Mauritius
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Africa.
- Capital
- Port Louis
- Continent
- Africa
More Africa quizzes - Land neighbours
- None
- Population
- 1,243,741 (2025)
- Total area
- 2,010 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 20.3° S, 57.6° E
Mauritius at a glance
Mauritius is a country in Africa. Its capital is Port Louis. It has no land neighbours.
Within Africa, Mauritius has the lowest fertility rate (1.44 births per woman in 2024).
Flag of Mauritius
Mauritius’ flag is drawn in the proportions 2:3 (height to width), the most common shape among the 197 flags in our quizzes (87 of them).
When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include the flag most like it in layout and colour: Rwanda.
Mauritius in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Africa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 1,243,741 | 157thof 195 | 49thof 54 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 2,010 km² | 169thof 194 | 51stof 54 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $16.16B | 136thof 182 | 33rdof 52 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $12,991 | 71stof 182 | 2ndof 52 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 73.8 years | 97thof 195 | 6thof 54 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 1.44 | 152ndof 195 | 54thof 54 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $616 | 77thof 191 | 2ndof 54 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 39.0% | 154thof 195 | 35thof 54 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 73.3% | 111thof 180 | 9thof 51 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 19.5% | 123rdof 191 | 29thof 54 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 3.54 t | 74thof 181 | 5thof 53 |
Each measure links to its higher-or-lower game. How these figures are compiled.
Mauritius and its nearest countries
Mauritius has no land neighbours, so this compares it with the four countries closest to it.
| Country | Population2025 | Area2023 | GDP per person2025 | Distanceclosest points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritius | 1,243,741 | 2,010 km² | $12,991 | |
| Madagascar | 32,740,678 | 587,295 km² | $599 | about 860 km |
| Comoros | 882,847 | 1,861 km² | $2,056 | about 1,600 km |
| Seychelles | 122,730 | 460 km² | $19,449 | about 1,700 km |
| Mozambique | 35,631,653 | 799,380 km² | $627 | about 1,830 km |
Quizzes featuring Mauritius
Map quizzes
Flag, outline and capital quizzes
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- Country Shapes
- World Capitals
- Guess the Flag
- Guess the Capital
- Flags of Africa
- Capitals of Africa
- Africa Country Shapes
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Mauritius · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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