Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Israel, you would:
Health
have 73.8% more doctors per person
Israel has 38.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Seychelles has 66.0 as of 2022.
live 6.9 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Seychelles, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.
be 52.3% more likely to be obese
In Israel, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Seychelles, that number is 33.9% of people as of 2024.
see 65.2% less spent on your healthcare
Israel spends $4,033 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Seychelles spends $1,402 as of 2023.
have 11.8% less access to essential health services
Israel scores 85 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Seychelles scores 75 as of 2021.
Economy
make 67.8% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $60,337 as of 2025, while in Seychelles, the GDP per capita is $19,449 as of 2025.
Life
be 21.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 2.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Seychelles, 42.0 women do as of 2023.
be 4.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 2.7 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.
have 40.9% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Seychelles, there are 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 25.0% less on education
Israel spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Seychelles spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 36.9% less on healthcare
Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Seychelles, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 79.9% more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Seychelles, that number is 491 km.
Safety
be 4.9 times more likely to be murdered
Israel has a homicide rate of 1.6 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Seychelles, that number is 8.0 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 57.1% more likely to die in a road accident
In Israel, road accidents kill 4.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Seychelles, they kill 6.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Environment
be 2.9 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Israel, air pollution causes 15.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Seychelles, it causes 43.0 as of 2019.
emit 25.5% more CO2
Israel emits 5.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Seychelles emits 7.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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