Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Gabon, you would:
Health
live 6.4 years longer
In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 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 69.4% more money
Gabon has a GDP per capita of $14,400 as of 2020, while in Seychelles, the GDP per capita is $24,400 as of 2020.
be 89.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Gabon, 28.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Seychelles, that number is 3.0% as of 2017.
be 24.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Gabon, 33.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Seychelles, however, that number is 25.3% as of 2018.
pay a 57.1% lower top tax rate
Gabon has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Seychelles, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 13.2% more likely to be literate
In Gabon, the literacy rate is 84.7% as of 2018. In Seychelles, it is 95.9% as of 2018.
be 62.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Gabon, approximately 28.6 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 52.5% fewer children
In Gabon, there are approximately 26.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Seychelles, there are 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 27.4% more likely to have internet access
In Gabon, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Seychelles, about 79.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 39.3% more on education
Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Seychelles spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 85.7% more on healthcare
Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Seychelles, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 44.5% less coastline
Gabon has a total of 885 km of coastline. In Seychelles, that number is 491 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Direction of Taxes, Ministry of Finance.
Seychelles: At a glance
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