Quality of life comparison
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
How big is Seychelles compared to Costa Rica? See an in-depth size comparison.