Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Croatia, you would:
Health
have 68.8% more doctors per person
Croatia has 39.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Seychelles has 66.0 as of 2022.
be 72.8% less likely to die by suicide
Croatia has a suicide rate of 15.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Seychelles, it is 4.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 2.6 years less
In Croatia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Seychelles, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.
see 56.6% less spent on your healthcare
Croatia spends $3,229 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Seychelles spends $1,402 as of 2023.
Economy
make 28.2% less money
Croatia has a GDP per capita of $27,104 as of 2025, while in Seychelles, the GDP per capita is $19,449 as of 2025.
Life
have 32.5% more children
In Croatia, there are approximately 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Seychelles, there are 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 14.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Croatia, approximately 3.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Seychelles, 42.0 women do as of 2023.
be 3.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Croatia, approximately 4.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Seychelles, on the other hand, 12.9 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 37.3% less on healthcare
Croatia spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Seychelles, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 91.6% less coastline
Croatia has a total of 5,835 km of coastline. In Seychelles, that number is 491 km.
Safety
be 18.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Croatia, road accidents kill 8.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Seychelles, they kill 6.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 11.9 times more likely to be murdered
Croatia has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Seychelles, that number is 8.0 per 100,000 as of 2022.
Environment
be 38.7% more likely to die from air pollution
In Croatia, air pollution causes 31.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Seychelles, it causes 43.0 as of 2019.
emit 49.9% more CO2
Croatia emits 4.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Seychelles emits 7.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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