Quality of life comparison

live 14.0 years longer

In Republic of the Congo, the average life expectancy is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022. In Seychelles, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

be 45.8% more likely to be obese

In Republic of the Congo, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Seychelles, that number is 14.0% of people as of 2016.

make 4.8 times more money

Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $6,200 as of 2023, while in Seychelles, the GDP per capita is $29,500 as of 2023.

be 85.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Republic of the Congo, 20.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Seychelles, that number is 3.0% as of 2017.

be 38.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Republic of the Congo, 40.9% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Seychelles, however, that number is 25.3% as of 2018.

be 19.0% more likely to be literate

In Republic of the Congo, the literacy rate is 80.6% as of 2021. In Seychelles, it is 95.9% as of 2018.

be 77.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 47.9 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 58.9% fewer children

In Republic of the Congo, there are approximately 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Seychelles, there are 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 97.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 51% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Seychelles, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 2.6 times more likely to have internet access

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 32.1% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Seychelles, about 82.0% do as of 2021.

be 14.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Seychelles, 96% of people do as of 2017.

spend 15.6% more on education

Republic of the Congo spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Seychelles spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 42.2% more on healthcare

Republic of the Congo spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Seychelles, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2020.

see 2.9 times more coastline

Republic of the Congo has a total of 169 km of coastline. In Seychelles, that number is 491 km.