If you lived in Seychelles instead of Estonia, you would:

Health

have 90.2% more doctors per person

Estonia has 34.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Seychelles has 66.0 as of 2022.

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be 71.4% less likely to die by suicide

Estonia has a suicide rate of 14.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Seychelles, it is 4.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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live 3.0 years less

In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Seychelles, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 66.6% more likely to be obese

In Estonia, 20.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Seychelles, that number is 33.9% of people as of 2024.

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see 62.5% less spent on your healthcare

Estonia spends $3,741 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Seychelles spends $1,402 as of 2023.

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Economy

make 43.5% less money

Estonia has a GDP per capita of $34,418 as of 2025, while in Seychelles, the GDP per capita is $19,449 as of 2025.

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Life

have 54.9% more children

In Estonia, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Seychelles, there are 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 8.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Estonia, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Seychelles, 42.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 8.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In Estonia, approximately 1.5 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.

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Expenditures

spend 14.6% less on education

Estonia spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Seychelles spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 42.9% less on healthcare

Estonia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Seychelles, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 87.1% less coastline

Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In Seychelles, that number is 491 km.

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Safety

be 5.2 times more likely to be murdered

Estonia has a homicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Seychelles, that number is 8.0 per 100,000 as of 2022.

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be 50.0% more likely to die in a road accident

In Estonia, road accidents kill 4.4 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 10.6% less home broadband

Estonia has 35.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Seychelles has 31.6 as of 2024.

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Environment

be 3.3 times more likely to die from air pollution

In Estonia, air pollution causes 13.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Seychelles, it causes 43.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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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