms Making Informal Payments	19.48% of firms	1.5% of firms	1239% higher	Madagascar
Renewable Energy (%)	83.1%	8.6%	866% higher	Madagascar
Capital Elevation	1.3K m	134 m	852% higher	Madagascar
Broadband Access (%)	202 per 100 people	27 per 100 people	648% higher	Madagascar
Armed Forces Personnel	22.0K	3.0K	633% higher	Madagascar
Teen Birth Rate	129.8 per 1k	19.77 per 1k	557% higher	Madagascar
Military Spending	0.71% of GDP	0.15% of GDP	374% higher	Madagascar
Child Mortality	64.8 per 1k births	15.2 per 1k births	326% higher	Madagascar
Informal Employment Share	96.08% of employed people	23.45% of employed people	310% higher	Madagascar
Highest Elevation	2.9K m	828 m	247% higher	Madagascar
Firms Asked for Bribes	19.19% of firms	5.7% of firms	235% higher	Madagascar
Infant Mortality	44.2 per 1k births	13.5 per 1k births	227% higher	Madagascar
Birth Rate	27.54 per 1k	9.7 per 1k	183% higher	Madagascar
Inflation Rate	9.9%	3.6%	175% higher	Madagascar
Youth Population (%)	39.26%	14.81%	165% higher	Madagascar
Fertility Rate	3.5 children/woman	1.4 children/woman	155% higher	Madagascar
Protected Land (%)	12.7%	5.0%	154% higher	Madagascar
Political Corruption Index	0.88	0.36	148% higher	Madagascar
Road Traffic Death Rate	22.5 per 100k	9.7 per 100k	132% higher	Madagascar
Firms with Female Top Manager	37.34% of firms	18.08% of firms	107% higher	Madagascar
Vehicles per 1,000 People	9.3 per 1k people	401.72 per 1k people	98% lower	Mauritius
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0.01 per 100k people	0.61 per 100k people	98% lower	Mauritius
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	81.31 kWh/person	2.5K kWh/person	97% lower	Mauritius
Health Spending Per Capita	$16.32	$590.94	97% lower	Mauritius
Spirits Consumption	0.15 L/person/yr	4.2 L/person/yr	96% lower	Mauritius
GNI Per Capita	$510	$12,970	96% lower	Mauritius
CO2 Per Capita	0.14 t/person/yr	3.7 t/person/yr	96% lower	Mauritius
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$1,883.54	$31,839.76	94% lower	Mauritius
Credit Card Ownership	1.1% of adults	18.72% of adults	94% lower	Mauritius
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	3.5 per 100k	41.83 per 100k	92% lower	Mauritius
Population Density	53.62 /km²	625.26 /km²	91% lower	Mauritius
Mobile Money Accounts	19.36% of adults	10.13% of adults	91% higher	Madagascar
Dependency Ratio	74.4% of working-age pop.	39.54% of working-age pop.	88% higher	Madagascar
Doctors (per 1,000)	0.17 per 1k	1.4 per 1k	88% lower	Mauritius
University Enrollment Rate	6.1%	45.78%	87% lower	Mauritius
Alcohol Consumption	0.99 L/adult/yr	6.9 L/adult/yr	86% lower	Mauritius
Sanitation Access (%)	15.37%	97.37%	84% lower	Mauritius
Seafood Consumption per Person	3.9 kg/person/yr	23.51 kg/person/yr	83% lower	Mauritius
Water Stress (%)	4.0%	22.97%	83% lower	Mauritius
Obesity Rate	3.8%	19.47%	80% lower	Mauritius
Milk Consumption per Person	24.84 kg/person/yr	117.27 kg/person/yr	79% lower	Mauritius
Air Passengers	313.3K	1.50M	79% lower	Mauritius
Meat Consumption per Person	12.34 kg/person/yr	50.9 kg/person/yr	76% lower	Mauritius
Internet Users (%)	20%	80%	75% lower	Mauritius
Elderly Population (%)	3.4%	13.53%	75% lower	Mauritius
Beer Consumption	0.48 L/person/yr	1.9 L/person/yr	74% lower	Mauritius
Energy Use (Per Capita)	308.67 kg oil eq/person	1.2K kg oil eq/person	74% lower	Mauritius
Tourist Arrivals	87.1K	316.0K	72% lower	Mauritius
Liberal Democracy Index	0.19	0.64	71% lower	Mauritius
Youth Unemployment Rate	5.2% of youth labor force	17.37% of youth labor force	70% lower	Mauritius
Digital Payments Used	21.74% of adults	64.04% of adults	66% lower	Mauritius
Exports (% GDP)	23.26% of GDP	67.11% of GDP	65% lower	Mauritius
Agricultural Land (%)	70.29%	43.04%	63% higher	Madagascar
Electricity Access (%)	39.4%	100%	61% lower	Mauritius
Tourism Revenue	$202,000,000	$518,000,000	61% lower	Mauritius
High-Tech Exports (%)	0.48%	1.2%	61% lower	Mauritius
Imports (% GDP)	31.72% of GDP	78.31% of GDP	59% lower	Mauritius
Foreign Patents	22	14	57% higher	Madagascar
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	76 per 100 people	173 per 100 people	56% lower	Mauritius
Skilled Birth Attendance (%)	45.8%	99.7%	54% lower	Mauritius
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	9.6% of GDP	20.53% of GDP	53% lower	Mauritius
Insufficient Physical Activity	13.56% of adults	28.98% of adults	53% lower	Mauritius
Electoral Democracy Index	0.36	0.74	51% lower	Mauritius
Time Zones Count	1.0 time zones	2.0 time zones	50% lower	Mauritius
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	3.0 sites	2.0 sites	50% higher	Madagascar
Median Age	18.9 years	36.9 years	49% lower	Mauritius
Corruption Perceptions Index	25 pts	48 pts	48% lower	Mauritius
Coal Electricity Share	20.58%	39.3%	48% lower	Mauritius
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	2.4% of GDP	4.6% of GDP	48% lower	Mauritius
Tobacco Use Prevalence	25.1% of adults	17.3% of adults	45% higher	Madagascar
Unemployment Rate	3.0%	5.5%	45% lower	Mauritius
Health Spending (% GDP)	3.3% of GDP	5.8% of GDP	44% lower	Mauritius
Suicide Rate	6.1 per 100k	10.52 per 100k	42% lower	Mauritius
Human Development Index	0.49	0.81	40% lower	Mauritius
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	12.75 µg/m³	9.2 µg/m³	39% higher	Madagascar
Death Rate	6.0 per 1k	9.1 per 1k	35% lower	Mauritius
Scientific Publications	156.66	238.86	34% lower	Mauritius
Government Debt (% GDP)	38.4% of GDP	58% of GDP	34% lower	Mauritius
Electricity Carbon Intensity	432.1 gCO2/kWh	642.23 gCO2/kWh	33% lower	Mauritius
Life Evaluation Score	4.2 pts	5.9 pts	30% lower	Mauritius
Firms Hit by Power Outages	52.39% of firms	40.38% of firms	30% higher	Madagascar
Smoking Rate	26.8%	20.9%	28% higher	Madagascar
Freedom of Expression Index	0.64	0.89	28% lower	Mauritius
Education Spending (% GDP)	3.0% of GDP	4.1% of GDP	25% lower	Mauritius
Adult Literacy Rate	74.69%	94.33%	21% lower	Mauritius
Electric Generating Capacity	759.0K kW	955.0K kW	21% lower	Mauritius
Women in Senior Management	28.57% of managers	35.63% of managers	20% lower	Mauritius
Electricity Generation	2.6 TWh	3.3 TWh	19% lower	Mauritius
Women in Parliament (%)	15.95%	19.4%	18% lower	Mauritius
Solar Electricity Share	4.1%	5.0%	17% lower	Mauritius
GDP (Nominal)	$17,420,501,490.12	$14,937,861,786.17	17% higher	Madagascar
Urban Population (%)	32.43%	39.02%	17% lower	Mauritius
GDP Growth Rate	4.2%	4.9%	15% lower	Mauritius
Women's Political Empowerment	0.70	0.81	14% lower	Mauritius
Life Expectancy	63.6 years	73.4 years	13% lower	Mauritius
Average Weekly Work Hours	35.03 hrs/week	38.34 hrs/week	9% lower	Mauritius
Merchant Fleet Size	29	32	9% lower	Mauritius
Forest Coverage (%)	21.3%	19.47%	9% higher	Madagascar
Hypertension Prevalence	37.8% of adults	35.6% of adults	6% higher	Madagascar
Total CO2 Emissions	4.7 Mt CO2e	4.4 Mt CO2e	6% higher	Madagascar
Food Waste per Person	132.81 kg/person/yr	136.65 kg/person/yr	3% lower	Mauritius
Can Raise Emergency Money	95.79% of adults	94.83% of adults	1% higher	Madagascar
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	22 days/yr	22 days/yr	equal	Madagascar
Domestic Patents	6.0	6.0	equal	Madagascar
Wind Electricity Share	0%	0.29%	ranked lower	Mauritius
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0.03 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Madagascar
Lowest Elevation	0 m	0 m	ranked higher	Madagascar
Land Border Length	0 km	0 km	ranked higher	Madagascar
Official Languages Count	2.0	2.0	equal	Madagascar
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-5.8% of GDP	-6.4% of GDP	ranked higher	Madagascar
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0 per 1M people	9.2 per 1M people	ranked lower	Mauritius
Border Neighbors	0	0	ranked higher	Madagascar

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Analysis

Mauritius leads in 70 of 119 shared metrics, while Madagascar leads in 49.

Madagascar's Forest Area is 317.6x that of Mauritius (123.9K km² vs 388.9 km²).

Madagascar's Land Area is 290.3x that of Mauritius (581.8K km² vs 2.0K km²).

Madagascar's Irrigated Land is 74.9x that of Mauritius (10.9K km² vs 143 km²).

Madagascar's Coastline Length is 26.3x that of Mauritius (4.8K km vs 177 km).

Madagascar's Population is 22.9x that of Mauritius (31.35M vs 1.31M).

Key Comparisons

Forest AreaMadagascar leads

Madagascar

123.9K km²

Mauritius

388.9 km²

Land AreaMadagascar leads

Madagascar

581.8K km²

Mauritius

2.0K km²

Irrigated LandMadagascar leads

Madagascar

10.9K km²

Mauritius

143 km²

Coastline LengthMadagascar leads

Madagascar

4.8K km

Mauritius

177 km

PopulationMadagascar leads

Madagascar

31.35M

Mauritius

1.31M

Water WithdrawalMadagascar leads

Madagascar

13.46 B m³

Mauritius

0.63 B m³

Forest Area

123.9K km²

388.9 km²

Land Area

581.8K km²

2.0K km²

Irrigated Land

10.9K km²

143 km²

Coastline Length

4.8K km

177 km

Population

31.35M

1.31M

Water Withdrawal

13.46 B m³

0.63 B m³

Airports

5.0

Firms Making Informal Payments

19.48% of firms

1.5% of firms

Renewable Energy (%)

83.1%

8.6%

Capital Elevation

1.3K m

134 m

Broadband Access (%)

202 per 100 people

27 per 100 people

Armed Forces Personnel

22.0K

3.0K

Teen Birth Rate

129.8 per 1k

19.77 per 1k

Military Spending

0.71% of GDP

0.15% of GDP

Child Mortality

64.8 per 1k births

15.2 per 1k births

Informal Employment Share

96.08% of employed people

23.45% of employed people

Highest Elevation

2.9K m

828 m

Firms Asked for Bribes

19.19% of firms

5.7% of firms

Infant Mortality

44.2 per 1k births

13.5 per 1k births

Birth Rate

27.54 per 1k

9.7 per 1k

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Analysis

Key Comparisons

All Metrics

Forest Area

Land Area

Irrigated Land

Coastline Length

Population

Water Withdrawal

Airports

Firms Making Informal Payments

Renewable Energy (%)

Capital Elevation

Broadband Access (%)

Armed Forces Personnel

Teen Birth Rate

Military Spending

Child Mortality

Informal Employment Share

Highest Elevation

Firms Asked for Bribes

Infant Mortality

Birth Rate

Inflation Rate

Youth Population (%)

Fertility Rate

Protected Land (%)

Political Corruption Index

Road Traffic Death Rate

Firms with Female Top Manager

Vehicles per 1,000 People

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Health Spending Per Capita

Spirits Consumption

GNI Per Capita

CO2 Per Capita

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Credit Card Ownership

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Population Density

Mobile Money Accounts

Dependency Ratio

Doctors (per 1,000)

University Enrollment Rate

Alcohol Consumption

Sanitation Access (%)

Seafood Consumption per Person

Water Stress (%)

Obesity Rate

Milk Consumption per Person

Air Passengers

Meat Consumption per Person

Internet Users (%)

Elderly Population (%)

Beer Consumption

Energy Use (Per Capita)

Tourist Arrivals

Liberal Democracy Index

Youth Unemployment Rate

Digital Payments Used

Exports (% GDP)

Agricultural Land (%)

Electricity Access (%)

Tourism Revenue

High-Tech Exports (%)

Imports (% GDP)

Foreign Patents

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Skilled Birth Attendance (%)

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

Insufficient Physical Activity

Electoral Democracy Index

Time Zones Count

UNESCO World Heritage Sites