These are the international rankings of Mauritius 
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These are the international rankings of Mauritius
| Name | Source | Year | Rank | Notes | Ref |
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| Environmental Performance Index | Yale University, Columbia University | 2022 | 77 out of 189 | 3rd in Africa | |
| Environmental Vulnerability Index | South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission, United Nations Environment Program | 2012 | 191 out of 195*` | Classified as 'Highly vulnerable' | |
| Happy Planet Index | New Economics Foundation | 2019 | 32nd out of 152 | 3rd in Africa |
| Name | Source | Year | Rank | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corruption Perceptions Index | Transparency International | 2021 | 49 out of 194 | Perceived as less corrupt, 2nd in Africa | |
| Democracy Ranking | Democracy Ranking Association | 2016 | 39 out of 112 | 3rd in Africa | |
| Global Peace Index | Institute for Economics and Peace | 2022 | 28 out of 163 | 2nd in Africa | |
| Global Terrorism Index | Institute for Economics and Peace | 2022 | 91 out of 194 | 3rd in Africa | |
| Democracy Index | Economist Intelligence Unit | 2021 | 19 out of 189 | Classified as 'Full Democracy', 3rd in Africa |
| Name | Source | Year | Rank | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education Index | Countries by literacy rate | 2018 | 63 out of 184 | 2nd, and 3rd in Africa | |
| Knowledge Economic Index | International Monetary Fund, The World Bank | 2012 | 63 out of 175 | 3rd, and 4th in Africa | |
| Human Development Index | United Nations Development Programme | 2012 | 63 out of 185 | 3rd, and 4th in Africa | |
| Linguistic diversity index | Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study | 2013 | 63 out of 195 | 2nd, and 3rd in Africa |
| Name | Source | Year | Rank | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Press Freedom Index | Reporters Without Borders | 2022 | 64 out of 180 | 3rd in Africa | |
| Freedom of the Press | Freedom House | 2017 | 56 out of 194*` | 3rd in Africa |
| Name | Source | Year | Rank | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Networked Readiness Index | World Economic Forum | 2019 | 71 out of 121 | 2nd in Africa | |
| ICT Development Index | International Telecommunication Union | 2017 | 72 out of 176 | 3rd in Africa | |
| E-government Readiness | United Nations | 2018 | 66 out of 193 | 3rd in Africa | |
| World Wide Web Foundation | Web Index | 2019 | 71 out of 121 | 3rd in Africa |
| Name | Source | Year | Rank | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Happiness Report | United Nations:(SSDN)` | 2019 | 57 out of 156 | 3rd in Africa | |
| Global Gender Gap Report | World Economic Forum | 2022 | 105 out of 142 | 3rd in Africa | |
| Fragile States Index | Fund for Peace and Foreign Policy | 2015 | 145 out of 178 | 2nd in Africa | Archived 2018-09-21 at the Wayback Machine |
| Social Progress Index | Social Progress Imperative | 2014 | 34 out of 132 | 3rd in Africa | |
| Good Country Index | Simon Anholt | 2016 | 33 out of 163 | 3rd in Africa | |
| Logistics Performance Index | Mercer | 2014 | 82 out of 215 | 2nd in Africa | |
| Global Slavery Index | Walk Free | 2013 | 63 out of 145 | 2nd, and 3rd in Africa | |
| Legatum Prosperity Index | Legatum Institute | 2018 | 29 out of 146 | 3rd in Africa | |
| Countries by suicide rate | World Population Reviews | 2019 | 35 out of 183 | Mauritius ranked 33rd, and 34th in Africa | |
| World Giving Index | Charities Aid Foundation | 2013 | 93 out of 157 | Port Louis Ranked 2nd, and 3rd in Africa |
Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, about 2,000 kilometres off the southeastern coast of East Africa, east of Madagascar. It includes the main island, as well as Rodrigues, Agaléga, and St. Brandon. The islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues, along with nearby Réunion, are part of the Mascarene Islands. The main island of Mauritius, where the population is concentrated, hosts the capital and largest city, Port Louis. The country spans 2,040 square kilometres (790 sq mi) and has an exclusive economic zone covering 2,300,000 square kilometres.
Air Mauritius is the flag carrier airline of Mauritius. The airline is headquartered in Port Louis, Mauritius, with its hub at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport.
The Angola national football team represents Angola in men's international football and is controlled by the Angolan Football Federation. Nicknamed Palancas Negras, the team is a member of both FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
The Madagascar national football team, nicknamed Barea after the island's zebu, is the national team of Madagascar and is controlled by the Malagasy Football Federation. It has never qualified for the finals of the World Cup. It took part in its first Africa Cup of Nations in 2019. Among its biggest wins was a 1–0 home victory over Egypt in the qualification rounds of the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations until being surpassed by a recent 2–0 win over Nigeria in the group stage of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. Reflecting the official name of the country at the time, the team was known as the Malagasy Republic national football team between 1958 and 1975.
The Mauritius national football team, nicknamed Club M and Les Dodos, is the national team of Mauritius. They are overseen by the Mauritius Football Association, which is a member of FIFA, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA). The head coach is Fidy Rasoanaivo.
The São Tomé and Príncipe national football team is the national association football team of São Tomé and Príncipe and is controlled by the São Toméan Football Federation. It is a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and FIFA.
The Réunion national football team is the regional team of the French overseas department and region of Réunion and is controlled by the Réunionese Football League, local branch of the French Football Federation. Réunion is not a member of FIFA and is only an associate member of CAF, and is therefore not eligible to enter either the World Cup or the Africa Cup of Nations. However, it has played numerous matches, most of them against the island nations of Madagascar, Mauritius, and the Seychelles.
The Mayotte national football team represents the French overseas department and region of Mayotte in international football.
The Mauritius national rugby union team represents Mauritius in international rugby union. Mauritius is a member of World Rugby, but the national team is ranked as third tier, and Mauritius have yet to compete in either the Africa Cup or Rugby World Cup.
Mauritian passports are issued to citizens of Mauritius for travel outside the country. As of 2007, Mauritius' Passport and Immigration Office processed an average of 434 passport applications each day.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Mauritius:
Football is the most popular sport in Mauritius. The national governing body is the Mauritius Football Association. Internationally, Mauritius is represented by Club M in senior competitions, and by the U-17 and U-20 teams in youth competitions. The top domestic football league in Mauritius is the Mauritian League, and the top knockout tournament is the Mauritian Cup.
The Mauritius national beach soccer team represents Mauritius in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the MFA, the governing body for football in Mauritius. The Mauritius national beach soccer team played their first game, a FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifier, in July 2009, losing 0–13 to Nigeria. Their first win came in the 2009 Festisable du Tampon, which took place in Réunion, in which Mauritius won against the hosts 3–2.
The following is a list of matches played by the Mauritius national football team from 1947 to 1968. Since Mauritius became an independent nation in 1968, these results were all played while Mauritius was still owned by the United Kingdom. Mauritius won their first 17 games in a row, only playing in the Indian Ocean Games Triangulaire. They won 10 of 13 triangulaire tournaments, playing only Réunion and Madagascar until 1967.
Ameeksha Dilchand; is a Mauritian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Mauritius 2012. Ameeksha attended the Notre Dame de la Confiance RCA school for her primary education then joined the Loreto College of Rose-Hill for her secondary studies. Ameeksha completed her LLB(hons) from University College London (UCL).
The Mauritius women's national football team is the first women's association football team that represents the country of Mauritius. They are controlled by the Mauritius Football Association and are members of FIFA, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA). The development of women's football in the country and in Africa as a whole faces a number of challenges, with a programme for women's football not being created in the country until 1997. FIFA gives money to the Mauritius Football Association, 10% of which is aimed at developing football in the country in areas that include women's football, sport medicine and futsal.
The Seychelles women's national football team is the national team of the Seychelles.
Mauritius competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Mauritius competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's tenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Mauritius competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games at Birmingham, England from 28 July to 8 August 2022. It was the team's 16th appearance at the Games.
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