Mauritius, press rank #57 · ~$1,350/mo

Can you live unwatched in Blue Bay (Mauritius)?

Surveillance, facial recognition and crypto rules read here for the city itself, not the national average.

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The privacy scorecard

The six marked ° below are read for Blue Bay (Mauritius) itself. The rest are set by Mauritius’s national law, the same across every city in the country.

State surveillance °4/5
Facial recognition °5/5
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 freedom °3/5
Easy to stay °4/5
Off-grid living °5/5
press rank #57 (Mauritius) ~$1,350/mo, this city safety 4/5 geopolitical stability 5/5

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.

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City-level figures where marked °, national law otherwise. Estimates for orientation, not legal advice. Surveillance law changes fast: verify anything you would act on.