Mauritius vs Peru: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita

Mauritius

5.94

in 2025

Peru

5.97

in 2025

Mauritius rank

72nd

Peru rank

71st

Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita over time

Mauritius
Peru

How they compare

Peru currently reports 5.97 against 5.94 in Mauritius, a difference of 0.035.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Mauritius ahead.

Globally, Mauritius ranks 72nd and Peru ranks 71st of 157 countries.

Individual pages

Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in Mauritius
Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in Peru
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 157 places, 2,073 data points, 2011–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.