Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Austria, you would:
Health
be 30.3% less likely to be obese
In Austria, 20.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Seychelles, that number is 14.0% of people as of 2016.
live 6.2 years less
In Austria, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Seychelles, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 42.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Austria, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Seychelles, that number is 3.0% as of 2017.
pay a 72.7% lower top tax rate
Austria has a top tax rate of 55.0% as of 2016. In Seychelles, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 54.3% less money
Austria has a GDP per capita of $64,600 as of 2023, while in Seychelles, the GDP per capita is $29,500 as of 2023.
be 70.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Austria, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Seychelles, however, that number is 25.3% as of 2018.
Life
have 26.9% more children
In Austria, there are approximately 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Seychelles, there are 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Austria, approximately 3.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Seychelles, on the other hand, 10.6 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 11.8% less likely to have internet access
In Austria, approximately 93.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Seychelles, about 82.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 44.3% less on healthcare
Austria spends 11.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Seychelles, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Federal Ministry of Finance.
Seychelles: At a glance
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