Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
Health
live 17.3 years longer
In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 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 60.9% more likely to be obese
In Sierra Leone, 8.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Seychelles, that number is 14.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 17.4 times more money
Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,700 as of 2023, while in Seychelles, the GDP per capita is $29,500 as of 2023.
be 55.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Sierra Leone, 56.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Seychelles, however, that number is 25.3% as of 2018.
pay a 50.0% lower top tax rate
Sierra Leone has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2014. In Seychelles, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 97.3% more likely to be literate
In Sierra Leone, the literacy rate is 48.6% as of 2022. In Seychelles, it is 95.9% as of 2018.
be 85.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Sierra Leone, approximately 73.4 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 61.7% fewer children
In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Seychelles, there are 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 3.4 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Sierra Leone, approximately 29% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Seychelles, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 6.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Sierra Leone, approximately 12.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Seychelles, about 82.0% do as of 2021.
be 32.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Sierra Leone, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Seychelles, 96% of people do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 42.9% less on education
Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Seychelles spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 27.3% less on healthcare
Sierra Leone spends 8.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Seychelles, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 22.1% more coastline
Sierra Leone has a total of 402 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, National Revenue Authority.
Seychelles: At a glance
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