Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Israel, you would:
Health
be 46.4% less likely to be obese
In Israel, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Seychelles, that number is 14.0% of people as of 2016.
live 7.2 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 31.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2020. In Seychelles, that number is 3.0% as of 2017.
pay a 70.0% lower top tax rate
Israel has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Seychelles, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 36.3% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $38,300 as of 2020, while in Seychelles, the GDP per capita is $24,400 as of 2020.
be 15.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Seychelles, however, that number is 25.3% as of 2018.
Life
be 3.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 3.6 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 28.9% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 17.4 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 12.2% less likely to have internet access
In Israel, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Seychelles, about 79.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 37.1% less on education
Israel spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Seychelles spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 30.7% less on healthcare
Israel spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Seychelles, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 79.9% more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Seychelles, that number is 491 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority.
Seychelles: At a glance
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