Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Seychelles instead of France, you would:
Health
be 35.2% less likely to be obese
In France, 21.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Seychelles, that number is 14.0% of people as of 2016.
live 6.5 years less
In France, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 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
be 63.1% less likely to be unemployed
In France, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Seychelles, that number is 3.0% as of 2017.
pay a 70.1% lower top tax rate
France has a top tax rate of 50.2% as of 2016. In Seychelles, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 41.9% less money
France has a GDP per capita of $42,000 as of 2020, while in Seychelles, the GDP per capita is $24,400 as of 2020.
be 86.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In France, 13.6% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Seychelles, however, that number is 25.3% as of 2018.
Life
be 3.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In France, approximately 3.1 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.
Expenditures
spend 27.8% less on education
France spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Seychelles spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 53.2% less on healthcare
France spends 11.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Seychelles, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 89.9% less coastline
France has a total of 4,853 km of coastline. In Seychelles, that number is 491 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Finances Publiques, Ministry of Finance.
Seychelles: At a glance
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