If you lived in Seychelles instead of Costa Rica, you would:

Health

be 45.5% less likely to be obese

In Costa Rica, 25.7% 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 Costa Rica, 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 23.9% more money

Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Seychelles, the GDP per capita is $24,400 as of 2020.

be 63.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Costa Rica, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Seychelles, that number is 3.0% as of 2017.

be 20.5% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Costa Rica, 21.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Seychelles, however, that number is 25.3% as of 2018.

Life

be 26.3% more likely to die during infancy

In Costa Rica, approximately 8.4 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.

have 13.4% fewer children

In Costa Rica, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Seychelles, there are 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 41.8% less on education

Costa Rica spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Seychelles spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 28.8% less on healthcare

Costa Rica spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Seychelles, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 61.9% less coastline

Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 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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