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Mauritius vs Seychelles

106 shared metrics.

MauritiusLeads in 55

vs106 shared

SeychellesLeads in 51

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Mauritius

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Identity

Formal name: Republic of Mauritius.

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Identity

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

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Seychelles

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Identity

Formal name: Republic of Seychelles.

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Identity

Name origin: named by French Captain Corneille Nicholas MORPHEY after Jean Moreau de SÉCHELLES, the finance minister of France, in 1756.

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Analysis

Mauritius leads in 55 of 106 shared metrics, while Seychelles leads in 51.

Mauritius's Water Withdrawal is 54.9x that of Seychelles (0.63 B m³ vs 0.01 B m³).

Mauritius's Irrigated Land is 46.7x that of Seychelles (143 km² vs 3.0 km²).

Mauritius's High-Tech Exports (%) is 12.5x that of Seychelles (1.2% vs 0.09%).

Mauritius's Population is 12.4x that of Seychelles (1.31M vs 98.2K).

Mauritius's Agricultural Land (%) is 11.8x that of Seychelles (43.04% vs 3.4%).

Key Comparisons

Water WithdrawalMauritius leads

Mauritius

0.63 B m³

Seychelles

0.01 B m³

Irrigated LandMauritius leads

Mauritius

143 km²

Seychelles

3.0 km²

High-Tech Exports (%)Mauritius leads

Mauritius

1.2%

Seychelles

0.09%

PopulationMauritius leads

Mauritius

1.31M

Seychelles

98.2K

Agricultural Land (%)Mauritius leads

Mauritius

43.04%

Seychelles

3.4%

Inflation RateMauritius leads

Mauritius

3.6%

Seychelles

0.30%

All Metrics

Water Withdrawal

Mauritius

0.63 B m³

Seychelles

0.01 B m³

5493% higher

Irrigated Land

Mauritius

143 km²

Seychelles

3.0 km²

4667% higher

High-Tech Exports (%)

Mauritius

1.2%

Seychelles

0.09%

1254% higher

Population

Mauritius

1.31M

Seychelles

98.2K

1236% higher

Agricultural Land (%)

Mauritius

43.04%

Seychelles

3.4%

1177% higher

Inflation Rate

Mauritius

3.6%

Seychelles

0.30%

1100% higher

Scientific Publications

Mauritius

238.86

Seychelles

20.24

1080% higher

GDP (Nominal)

Mauritius

$14,937,861,786.17

Seychelles

$2,167,239,562.46

589% higher

Political Corruption Index

Mauritius

0.36

Seychelles

0.05

559% higher

Air Passengers

Mauritius

1.50M

Seychelles

236.9K

535% higher

Electric Generating Capacity

Mauritius

955.0K kW

Seychelles

156.0K kW

512% higher

Electricity Generation

Mauritius

3.3 TWh

Seychelles

0.63 TWh

419% higher

Total CO2 Emissions

Mauritius

4.4 Mt CO2e

Seychelles

0.88 Mt CO2e

402% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Mauritius

8.6%

Seychelles

1.9%

353% higher

Land Area

Mauritius

2.0K km²

Seychelles

460 km²

334% higher

University Enrollment Rate

Mauritius

45.78%

Seychelles

14.53%

215% higher

Tourist Arrivals

Mauritius

316.0K

Seychelles

124.5K

154% higher

Suicide Rate

Mauritius

10.52 per 100k

Seychelles

4.3 per 100k

146% higher

Population Density

Mauritius

625.26 /km²

Seychelles

260.38 /km²

140% higher

Tourism Revenue

Mauritius

$518,000,000

Seychelles

$228,000,000

127% higher

Comparison of Mauritius and Seychelles across 106 metrics
				Winner
Water Withdrawal	0.63 B m³	0.01 B m³	5493% higher	Mauritius
Irrigated Land	143 km²	3.0 km²	4667% higher	Mauritius
High-Tech Exports (%)	1.2%	0.09%	1254% higher	Mauritius
Population	1.31M	98.2K	1236% higher	Mauritius
Agricultural Land (%)	43.04%	3.4%	1177% higher	Mauritius
Inflation Rate	3.6%	0.30%	1100% higher	Mauritius
Scientific Publications	238.86	20.24	1080% higher	Mauritius
GDP (Nominal)	$14,937,861,786.17	$2,167,239,562.46	589% higher	Mauritius
Political Corruption Index	0.36	0.05	559% higher	Mauritius
Air Passengers	1.50M	236.9K	535% higher	Mauritius
Electric Generating Capacity	955.0K kW	156.0K kW	512% higher	Mauritius
Electricity Generation	3.3 TWh	0.63 TWh	419% higher	Mauritius
Total CO2 Emissions	4.4 Mt CO2e	0.88 Mt CO2e	402% higher	Mauritius
Renewable Energy (%)	8.6%	1.9%	353% higher	Mauritius
Land Area	2.0K km²	460 km²	334% higher	Mauritius
University Enrollment Rate	45.78%	14.53%	215% higher	Mauritius
Tourist Arrivals	316.0K	124.5K	154% higher	Mauritius
Suicide Rate	10.52 per 100k	4.3 per 100k	146% higher	Mauritius
Population Density	625.26 /km²	260.38 /km²	140% higher	Mauritius
Tourism Revenue	$518,000,000	$228,000,000	127% higher	Mauritius
Domestic Patents	6.0	3.0	100% higher	Mauritius
Protected Land (%)	5.0%	68.1%	93% lower	Seychelles
Military Spending	0.15% of GDP	1.2% of GDP	87% lower	Seychelles
Firms Making Informal Payments	1.5% of firms	8.4% of firms	83% lower	Seychelles
Wind Electricity Share	0.29%	1.6%	82% lower	Seychelles
Forest Coverage (%)	19.47%	73.26%	73% lower	Seychelles
Homicide Rate	2.3 per 100k	8.0 per 100k	71% lower	Seychelles
Airports	5.0	17	71% lower	Seychelles
Solar Electricity Share	5.0%	14.29%	65% lower	Seychelles
Vehicles per 1,000 People	401.72 per 1k people	243.73 per 1k people	65% higher	Mauritius
Informal Employment Share	23.45% of employed people	14.22% of employed people	65% higher	Mauritius
Teen Birth Rate	19.77 per 1k	54.52 per 1k	64% lower	Seychelles
Coastline Length	177 km	491 km	64% lower	Seychelles
Beer Consumption	1.9 L/person/yr	4.9 L/person/yr	62% lower	Seychelles
Doctors (per 1,000)	1.4 per 1k	3.8 per 1k	62% lower	Seychelles
Nurses & Midwives	3.0 per 1k	7.3 per 1k	59% lower	Seychelles
Elderly Population (%)	13.53%	8.5%	58% higher	Mauritius
Seafood Consumption per Person	23.51 kg/person/yr	52.89 kg/person/yr	56% lower	Seychelles
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	4.6% of GDP	10.43% of GDP	56% lower	Seychelles
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	41.83 per 100k	93.58 per 100k	55% lower	Seychelles
Foreign Patents	14	28	50% lower	Seychelles
Milk Consumption per Person	117.27 kg/person/yr	79.23 kg/person/yr	48% higher	Mauritius
Road Traffic Death Rate	9.7 per 100k	6.6 per 100k	47% higher	Mauritius
GDP Growth Rate	4.9%	3.5%	42% higher	Mauritius
Food Waste per Person	136.65 kg/person/yr	225.82 kg/person/yr	39% lower	Seychelles
Health Spending (% GDP)	5.8% of GDP	4.2% of GDP	37% higher	Mauritius
Obesity Rate	19.47%	30.27%	36% lower	Seychelles
Insufficient Physical Activity	28.98% of adults	21.38% of adults	36% higher	Mauritius
Alcohol Consumption	6.9 L/adult/yr	10.19 L/adult/yr	33% lower	Seychelles
Official Languages Count	2.0	3.0	33% lower	Seychelles
Firms with Female Top Manager	18.08% of firms	26.31% of firms	31% lower	Seychelles
Death Rate	9.1 per 1k	7.0 per 1k	30% higher	Mauritius
Corruption Perceptions Index	48 pts	68 pts	29% lower	Seychelles
Women in Senior Management	35.63% of managers	50.16% of managers	29% lower	Seychelles
CO2 Per Capita	3.7 t/person/yr	5.0 t/person/yr	27% lower	Seychelles
GNI Per Capita	$12,970	$17,460	26% lower	Seychelles
Youth Population (%)	14.81%	19.95%	26% lower	Seychelles
Spirits Consumption	4.2 L/person/yr	3.4 L/person/yr	25% higher	Mauritius
Imports (% GDP)	78.31% of GDP	103.2% of GDP	24% lower	Seychelles
Fertility Rate	1.4 children/woman	1.8 children/woman	24% lower	Seychelles
Hypertension Prevalence	35.6% of adults	45.2% of adults	21% lower	Seychelles
Exports (% GDP)	67.11% of GDP	85.17% of GDP	21% lower	Seychelles
Firms Asked for Bribes	5.7% of firms	6.9% of firms	17% lower	Seychelles
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	3.7 per 1k	3.2 per 1k	16% higher	Mauritius
Birth Rate	9.7 per 1k	11.59 per 1k	16% lower	Seychelles
Electricity Carbon Intensity	642.23 gCO2/kWh	555.56 gCO2/kWh	16% higher	Mauritius
Forest Area	388.9 km²	337 km²	15% higher	Mauritius
Health Spending Per Capita	$590.94	$694.75	15% lower	Seychelles
Urban Population (%)	39.02%	45.29%	14% lower	Seychelles
Broadband Access (%)	27 per 100 people	31 per 100 people	13% lower	Seychelles
Women's Political Empowerment	0.81	0.91	10% lower	Seychelles
Median Age	36.9 years	33.7 years	10% higher	Mauritius
Government Debt (% GDP)	58% of GDP	63.6% of GDP	9% lower	Seychelles
Highest Elevation	828 m	905 m	9% lower	Seychelles
Internet Users (%)	80%	87%	8% lower	Seychelles
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	9.2 µg/m³	8.5 µg/m³	8% higher	Mauritius
Education Spending (% GDP)	4.1% of GDP	4.5% of GDP	8% lower	Seychelles
Merchant Fleet Size	32	30	7% higher	Mauritius
Child Mortality	15.2 per 1k births	14.3 per 1k births	6% higher	Mauritius
Liberal Democracy Index	0.64	0.68	6% lower	Seychelles
Average Weekly Work Hours	38.34 hrs/week	40.99 hrs/week	6% lower	Seychelles
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	173 per 100 people	184.9 per 100 people	6% lower	Seychelles
Women in Parliament (%)	19.4%	20.59%	6% lower	Seychelles
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	int. $33,666.64	int. $35,854.03	6% lower	Seychelles
Firms Hit by Power Outages	40.38% of firms	38.27% of firms	6% higher	Mauritius
Human Development Index	0.81	0.85	5% lower	Seychelles
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	22 days/yr	21 days/yr	5% higher	Mauritius
Smoking Rate	20.9%	20.2%	3% higher	Mauritius
Infant Mortality	13.5 per 1k births	13.1 per 1k births	3% higher	Mauritius
Electoral Democracy Index	0.74	0.76	3% lower	Seychelles
Sanitation Access (%)	97.37%	99.7%	2% lower	Seychelles
Life Expectancy	73.4 years	75.0 years	2% lower	Seychelles
Dependency Ratio	39.54% of working-age pop.	39.84% of working-age pop.	1% lower	Seychelles
Freedom of Expression Index	0.89	0.87	1% higher	Mauritius
Time Zones Count	2.0 time zones	2.0 time zones	equal	Mauritius
Tobacco Use Prevalence	17.3% of adults	17.3% of adults	equal	Mauritius
Coal Electricity Share	39.3%	0%	ranked higher	Mauritius
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	Mauritius
Armed Forces Personnel	3.0K	0	ranked higher	Mauritius
Skilled Birth Attendance (%)	99.7%	99.5%	equal	Mauritius
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Mauritius
Lowest Elevation	0 m	0 m	ranked higher	Mauritius
Land Border Length	0 km	0 km	ranked higher	Mauritius
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-6.4% of GDP	-6.5% of GDP	ranked higher	Mauritius
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	2.0 sites	2.0 sites	equal	Mauritius
Border Neighbors	0	0	ranked higher	Mauritius

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Mauritius Seychelles

Analysis

Mauritius leads in 55 of 106 shared metrics, while Seychelles leads in 51.

Mauritius's Water Withdrawal is 54.9x that of Seychelles (0.63 B m³ vs 0.01 B m³).

Mauritius's Irrigated Land is 46.7x that of Seychelles (143 km² vs 3.0 km²).

Mauritius's High-Tech Exports (%) is 12.5x that of Seychelles (1.2% vs 0.09%).

Mauritius's Population is 12.4x that of Seychelles (1.31M vs 98.2K).

Mauritius's Agricultural Land (%) is 11.8x that of Seychelles (43.04% vs 3.4%).

Key Comparisons

Water WithdrawalMauritius leads

Mauritius

0.63 B m³

Seychelles

0.01 B m³

Irrigated LandMauritius leads

Mauritius

143 km²

Seychelles

3.0 km²

High-Tech Exports (%)Mauritius leads

Mauritius

1.2%

Seychelles

0.09%

PopulationMauritius leads

Mauritius

1.31M

Seychelles

98.2K

Agricultural Land (%)Mauritius leads

Mauritius

43.04%

Seychelles

3.4%

Inflation RateMauritius leads

Mauritius

3.6%

Seychelles

0.30%

Water Withdrawal

0.63 B m³

0.01 B m³

Irrigated Land

143 km²

3.0 km²

High-Tech Exports (%)

1.2%

0.09%

Population

1.31M

98.2K

Agricultural Land (%)

43.04%

3.4%

Inflation Rate

3.6%

0.30%

Scientific Publications

238.86

20.24

GDP (Nominal)

$14,937,861,786.17

$2,167,239,562.46

Political Corruption Index

0.36

0.05

Air Passengers

1.50M

236.9K

Electric Generating Capacity

955.0K kW

156.0K kW

Electricity Generation

3.3 TWh

0.63 TWh

Total CO2 Emissions

4.4 Mt CO2e

0.88 Mt CO2e

Renewable Energy (%)

8.6%

1.9%

Land Area

2.0K km²

460 km²

University Enrollment Rate

45.78%

14.53%

Tourist Arrivals

316.0K

124.5K

Suicide Rate

10.52 per 100k

4.3 per 100k

Population Density

625.26 /km²

260.38 /km²

Tourism Revenue

$518,000,000

$228,000,000

Mauritius vs Seychelles

What matters for both sides

Mauritius

Seychelles

Analysis

Key Comparisons

All Metrics

Water Withdrawal

Irrigated Land

High-Tech Exports (%)

Population

Agricultural Land (%)

Inflation Rate

Scientific Publications

GDP (Nominal)

Political Corruption Index

Air Passengers

Electric Generating Capacity

Electricity Generation

Total CO2 Emissions

Renewable Energy (%)

Land Area

University Enrollment Rate

Tourist Arrivals

Suicide Rate

Population Density

Tourism Revenue

Domestic Patents

Protected Land (%)

Military Spending

Firms Making Informal Payments

Wind Electricity Share

Forest Coverage (%)

Homicide Rate

Airports

Solar Electricity Share

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Informal Employment Share

Teen Birth Rate

Coastline Length

Beer Consumption

Doctors (per 1,000)

Nurses & Midwives

Elderly Population (%)

Seafood Consumption per Person

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Foreign Patents

Milk Consumption per Person

Road Traffic Death Rate

GDP Growth Rate

Food Waste per Person

Health Spending (% GDP)

Obesity Rate

Insufficient Physical Activity

Alcohol Consumption

Official Languages Count

Firms with Female Top Manager

Death Rate

Corruption Perceptions Index

Women in Senior Management

CO2 Per Capita

GNI Per Capita

Youth Population (%)

Spirits Consumption

Imports (% GDP)

Fertility Rate

Hypertension Prevalence

Exports (% GDP)

Firms Asked for Bribes

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Birth Rate

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Forest Area

Health Spending Per Capita

Urban Population (%)

Broadband Access (%)

Women's Political Empowerment

Median Age

Government Debt (% GDP)