Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Israel, you would:
Health
be 46.4% less likely to be obese
In Israel, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Seychelles, that number is 14.0% of people as of 2016.
live 7.2 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 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 11.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Seychelles, that number is 3.0% as of 2017.
pay a 70.0% lower top tax rate
Israel has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Seychelles, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 38.9% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $48,300 as of 2023, while in Seychelles, the GDP per capita is $29,500 as of 2023.
be 15.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Seychelles, however, that number is 25.3% as of 2018.
Life
be 3.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 3.6 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.
have 38.2% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 19.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Seychelles, there are 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 26.8% less on education
Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Seychelles spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 22.9% less on healthcare
Israel spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Seychelles, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 79.9% more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 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, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority.
Seychelles: At a glance
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