Quality of life comparison

be 51.6% less likely to be obese

In Malta, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Seychelles, that number is 14.0% of people as of 2016.

live 7.1 years less

In Malta, 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.

pay a 57.1% lower top tax rate

Malta has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Seychelles, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.

make 48.4% less money

Malta has a GDP per capita of $57,200 as of 2023, while in Seychelles, the GDP per capita is $29,500 as of 2023.

be 51.5% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Malta, 16.7% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Seychelles, however, that number is 25.3% as of 2018.

have 25.5% more children

In Malta, there are approximately 9.4 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 Malta, approximately 4.5 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.

spend 11.9% less on education

Malta spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Seychelles spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 40.7% less on healthcare

Malta spends 10.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Seychelles, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2020.

see 2.5 times more coastline

Malta has a total of 197 km of coastline. In Seychelles, that number is 491 km.