Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
have 94.2% more doctors per person
Latvia has 34.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Seychelles has 66.0 as of 2022.
be 71.9% less likely to die by suicide
Latvia has a suicide rate of 15.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Seychelles, it is 4.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 51.7% more likely to be obese
In Latvia, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Seychelles, that number is 33.9% of people as of 2024.
see 53.8% less spent on your healthcare
Latvia spends $3,034 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Seychelles spends $1,402 as of 2023.
Economy
make 26.1% less money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $26,312 as of 2025, while in Seychelles, the GDP per capita is $19,449 as of 2025.
Life
have 59.4% more children
In Latvia, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Seychelles, there are 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Latvia, approximately 19.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Seychelles, 42.0 women do as of 2023.
be 5.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Latvia, approximately 2.2 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.
Expenditures
spend 38.5% less on healthcare
Latvia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Seychelles, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 32.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Latvia, road accidents kill 9.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Seychelles, they kill 6.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 3.2 times more likely to be murdered
Latvia has a homicide rate of 2.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Seychelles, that number is 8.0 per 100,000 as of 2022.
Infrastructure
find 22.7% more home broadband
Latvia has 25.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Seychelles has 31.6 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 98.4% more CO2
Latvia emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Seychelles emits 7.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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