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Mauritius vs Namibia
Side-by-side comparison of Mauritius and Namibia from official statistics: size, economy, people, trade, natural resources, health, infrastructure and military, with world ranks, years and sources.
Mauritius
Sub-Saharan Africa · nation age 58 years
In short
Mauritius scores 45.2 in the NationsTree Index (107th in the world) and Namibia scores 31.8 (159th), a gap of 13.4 points. Their trees are 3.7 m and 3.3 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.
Namibia has 2.5 times the population of Mauritius. Namibia is 410 times larger than Mauritius by land area. The economy of Mauritius is 13% larger than that of Namibia (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Mauritius 1.2 million and Namibia 3.1 million (2025).
GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $33,667 in Mauritius and $11,986 in Namibia (2025, international dollars). People in Mauritius live on average 6.3 years longer (73.8 vs 67.5 years).
Of 34 indicators reported by both countries, Mauritius ranks higher in the world on 27 and Namibia on 7. Mauritius is clearly stronger in infrastructure & digital, society & health and institutions & safety. Namibia is clearly stronger in military and land & people.
As a nation, Mauritius is the older of the two (statehood since 1968, 58 years), compared with Namibia (since 1990). Over the last five years Namibia improved faster (direction score 16 vs 6 out of 100).
Where they differ most
The indicators with the biggest gap in world position between Mauritius and Namibia.
Mauritiusbetter
100.0%
1st of 215
Namibia
59.3%
188th of 215
Fixed broadbandInfrastructure & digital
Mauritiusbetter
28.0
67th of 208
Namibia
2.8
153rd of 208
DPT immunizationSociety & health
Mauritiusbetter
93%
81st of 193
Namibia
74%
160th of 193
UnemploymentEconomy
Mauritiusbetter
5.6%
106th of 187
Namibia
19.3%
180th of 187
Renewable energyEnvironment & energy
Mauritius
8.6%
155th of 212
Namibiabetter
30.0%
80th of 212
Over time
How the two countries moved against each other, from the yearly data.
Mauritius overtook Namibia in GDP (PPP) in 1993 and has stayed ahead since.
Mauritius has been ahead of Namibia in the NationsTree Index in every year since 1995.
Mauritius has been ahead of Namibia in GDP per person (PPP) and life expectancy in every year since 1990.
Namibia has been ahead of Mauritius in population in every year since 1990.
Strength by category
Average world percentile of the indicators in each category (0–100, direction taken into account). i
MauritiusNamibia All indicators
Latest available value for each country with its year and world rank. Green: the better world position of the two, red: the weaker one.
| Indicator | Mauritius | Namibia |
|---|---|---|
| Land & people | ||
| Surface area km² | 2,010175th/216 · 2024 | 824,29233rd/216 · 2024 |
| Land area km² | 2,000173rd/216 · 2024 | 823,29033rd/216 · 2024 |
| Population people | 1.2 m159th/217 · 2025 | 3.1 m136th/217 · 2025 |
| Population growth % | -0.16%185th/217 · 2025 | 2.05%46th/217 · 2025 |
| Population density people/km² | 622.915th/216 · 2024 | 3.7213th/216 · 2024 |
| Urban population % | 39.0%175th/217 · 2025 | 50.9%154th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 0–14 % | 14.5%185th/217 · 2025 | 36.7%44th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 65+ % | 14.1%73rd/217 · 2025 | 3.8%171st/217 · 2025 |
| Economy | ||
| GDP USD | $16.16 bn143rd/210 · 2025 | $15.08 bn145th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP (PPP) intl. USD | $41.87 bn139th/199 · 2025 | $37.07 bn144th/199 · 2025 |
| Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) intl. USD 2021 | $35.78 bn140th/199 · 2025 | $31.68 bn144th/199 · 2025 |
| GDP per person USD | $12,99196th/210 · 2025 | $4,876141st/210 · 2025 |
| GDP per person (PPP) intl. USD | $33,66777th/199 · 2025 | $11,986134th/199 · 2025 |
| GNI per person (Atlas) USD | $14,04080th/201 · 2025 | $4,340137th/201 · 2025 |
| GDP growth % | 3.2%108th/210 · 2025 | 1.7%157th/210 · 2025 |
| Inflation % | 3.7%109th/180 · 2025 | 3.5%102nd/180 · 2025 |
| Unemployment % | 5.6%106th/187 · 2025 | 19.3%180th/187 · 2025 |
| Central government debt % of GDP | 57.1%2019 | 4.7%2015 |
| General government gross debt % of GDP | 86.8%154th/189 · 2025 | 67.5%132nd/189 · 2025 |
| Government budget balance % of GDP | -3.8%125th/192 · 2025 | -5.9%163rd/192 · 2025 |
| Main industries | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing % of GDP | 4.6%108th/197 · 2025 | 7.0%91st/197 · 2025 |
| Industry incl. construction % of GDP | 17.7%142nd/200 · 2025 | 28.9%59th/200 · 2025 |
| Manufacturing % of GDP | 11.2%86th/192 · 2025 | 10.0%99th/192 · 2025 |
| Services % of GDP | 63.9%64th/200 · 2025 | 55.0%120th/200 · 2025 |
| Trade | ||
| Exports of goods & services USD | $10.51 bn111th/182 · 2025 | $6.74 bn120th/182 · 2025 |
| Imports of goods & services USD | $12.10 bn115th/182 · 2025 | $9.64 bn120th/182 · 2025 |
| Exports % of GDP | 65.0%35th/183 · 2025 | 44.7%64th/183 · 2025 |
| Imports % of GDP | 74.9%26th/183 · 2025 | 63.9%49th/183 · 2025 |
| Trade openness % of GDP | 139.9%26th/183 · 2025 | 108.6%50th/183 · 2025 |
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | 0.0%159th/170 · 2025 | 1.3%114th/170 · 2024 |
| Manufactures exports % of merchandise exports | 45.1%71st/171 · 2025 | 18.4%108th/171 · 2024 |
| Food exports % of merchandise exports | 52.3%26th/171 · 2025 | 28.0%53rd/171 · 2024 |
| Ores & metals exports % of merchandise exports | 2.1%104th/171 · 2025 | 32.3%17th/171 · 2024 |
| High-tech exports % of manufactured exports | 1.2%145th/168 · 2024 | 0.1%160th/168 · 2024 |
| Current account balance % of GDP | -7.0%160th/191 · 2025 | -13.1%173rd/191 · 2025 |
| Foreign direct investment, inflows % of GDP | 5.0%42nd/196 · 2025 | 9.6%22nd/196 · 2025 |
| Natural resources | ||
| Natural resource rents % of GDP | 0.0%180th/209 · 2021 | 4.0%80th/209 · 2021 |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 0.00%120th/197 · 2021 | 0.00%120th/197 · 2021 |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 0.00%100th/197 · 2021 | 0.00%100th/197 · 2021 |
| Coal rents % of GDP | 0.00%68th/195 · 2021 | 0.00%68th/195 · 2021 |
| Mineral rents % of GDP | 0.00%91st/209 · 2021 | 3.17%31st/209 · 2021 |
| Forest rents % of GDP | 0.00%166th/209 · 2021 | 0.86%57th/209 · 2021 |
| Arable land % of land area | 35.3%20th/206 · 2024 | 1.0%183rd/206 · 2024 |
| Renewable freshwater per person m³ | 2,179101st/183 · 2022 | 2,132104th/183 · 2022 |
| Tourism | ||
| International tourist arrivals arrivals | 316,000143rd/194 · 2020 | 187,100153rd/194 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts USD | $518.0 m97th/175 · 2020 | $155.0 m134th/175 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts % of exports | 12.9%47th/168 · 2020 | 4.0%91st/168 · 2020 |
| Outbound trips departures | 65,000100th/107 · 2020 | — |
| Society & health | ||
| Life expectancy years | 73.8117th/217 · 2024 | 67.5172nd/217 · 2024 |
| Under-5 mortality per 1,000 births | 15.4101st/196 · 2024 | 39.5159th/196 · 2024 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 1.4494th/174 · 2022 | 0.55120th/174 · 2022 |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 people | 3.843rd/145 · 2023 | 2.72009 |
| DPT immunization % of children 12–23 months | 93%81st/193 · 2024 | 74%160th/193 · 2024 |
| Completed lower secondary, 25+ % of adults | 66.7%87th/153 · 2023 | 76.8%78th/153 · 2023 |
| Secondary enrolment % gross | 90.7%99th/173 · 2024 | 82.0%124th/173 · 2024 |
| Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) % of population | 51.5%2017 | 43.7%2015 |
| Old-age dependency ratio % of working-age population | 19.8%74th/217 · 2025 | 6.4%169th/217 · 2025 |
| Health spending % of GDP | 5.6%116th/193 · 2023 | 9.5%35th/193 · 2023 |
| Adult literacy % | 94.3%42nd/98 · 2023 | 87.6%59th/98 · 2023 |
| Tertiary enrolment % gross | 45.8%85th/150 · 2024 | 26.1%110th/150 · 2022 |
| Human Development Index index 0–1 | 0.80673rd/193 · 2023 | 0.665136th/193 · 2023 |
| Income inequality (Gini) index | 36.82017 | 59.12015 |
| Extreme poverty % of population | 0.5%2017 | 22.9%2015 |
| Infrastructure & digital | ||
| Access to electricity % of population | 100.0%1st/215 · 2024 | 59.3%188th/215 · 2024 |
| Internet users % of population | 73.3%116th/186 · 2024 | 64.9%134th/186 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 17317th/210 · 2024 | 85164th/210 · 2024 |
| Fixed broadband per 100 people | 28.067th/208 · 2024 | 2.8153rd/208 · 2024 |
| Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) score 1–5 | 2.5085th/164 · 2022 | 2.8063rd/164 · 2022 |
| Air passengers carried passengers | 1.5 m88th/161 · 2023 | 60,304141st/161 · 2023 |
| Environment & energy | ||
| CO₂ emissions per person t CO₂e | 3.54120th/203 · 2024 | 1.2069th/203 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy % of final energy use | 8.6%155th/212 · 2021 | 30.0%80th/212 · 2021 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ | 14.174th/200 · 2023 | 14.277th/200 · 2023 |
| Forest area % of land area | 19.1%132nd/214 · 2024 | 9.8%168th/214 · 2024 |
| Energy use per person kg oil eq. | 1,22985th/149 · 2024 | 677111th/149 · 2024 |
| Institutions & safety | ||
| Government effectiveness score 0–100 | 69.948th/205 · 2025 | 54.4102nd/205 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption score 0–100 | 56.073rd/207 · 2025 | 51.083rd/207 · 2025 |
| Rule of law score 0–100 | 69.854th/207 · 2025 | 64.879th/207 · 2025 |
| Political stability score 0–100 | 81.948th/207 · 2025 | 78.664th/207 · 2025 |
| Regulatory quality score 0–100 | 71.538th/205 · 2025 | 56.786th/205 · 2025 |
| Voice & accountability score 0–100 | 68.863rd/205 · 2025 | 64.681st/205 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate per 100,000 | 2.374th/145 · 2022 | 11.2117th/145 · 2021 |
| Military | ||
| Military expenditure USD | $23.8 m150th/156 · 2025 | $410.5 m110th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of GDP | 0.1%152nd/156 · 2025 | 2.8%35th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of government spending | 0.4%151st/154 · 2025 | 7.0%49th/154 · 2025 |
| Armed forces personnel people | 3,000152nd/170 · 2020 | 16,000113th/170 · 2020 |
| Armed forces personnel % of labour force | 0.51%113th/168 · 2020 | 1.67%36th/168 · 2020 |
| Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 4.0 m135th/163 · 2022 | 0158th/163 · 2025 |
| Science & innovation | ||
| R&D spending % of GDP | 0.26%78th/110 · 2024 | 0.65%55th/110 · 2022 |
| Patent applications by residents applications | 7112th/137 · 2024 | 1126th/137 · 2024 |
| Scientific articles articles | 205126th/197 · 2023 | 231124th/197 · 2023 |
Questions and answers
Which has more people, Mauritius or Namibia?
Namibia has the larger population: 3.1 m (2025) compared with 1.2 m for Mauritius (2025). Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL.
Which is bigger by area, Mauritius or Namibia?
Namibia is larger: 824,292 km² (2024) compared with 2,010 km² for Mauritius (2024). Source: World Bank, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2.
Which economy is larger, Mauritius or Namibia?
Mauritius has the larger economy at purchasing power parity: $41.87 bn intl. (2025) compared with $37.07 bn intl. for Namibia (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD.
Which is richer per person, Mauritius or Namibia?
Mauritius has the higher GDP per person (PPP): $33,667 intl. (2025) compared with $11,986 intl. for Namibia (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD.
Where do people live longer, in Mauritius or Namibia?
Mauritius has the higher life expectancy at birth: 73.8 years (2024) compared with 67.5 years for Namibia (2024). Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN.
Which spends more on the military, Mauritius or Namibia?
Namibia spends more on the military: $410.5 m (2025) compared with $23.8 m for Mauritius (2025). Source: World Bank, MS.MIL.XPND.CD.
Which ranks higher in the NationsTree Index, Mauritius or Namibia?
Mauritius: 45.2 points (107th in the world); Namibia: 31.8 points (159th). The index combines foundations, economic strength, quality of life, problems and 5-year direction from public statistics.
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Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Mauritius vs Namibia — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/mauritius-vs-namibia. Data as of 26 October 2026.