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

Health

live 1.6 years longer

In Georgia, the average life expectancy is 75 years (70 years for men, 79 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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have 16.9% more doctors per person

Georgia has 56.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Seychelles has 66.0 as of 2022.

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have 10.3% more access to essential health services

Georgia scores 68 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Seychelles scores 75 as of 2021.

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be 16.3% less likely to die by suicide

Georgia has a suicide rate of 5.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Seychelles, it is 4.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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see 16.5% less spent on your healthcare

Georgia spends $1,679 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Seychelles spends $1,402 as of 2023.

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Economy

make 2.0 times more money

Georgia has a GDP per capita of $9,692 as of 2025, while in Seychelles, the GDP per capita is $19,449 as of 2025.

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Life

be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Georgia, approximately 20.0 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 72.0% more likely to die during infancy

In Georgia, approximately 7.5 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 34.7% less on healthcare

Georgia spends 6.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Seychelles, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.

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spend 11.8% more on education

Georgia spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Seychelles spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 58.4% more coastline

Georgia has a total of 310 km of coastline. In Seychelles, that number is 491 km.

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Safety

be 48.0% less likely to die in a road accident

In Georgia, road accidents kill 12.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Seychelles, they kill 6.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 3.9 times more likely to be murdered

Georgia has a homicide rate of 2.0 per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Seychelles, that number is 8.0 per 100,000 as of 2022.

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Environment

be 37.7% less likely to die from air pollution

In Georgia, air pollution causes 69.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Seychelles, it causes 43.0 as of 2019.

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emit 2.1 times more CO2

Georgia emits 3.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Seychelles emits 7.2 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), 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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