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Mauritius

Republic of Mauritius

Capital
Port Louis
Population
1.24 million 2025
Area
2,040 km²
Neighbours
0
Locator map of MauritiusMAURITIUSFRANCEIndian Ocean0250 km
Mauritius hatched and ringed, Port Louis marked with a triangle. Orthographic projection centred on 20.3°S 57.6°E; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Mauritius is an island country in Eastern Africa, with no land border. Of the other 194 countries in this atlas, the nearest capital to Port Louis is Antananarivo, in Madagascar, 1,055 km away. With 2,040 km², it is about the size of Comoros and Luxembourg and ranks 169th of 195 by area.

About 1.24 million people lived in Mauritius in 2025, according to the World Bank; only 38 countries have fewer. That is 610 people per km², the 9th-highest density of the 194. Most people live outside urban areas: the urban share was 39.0% in 2025. The population shrank by 0.16% in 2025.

In 2025, GDP per capita stood at US$12,991 in current US dollars: 76th of 191 worldwide, 2nd of 52 in Africa. Newborns in 2024 had a life expectancy of 73.8 years.

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres. The point on the opposite side of the Earth from Port Louis lies in the North Pacific Ocean, about 1,060 km from the nearest land, Mexico.

How it compares Africa: 54 countries

MeasureFigureWorldAfrica
Population1,243,7412025, World Bank156th of 19449th of 54
Area2,040 km²world-countries169th of 19551st of 54
GDPUS$16.2 billion2025, World Bank, current US$142nd of 19133rd of 52
GDP per capitaUS$12,9912025, World Bank, current US$76th of 1912nd of 52
Population density610 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries9th of 1941st of 54
Life expectancy73.8 years2024, World Bank96th of 1946th of 54
Urban population39.0%2025, World Bank153rd of 19435th of 54
Forest area19.1% of land2024, World Bank122nd of 19428th of 54
Population growth-0.16% a year2025, World Bank169th of 19454th of 54
Internet users73.3%2024, World Bank113th of 1889th of 53
Fertility rate1.44 births per woman2024, World Bank151st of 19454th of 54
Land neighbours0world-countries; among the 195157th of 19549th of 54
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaComoros, Luxembourg and Samoa

Closest in populationEswatini, Djibouti and Estonia

Neighbours none by land

No land borders. The nearest capitals:

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Southern and Eastern
Capital
Port Louis
20.17°S 57.50°E
Northernmost latitude
19.99°S
Southernmost latitude
20.51°S
Westernmost longitude
57.32°E
Easternmost longitude
57.79°E
North to south
about 58 km
Antipode of Port Louis
20.17°N 122.50°W
in the North Pacific Ocean, about 1,060 km from the nearest land (Mexico)