Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Seychelles instead of Puerto Rico, you would:

Health

live 5.6 years less

In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 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 49.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Puerto Rico, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Seychelles, that number is 3.0% as of 2017.

pay a 54.5% lower top tax rate

Puerto Rico has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Seychelles, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.

make 31.4% less money

Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $43,000 as of 2023, while in Seychelles, the GDP per capita is $29,500 as of 2023.

Life

have 51.3% more children

In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Seychelles, there are 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 75.5% more likely to die during infancy

In Puerto Rico, approximately 6.0 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 44.4% more on education

Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Seychelles spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury, Ministry of 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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