Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
be 56.4% less likely to be obese
In Turkey, 32.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Seychelles, that number is 14.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 71.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 10.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Seychelles, that number is 3.0% as of 2017.
pay a 57.1% lower top tax rate
Turkey has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Seychelles, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 23.9% less money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $33,100 as of 2022, while in Seychelles, the GDP per capita is $25,200 as of 2022.
be 75.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Turkey, 14.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Seychelles, however, that number is 25.3% as of 2018.
Life
be 45.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Turkey, approximately 19.4 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 14.5% fewer children
In Turkey, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Seychelles, there are 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 52.9% more on education
Turkey spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Seychelles spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 39.1% more on healthcare
Turkey spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Seychelles, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 93.2% less coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 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, Revenue Administration, Government of Turkey.
Seychelles: At a glance
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