Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Seychelles instead of Macau, you would:

Health

live 8.9 years less

In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 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

make 71.1% less money

Macau has a GDP per capita of $102,000 as of 2023, while in Seychelles, the GDP per capita is $29,500 as of 2023.

be 33.3% more likely to be unemployed

In Macau, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Seychelles, that number is 3.0% as of 2017.

pay a 25.0% higher top tax rate

Macau has a top tax rate of 12.0% as of 2016. In Seychelles, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 37.2% more children

In Macau, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Seychelles, there are 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Macau, approximately 4.6 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.

Expenditures

spend 17.5% less on education

Macau spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Seychelles spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 12.0 times more coastline

Macau has a total of 41 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, Secretariat for Economy and Finance.

Seychelles: At a glance

Seychelles is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 455 sq km. A lengthy struggle between France and Great Britain for the islands ended in 1814, when they were ceded to the latter. Independence came in 1976. Socialist rule was brought to a close with a new constitution and free elections in 1993. President France-Albert RENE, who had served since 1977, was re-elected in 2001, but stepped down in 2004. Vice President James Alix MICHEL took over the presidency and in July 2006 was elected to a new five-year term; he was reelected in May 2011.
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