Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Seychelles, you would:
Health
live 1.6 years longer
In Seychelles, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Thailand, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
be 28.6% less likely to be obese
In Seychelles, 14.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Thailand, that number is 10.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 68.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Seychelles, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Thailand, that number is 0.9% as of 2022.
be 75.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Seychelles, 25.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Thailand, however, that number is 6.3% as of 2021.
make 30.6% less money
Seychelles has a GDP per capita of $25,200 as of 2022, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $17,500 as of 2022.
pay a 2.3 times higher top tax rate
Seychelles has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Thailand, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 39.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Seychelles, approximately 10.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Thailand, on the other hand, 6.5 children do as of 2022.
have 16.1% fewer children
In Seychelles, there are approximately 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Thailand, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 38.5% less on education
Seychelles spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Thailand spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 31.2% less on healthcare
Seychelles spends 6.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Thailand, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 6.6 times more coastline
Seychelles has a total of 491 km of coastline. In Thailand, that number is 3,219 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, The Revenue Department, Government of Thailand.
Thailand: At a glance
How big is Thailand compared to Seychelles? See an in-depth size comparison.