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We have 15% of Netflix in Mauritius

25 January 2016 By Avinash Meetoo 18 Comments

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According to uNoGS (the unofficial Netflix online Global Search), the country with the largest selection of videos, movies and series is, of course, the USA:

Rank Country Videos % Videos Movies % Movies Series % Series % Total
1 United States of America 5,680 100% 4,566 100% 1,114 100% 100.0%
2 Martinique 4,586 81% 3,779 83% 807 72% 78.6%
3 Guadeloupe 4,581 81% 3,774 83% 807 72% 78.6%
4 French Guiana 4,553 80% 3,747 82% 806 72% 78.2%
5 Aruba 4,227 74% 3,461 76% 766 69% 73.0%
6 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 4,175 74% 3,411 75% 764 69% 72.3%
7 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 4,156 73% 3,398 74% 758 68% 71.9%
8 Curaçao 4,155 73% 3,397 74% 758 68% 71.9%
9 Anguilla 3,640 64% 2,951 65% 689 62% 63.5%
10 Montserrat 3,640 64% 2,951 65% 689 62% 63.5%

The next nine regions, which are mostly in Central and South America, also have a very good selection of videos, movies and series. Most probably, they are not the same as the ones in the US but rather more Spanish or French oriented.

Mauritius is ranked 136th:

Rank Country Videos % Videos Movies % Movies Series % Series % Total
131 Croatia 797 14% 583 13% 214 19% 15.3%
132 Czech Republic 798 14% 585 13% 213 19% 15.3%
133 Hungary 798 14% 585 13% 213 19% 15.3%
134 Romania 796 14% 582 13% 214 19% 15.3%
135 Estonia 797 14% 585 13% 212 19% 15.3%
136 Mauritius 757 13% 523 11% 234 21% 15.3%
137 Azerbaijan 797 14% 588 13% 209 19% 15.2%
138 Portugal 770 14% 549 12% 221 20% 15.1%
139 Bhutan 775 14% 560 12% 215 19% 15.1%
140 Timor-Leste 771 14% 558 12% 213 19% 15.0%
141 India 769 14% 558 12% 211 19% 14.9%

In Mauritius, we currently have access to 757 videos (13% of what is available in the USA), 523 movies (11% of what an American can watch) and 234 series (21% of what is viewable in the US). On average, Mauritians have 15% of Netflix.

The reason, of course, is that a number of copyright holders (those who own rights to the videos, movies and series) do not want these to be viewed in Mauritius. It’s a legal issue instead of a technical one.

Is Netflix worth it in Mauritius?

For HD content, Netflix costs $9.99 per month which is approximately Rs 360 per month. That’s not very expensive. But we only have 15% of Netflix compared to an American. Let’s say, for the sake of argument, that Netflix decides to make all its content available in Mauritius but with a proportionally increased price. In that case, Netflix would hypothetically cost us Rs 2,400 which is bloody expensive.

So… is Netflix worth it? It’s up to you to decide. Personally, I have not yet made up my mind.

What about you?

Filed Under: Family, Mauritius, Movies, Technology, Web

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Comments

  1. Pramod says

    25 January 2016 at 21:03

    In the meantime, enjoy the 1 month free service while you make up your mind… :-)

  2. Airbag says

    25 January 2016 at 22:37

    The price will not increase proportionately. In fact Netflix more or less costs the same worldwide.

  3. Jeshan says

    25 January 2016 at 23:08

    it depends how many of the 757 actually interest you. if there’s more than enough to keep you busy, then I think it’s worth it. But if it isn’t, you could still use a proxy located in the US :)

  4. olivier says

    26 January 2016 at 01:13

    Tips for free:
    You can purchase a VPN program (virtual private network), that can be found free but a good one will cost you around (Rs 1,000 per year), and change your IP address to a U.S. one and then you will have access to all the U.S. content for the same Netflix monthly free.

  5. Mike says

    26 January 2016 at 10:07

    Interesting information. I have subscribed to Netflix and enjoying one month free viewing very good TV series which we will probably never see on MBC. I find the normal subscription reasonable and you can always opt-out at any-time. I probably would review my subscription if prices were to significantly rise. At this time it is giving me an enjoyable streaming experience. I wish that Netlfix could offer French language films/series too but this is probably a complicated rights/legal subject.

  6. Avinash Meetoo says

    26 January 2016 at 15:25

    Thanks for your input.

    (1) I’m enjoying my free month but not that much to be frank (as we’re not watching TV too much lately)

    (2) I am aware that it’s better to have 757 good movies than thousand of substandard ones but I wonder if it’s possible to do some kind of statistical analysis from data publicly available on the Netflix website and, say, IMDB.

    (3) I am also aware (of course) of proxies and VPNs but, because I am using a Huawei HG8245T and a Chromecast, these don’t work. I’ll have to change my HG8245T to something else (running DD-WRT possibly) to make the Chromecast work with a proxy or a VPN.

  7. Airbag says

    26 January 2016 at 15:33

    Hi Avinash,

    Whatever router you use you can make it work. You just need a router with an ethernet wan port. I’m using a Dlink DIR-655

    I route all requests to Google’s DNS to some bogus local lan IP, connect the wan side to my ISP’s router and have the Dlink serve the house. Chromecast doesn’t know any better and streams everything pronto.

  8. Avinash Meetoo says

    26 January 2016 at 15:38

    Thanks for the tip.

    If I understand correctly, (1) on your DIR-655 all requests to 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 are sent to some bogus address and (2) the DNS servers for the proxy and/or VPN are set on the DIR-655?

    I’ll just have to get another router :-)

  9. Airbag says

    26 January 2016 at 17:45

    Exactly. You can do that on a r-pi too if you want or some linux box lying around. In fact it’ll work faster in the long run because they will deny access instead of waiting for time-out on Google’s DNS servers. I just had the dlink router lying around so didn’t bother :)

  10. Amelia says

    17 September 2018 at 03:25

    Hi im actually using netflix… i subscribed for vpnnord … but can’t access to the full us catalogue?? Can anyone help please…

  11. Avinash Meetoo says

    17 September 2018 at 09:06

    Hi Amelia, are you in Mauritius? As far as I know, Netflix detects the use of (popular) VPN solutions and only serve regional content. Since I wrote the post 2 1/2 years ago, I have not tried to access the full catalog of Netflix from Mauritius… Anyone can shed a light on this?

  12. Murden Vigen says

    22 November 2018 at 08:40

    Hi everyone
    I subscribed to netflix for one month free from my PC which is working fine. However when i log in through my LG 65SJ80v (4K SUHD) ,WEB OS, in cannot play any contents. Even the Netflix shortcut on the remote does not work,which direct me to the LG content store, and pop up msg for app unavailable. Can anyone help me please

  13. Avinash Meetoo says

    22 November 2018 at 15:12

    I have an LG TV too and I seem to recall I tried Netflix on it once and it worked (I tend to use a Google Chromecast instead). So, if you are having issues launching the Netflix app on the TV, I would suggest you talk to someone from Dragon Electronics. They surely have a solution.

  14. rn says

    1 January 2019 at 13:18

    Netflix no more available in Mauritius ?

  15. Avinash Meetoo says

    4 January 2019 at 07:39

    Why would you say that? Netflix works well here (albeit with a different (and smaller) selection than other countries).

  16. Nehra says

    31 January 2019 at 20:42

    Please join my group Netflix Mauritius
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/560396747807993/

  17. Joyce says

    30 March 2019 at 09:13

    Hi.
    Please I’m facing a little problem to set up my account. It is saying ‘insufficient fund’ in my credit card for the security deposit.
    Do you know how much is the security deposit for Netflix???
    I am taking the US$9.99 plan.
    Thank you.

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