press rank #57 · ~$1,200/mo

Can you live unwatched in Mauritius?

Offshore finance hub, but a biometric ID scheme.

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The privacy scorecard

State surveillance3/5
Facial recognition3/5
No national ID1/5
Data-protection law4/5
Encryption4/5
VPN freedom5/5
Democracy5/5
Free expression4/5
Cash still works4/5
Financial privacy4/5
Crypto freedom4/5
Easy to stay4/5
Off-grid living5/5
8 cameras / 1,000 people press rank #57 ~$1,200/mo national average

Childhood vaccines: recommended, never required

Free childhood programme, coverage above 90 per cent, and no statute compelling any of it.

If you skip them: Nothing.

Exemptions: Not needed.

Source: Georgetown AMP EID, survey of national legislation, 2024

Legal & financial exposure

Facts about the law, not a privacy score: whether each one helps or hurts depends on what you are trying to do.

Reports your account balances abroad (CRS)

Extradition treaty with the US

No ID required to buy a SIM card

4 of 7 signals are unverified for this country: not shown, rather than guessed.

14 real places in Mauritius

Facial recognition, Bitcoin friendliness and cost vary by city even inside the same country.

Port Louis

~$1,350/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5

Curepipe

~$1,350/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5

Rodrigues

~$1,100/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5

Mahebourg

~$1,350/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5

Grand Baie

~$1,450/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5

Port Mathurin (Rodrigues)

~$1,250/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5

Tamarin

~$1,450/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5

Bel Ombre (Mauritius)

~$1,350/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5

Flic-en-Flac

~$1,350/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5

Trou aux Biches

~$1,350/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5

Belle Mare

~$1,400/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5

Blue Bay (Mauritius)

~$1,350/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5

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Country-level estimates for orientation, not legal advice. Surveillance law changes fast: verify anything you would act on.