Mauritius Risk Assessment Indicators: District-Level Hazard and Accessibility Data

HeiGIT produced this collection of risk assessment indicators for Mauritius at the administrative level 2 (district) scale, updated in March 2026. The data integrates demographic, infrastructure, and environmental layers from WorldPop and OpenStreetMap to facilitate structured analysis of flood and cyclone hazards.

Use Cases

• Evaluating medical emergency readiness using access_pop_hospitals_30min to identify underserved populations
• Prioritizing disaster relief for vulnerable groups by mapping elderly and children_u5 against cyclone_exposure
• Analyzing educational infrastructure distribution using education_count across different districts

Strengths

• Integrates data from WorldPop, OpenStreetMap, and Google Earth Engine
• Includes travel-time based accessibility metrics for 30, 60, and 120 minute intervals
• Standardized using HDX COD-AB administrative boundaries

Limitations

• Facility counts are dependent on OpenStreetMap data completeness which may vary by region
• Aggregated district-level data may obscure localized risk pockets within a division

Provenance

Source

HeiGIT (Heidelberg Institute for Geoinformation Technology)

Collection Method

Aggregated via the GAIA Pipeline using open data sources including WorldPop, OpenStreetMap, and Google Earth Engine.

Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

Mauritius (Admin Level 2)