Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Malawi, you would:
Health
live 3.7 years longer
In Malawi, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Seychelles, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.4 times more likely to be obese
In Malawi, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Seychelles, that number is 14.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 16.3 times more money
Malawi has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2020, while in Seychelles, the GDP per capita is $24,400 as of 2020.
be 85.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Malawi, 20.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Seychelles, that number is 3.0% as of 2017.
be 50.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Malawi, 51.5% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Seychelles, however, that number is 25.3% as of 2018.
pay a 50.0% lower top tax rate
Malawi has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Seychelles, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 54.4% more likely to be literate
In Malawi, the literacy rate is 62.1% as of 2015. In Seychelles, it is 95.9% as of 2018.
be 68.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Malawi, approximately 33.4 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 55.7% fewer children
In Malawi, there are approximately 27.9 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 7.7 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Malawi, approximately 13% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Seychelles, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 5.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Malawi, approximately 14.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Seychelles, about 79.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 29.7% less on healthcare
Malawi spends 7.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Seychelles, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 34.5% more on education
Malawi spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Seychelles spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Malawi Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.
Seychelles: At a glance
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