If you lived in Seychelles instead of Cuba, you would:

Health

be 43.1% less likely to be obese

In Cuba, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Seychelles, that number is 14.0% of people as of 2016.

live 3.5 years less

In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 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 98.4% more money

Cuba has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2016, while in Seychelles, the GDP per capita is $24,400 as of 2020.

be 15.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Cuba, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Seychelles, that number is 3.0% as of 2017.

Life

have 22.4% more children

In Cuba, there are approximately 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Seychelles, there are 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In Cuba, approximately 4.1 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.

Expenditures

spend 69.5% less on education

Cuba spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2010. Seychelles spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 54.0% less on healthcare

Cuba spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Seychelles, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 86.9% less coastline

Cuba has a total of 3,735 km of coastline. In Seychelles, that number is 491 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Seychelles: At a glance

Seychelles is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 455 sq km. A lengthy struggle between France and Great Britain for the islands ended in 1814, when they were ceded to the latter. Independence came in 1976. Socialist rule was brought to a close with a new constitution and free elections in 1993. President France-Albert RENE, who had served since 1977, was re-elected in 2001, but stepped down in 2004. Vice President James Alix MICHEL took over the presidency and in July 2006 was elected to a new five-year term; he was reelected in May 2011.
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