Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Italy, you would:
Health
be 29.6% less likely to be obese
In Italy, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Seychelles, that number is 14.0% of people as of 2016.
live 6.5 years less
In Italy, the average life expectancy is 83 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 60.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Italy, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Seychelles, that number is 3.0% as of 2017.
pay a 69.3% lower top tax rate
Italy has a top tax rate of 48.8% as of 2016. In Seychelles, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 44.0% less money
Italy has a GDP per capita of $52,700 as of 2023, while in Seychelles, the GDP per capita is $29,500 as of 2023.
be 25.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Italy, 20.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Seychelles, however, that number is 25.3% as of 2018.
Life
have 66.2% more children
In Italy, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Seychelles, there are 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Italy, 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.
Expenditures
spend 33.3% less on healthcare
Italy spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Seychelles, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 20.9% more on education
Italy spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Seychelles spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 93.5% less coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 km of coastline. In Seychelles, that number is 491 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Italian Revenue Agency, Ministry of Finance.
Seychelles: At a glance
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