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Digital & energy access · Sub-Saharan Africa · Upper-middle income

Mauritius: internet, mobile and energy access

Internet users is 73.3% (2024), 116th of 188 in the world and 4th of 46 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Mobile subscriptions is 172.7 (2024), 17th of 210 in the world and 3rd of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Fixed broadband is 28.0 (2024), 67th of 208 in the world and 2nd of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Internet users73.3%2024 · world 116/188 · region 4/46Mobile subscriptions172.72024 · world 17/210 · region 3/48Fixed broadband28.02024 · world 67/208 · region 2/48Fixed telephone36.92024 · world 25/213 · region 1/48
Internet users
MauritiusSub-Saharan AfricaUpper-middle incomeWorld
0%25%50%75%100%199620012006201120162021Mauritius73.3%Sub-Saharan AfricaUpper-middle incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
MauritiusSub-Saharan AfricaUpper-middle incomeWorld
0.0501001502001995200020052010201520202025Mauritius172.7Sub-Saharan AfricaUpper-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators

Digital & energy access: Mauritius in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Internet usersInternet users, % of population73.3%2024116/1884/467.3%28.3%67.7%+28.5 ppsince 201435.7%88.8%73.6%
Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people172.7202417/2103/4814.892.8149.1+35%since 201490.4132.4111.5
Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people28.0202467/2082/480.020027.325.2+99%since 20141.133.020.1
Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people36.9202425/2131/4823.130.237.3+28%since 20140.411.09.9
Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people2,158202488/2153/48·30915+1,039%since 20149033,11016,381
Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population100.0%202467/2151/4899.0%99.4%99.5%+0.5 ppsince 201455.1%99.3%91.9%
Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population100.0%202468/2112/4798.3%99.3%99.5%+0.7 ppsince 201435.7%98.5%84.9%
Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population100.0%202476/2131/48100.0%99.6%99.4%+0.3 ppsince 201482.9%99.8%97.8%
Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population99.0%202455/1921/4893.0%97.0%99.0%+1.0 ppsince 201422.9%90.2%75.4%
Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person2,588 kWh202478/1492/321,363 kWh1,995 kWh2,164 kWh+18%since 2014380 kWh4,606 kWh3,708 kWh
Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person1,229 kgoe202485/1505/32851 kgoe1,051 kgoe1,026 kgoe+11%since 2014476 kgoe2,183 kgoe1,892 kgoe
Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output5.6%2024119/14930/329.0%7.2%4.9%−0.5 ppsince 201413.4%6.3%6.9%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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neighbours

Mauritius and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Mauritius. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorMauritiusFranceMaldivesSeychelles
Internet users73.3%202488.7%202485.2%202487.8%2024
Mobile subscriptions172.72024116.72023148.12024125.62024
Fixed broadband28.0202448.9202419.6202431.62024
Fixed telephone36.9202456.120232.3202412.42024
Secure servers2,158202457,27520241,3302024139,5832024
Electricity access100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024
Electricity access, rural100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024
Electricity access, urban100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024
Clean cooking99.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%202499.0%2024
France: digital & energy accessMaldives: digital & energy accessSeychelles: digital & energy access
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