Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Greece, you would:
Health
be 43.8% less likely to be obese
In Greece, 24.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Seychelles, that number is 14.0% of people as of 2016.
live 5.4 years less
In Greece, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 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 72.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Greece, 11.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Seychelles, that number is 3.0% as of 2017.
pay a 68.8% lower top tax rate
Greece has a top tax rate of 48.0% as of 2016. In Seychelles, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 18.7% less money
Greece has a GDP per capita of $36,300 as of 2023, while in Seychelles, the GDP per capita is $29,500 as of 2023.
be 34.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Greece, 18.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Seychelles, however, that number is 25.3% as of 2018.
Life
have 59.5% more children
In Greece, there are approximately 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Seychelles, there are 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Greece, approximately 3.5 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.
Expenditures
spend 32.6% less on healthcare
Greece spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Seychelles, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 18.2% more on education
Greece spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Seychelles spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 96.4% less coastline
Greece has a total of 13,676 km of coastline. In Seychelles, that number is 491 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, GSIS, Greece.
Seychelles: At a glance
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