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

Health

live 5.5 years less

In Greece, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 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 23.4% more likely to be obese

In Greece, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Seychelles, that number is 33.9% of people as of 2024.

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see 59.4% less spent on your healthcare

Greece spends $3,454 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Seychelles spends $1,402 as of 2023.

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Economy

be 34.6% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Greece, 18.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Seychelles, however, that number is 25.3% as of 2018.

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make 27.8% less money

Greece has a GDP per capita of $26,948 as of 2025, while in Seychelles, the GDP per capita is $19,449 as of 2025.

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Life

have 66.7% more children

In Greece, there are approximately 6.6 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 Greece, 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 4.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Greece, approximately 3.2 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 46.6% less on healthcare

Greece spends 8.4% 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 31.7% more on education

Greece spends 3.4% 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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Geography

see 96.4% less coastline

Greece has a total of 13,676 km of coastline. In Seychelles, that number is 491 km.

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Safety

be 9.5 times more likely to be murdered

Greece has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Seychelles, that number is 8.0 per 100,000 as of 2022.

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Infrastructure

find 29.3% less home broadband

Greece has 44.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Seychelles has 31.6 as of 2024.

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Environment

be 87.0% more likely to die from air pollution

In Greece, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Seychelles, it causes 43.0 as of 2019.

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emit 43.4% more CO2

Greece emits 5.0 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 (2018–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2019). 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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