Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Belgium, you would:
Health
be 36.7% less likely to be obese
In Belgium, 22.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Seychelles, that number is 14.0% of people as of 2016.
live 5.8 years less
In Belgium, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 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
be 44.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Belgium, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Seychelles, that number is 3.0% as of 2017.
pay a 72.1% lower top tax rate
Belgium has a top tax rate of 53.7% as of 2016. In Seychelles, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 49.4% less money
Belgium has a GDP per capita of $48,200 as of 2020, while in Seychelles, the GDP per capita is $24,400 as of 2020.
be 70.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Belgium, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Seychelles, however, that number is 25.3% as of 2018.
Life
have 13.0% more children
In Belgium, there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Seychelles, there are 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Belgium, approximately 3.2 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.
Basic Needs
be 14.1% less likely to have internet access
In Belgium, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Seychelles, about 79.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 39.1% less on education
Belgium spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Seychelles spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 51.4% less on healthcare
Belgium spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Seychelles, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 7.4 times more coastline
Belgium has a total of 66 km of coastline. In Seychelles, that number is 491 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Service Public Fédéral Finances, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.
Seychelles: At a glance
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