Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Barbados, you would:
Health
be 39.4% less likely to be obese
In Barbados, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Seychelles, that number is 14.0% of people as of 2016.
live 2.5 years less
In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 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
make 89.1% more money
Barbados has a GDP per capita of $12,900 as of 2020, while in Seychelles, the GDP per capita is $24,400 as of 2020.
be 70.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Barbados, 10.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Seychelles, that number is 3.0% as of 2017.
pay a 55.2% lower top tax rate
Barbados has a top tax rate of 33.5% as of 2016. In Seychelles, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 14.2% more children
In Barbados, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Seychelles, there are 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 10.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Barbados, approximately 9.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Seychelles, on the other hand, 10.6 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 17.5% less on healthcare
Barbados spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Seychelles, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 5.1 times more coastline
Barbados has a total of 97 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, Ministry of Finance, Barbados.
Seychelles: At a glance
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