Roads, paved (% of total roads) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Roads, paved (% of total roads) was 98.0% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Roads, paved in Mauritius, 1990–2009
Source: International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted. Measured in % of total roads.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 98.0% for roads, paved in 2009.
The figure is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roads, paved in Mauritius peaked at 100.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 93.0%, in 1990.
That places Mauritius 1st out of 42 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Roads, paved (% of total roads) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of total roads | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 93.0% | — |
| 1991 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 98.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57.2%, 1.7× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 98.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.0%, 5.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.0% | 93.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.5% | 97.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More infrastructure data for Mauritius
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.20 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 172.68 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 468,800 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 36.88 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3763 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 468,800 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.76 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roads, paved in Mauritius?
- Roads, paved in Mauritius was 98.0% in 2009, according to International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted.
- What is the highest roads, paved recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest roads, paved recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.0% in 1990.
- How does Mauritius rank for roads, paved?
- Mauritius ranks 1st out of 42 countries with data for 2009.
- Is roads, paved rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted, published as part of Roads, paved (% of total roads). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Paved roads are those surfaced with crushed stone (macadam) and hydrocarbon binder or bituminized agents, with concrete, or with cobblestones, as a percentage of all the country's roads, measured in length.