Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Seychelles instead of Cook Islands, you would:

Health

be 53.2% less likely to be obese

In Cook Islands, 72.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Seychelles, that number is 33.9% of people as of 2024.

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have 4.9 times more doctors per person

Cook Islands has 13.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. Seychelles has 66.0 as of 2022.

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have 63.0% more access to essential health services

Cook Islands scores 46 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Seychelles scores 75 as of 2021.

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live 0.8 years less

In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Seychelles, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

be 19.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Cook Islands, approximately 15.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Seychelles, on the other hand, 12.9 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 35.5% more likely to have internet access

In Cook Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Seychelles, about 87.8% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 40.0% more on healthcare

Cook Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Seychelles, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 4.1 times more coastline

Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In Seychelles, that number is 491 km.

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Safety

be 62.5% less likely to die in a road accident

In Cook Islands, road accidents kill 17.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Seychelles, they kill 6.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 73.4% more home broadband

Cook Islands has 18.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Seychelles has 31.6 as of 2024.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2020–2022), World Bank (2022–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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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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