Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Malta, you would:
Health
be 51.6% less likely to be obese
In Malta, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Seychelles, that number is 14.0% of people as of 2016.
live 7.1 years less
In Malta, 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
pay a 57.1% lower top tax rate
Malta has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Seychelles, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 37.8% less money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $39,200 as of 2020, while in Seychelles, the GDP per capita is $24,400 as of 2020.
be 3.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 0.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Seychelles, that number is 3.0% as of 2017.
be 48.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Malta, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Seychelles, however, that number is 25.3% as of 2018.
Life
have 27.1% more children
In Malta, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Seychelles, there are 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Malta, approximately 4.5 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.
Expenditures
spend 17.0% less on education
Malta spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Seychelles spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 36.6% less on healthcare
Malta spends 8.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Seychelles, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.5 times more coastline
Malta has a total of 197 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, Government of Malta - Inland Revenue.
Seychelles: At a glance
How big is Seychelles compared to Malta? See an in-depth size comparison.