Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Chile, you would:
Health
be 50.0% less likely to be obese
In Chile, 28.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Seychelles, that number is 14.0% of people as of 2016.
live 3.7 years less
In Chile, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 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 58.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Chile, 7.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Seychelles, that number is 3.0% as of 2017.
pay a 62.5% lower top tax rate
Chile has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Seychelles, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
be 2.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Chile, 8.6% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Seychelles, however, that number is 25.3% as of 2018.
Life
be 61.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Chile, approximately 6.5 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 10.2% less likely to have internet access
In Chile, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Seychelles, about 79.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 27.8% less on education
Chile spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Seychelles spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 44.1% less on healthcare
Chile spends 9.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Seychelles, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 92.4% less coastline
Chile has a total of 6,435 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, Chilean Tax Administration.
Seychelles: At a glance
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