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Mauritius vs Egypt

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GDP$17.12B vs $429.65BMauritius vs Egypt
GDP per Capita$13,812 vs $3,904Mauritius vs Egypt
Population1.24M vs 118.37MMauritius vs Egypt

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Indicator Mauritius EgyptPeriod
GDPEconomy$17.12B$429.65B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$13,812$3,9042026
Inflation RateEconomy3.6%14.3%2026-06
Official Exchange RateEconomy47.16 LCU/USD49.83 LCU/USD2026-07
Budget BalanceEconomy-3.1%-12.1%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy5.6%6.8%2025
Public DebtEconomy86.5%87%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-1.59B$-42.71B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy3.4%4.2%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$14,040$3,2602025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$37,000$19,3302025
GDP (PPP)Economy$41.87B$2.39T2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy4.6%16.6%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy17.7%32.1%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy11.2%14.5%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy63.9%47.3%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy19.9%12.9%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$286.87M$41.52B2024/2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy1.9%11.4%2024/2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy123.2%42%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$10.31B$48.88B2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy72%25.8%2025
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy20.5%12.5%2024/2015 ⚠
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy58.5%44.6%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy47.5%18.5%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy36.828.52017/2021
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy0.5%1.4%2017/2021
Account OwnershipEconomy89.6%43.1%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy13.9%23.8%2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy0.1%0.7%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy139.9%51.3%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy3.9%25%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$518M$4.87B2020
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy316K13.03M2020/2019
Current Account BalanceEconomy-6.9%-4.2%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$681.28M$46.58B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy4.6%15.2%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy15.6%15.3%2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy5542.22024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy0%5.1%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%3%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%2%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy0.6%0.1%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$76$42023
Lending Interest RateEconomy9%24.3%2025/2024
Real Interest RateEconomy4.9%-7%2025/2024
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy21.1%8.1%2024/2025
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$8,168$3,1852021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy4.7%17.5%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy20.6%29.4%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy74.7%53.1%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy14.9%23.9%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy68.4%93.4%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy7.2%9.7%2017/2021
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy14.26.62024
ATMs per 100,000Economy40.237.12024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy3.3%2.8%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy10.1%8.9%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy2.3%7.1%2017/2021
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy19.1%58.5%2017/2021
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$10.51B$72.39B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$12.1B$115.11B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.6810.5992024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.1710.1352024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade24.666.72021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade0%12.5%2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade46.1%51.9%2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade50.9%21.9%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade1.2%3.8%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade65%19.8%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade74.9%31.5%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.8060.7542023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.3520.3982023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.6690.5822023
PopulationDemographics1.24M118.37M2025
Population GrowthDemographics-0.2%1.6%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics73.8 years71.8 years2024
Median AgeDemographics38.3 years24.7 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics1.442.742024
Rural PopulationDemographics61%57.1%2025
Population Under 15Demographics14.5%31.6%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics39%42.9%2025
Population DensityDemographics623.2/km²120.7/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics8.920.52026
Death RateDemographics9.435.62026
Net Migration RateDemographics-2.12-0.442026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics77.4 years74 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics70.4 years69.7 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics-0.1%1.8%2025
Infant MortalityHealth13.820.82024
HIV PrevalenceHealth—0.1%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health5.6%4.9%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health1.440.672022/2020
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth75712023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth9.79.42021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth21.7%26%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth45.2%57.2%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth—57.3%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth65.9172023
Under-Five MortalityHealth15.217.52023
Neonatal MortalityHealth99.252023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth13102024
Measles ImmunizationHealth97%97%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth96%98%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth—18.4%2024
Basic SanitationHealth—39.8%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth20.1%22.4%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health3.81.062023/2021
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth63.8%58.5%2014
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth99.7%97.1%2021
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health4.051.792022/2018
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth19.241.12024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$616$1412023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth80.9%64.2%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth17.7%25%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth—90.3%2014
Child StuntingChild Welfare7.8%12.9%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare—3.3%2021
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare—99.1%2021
Child MarriageChild Welfare—15.8%2021
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare6.5%10.1%1995/2021 ⚠
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education4.2%3.8%2024/2008 ⚠
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation45.8%38%2024/2025
Adult Literacy RateEducation94.3%79.5%2023/2022
Youth Literacy RateEducation99.8%95.2%2023/2022
Primary Completion RateEducation—96.1%2022
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation85.3%88.1%2020/2022
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation99.2%96.5%2024
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation87%93.4%2024
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation81.2%70%2024
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation48.4%75.7%2020/2022
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation100%87.1%2024
Secondary EnrollmentEducation90.7%84.8%2024
UndernourishmentFood Security8.7%9.4%2023
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture43%4.1%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture84.4109.12022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture1.69K t—2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture0 t—1992
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture—780K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture1.29K t7.21M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture0 t6.43M t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture—9.4M t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture11,890 kg/ha7,585 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture3,500 kg/ha9,132 kg/ha2019/2024 ⚠
Wheat YieldAgriculture—6,778 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture3.5K head2.6M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance2.31.32022/2017 ⚠
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance51302024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.7380.1872025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.6390.1152025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.3560.7292025
Control of CorruptionGovernance0.34-0.832024
Government EffectivenessGovernance0.77-0.12024
Rule of LawGovernance0.64-0.752024
Political StabilityGovernance0.79-0.982024
Regulatory QualityGovernance0.94-0.52024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance0.37-1.62024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian24220.03K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian002025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian233878.27K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian052025
Internet UsersTechnology73.3%74.6%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology172.797.12024
4G CoverageTechnology99%98%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology2811.72024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology0.5%1.6%2025
3G CoverageTechnology99%99.8%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology1%2.5%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology0.6%0.7%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.3%1%2024
Electricity AccessInfrastructure100%100%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure1.5M16.67M2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure48.7%3.8%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy318.1 MW9.3K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy155.1 MW3.3K MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy10.6 MW3K MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy61.7 MW2.8K MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy8.6%6.1%2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy99.1%99.9%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy2,465 kWh1,493 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy5.7%19.9%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy0.7 MW35.3 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy100%100%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy5%3.1%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0.3%3.8%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy3.2%6.1%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy82.1%87%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy3.4 TWh244 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy642 gCO₂/kWh563 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy17,639 kWh9,661 kWh2023/2024
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate3.54 t2.5 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate21.7%12.2%2021
Forest AreaClimate19.5%0%2023
Protected AreasClimate0%11.6%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate23%7,750%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate14.1 µg/m³43.1 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Mauritius or Egypt have the larger economy?

Egypt has the larger economy: $17.12B for Mauritius versus $429.65B for Egypt (GDP, current US$).

How do Mauritius and Egypt compare across indicators?

This page compares Mauritius and Egypt on 197 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

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