Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Mauritius, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years longer
In Mauritius, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 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 29.6% more likely to be obese
In Mauritius, 10.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Seychelles, that number is 14.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 25.1% more money
Mauritius has a GDP per capita of $19,500 as of 2020, while in Seychelles, the GDP per capita is $24,400 as of 2020.
be 54.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Mauritius, 6.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Seychelles, that number is 3.0% as of 2017.
be 2.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Mauritius, 10.3% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Seychelles, however, that number is 25.3% as of 2018.
Life
be 12.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Mauritius, approximately 12.1 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 25.5% more children
In Mauritius, there are approximately 9.9 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 21.5% more likely to have internet access
In Mauritius, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Seychelles, about 79.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 15.2% less on education
Mauritius spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Seychelles spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 16.1% less on healthcare
Mauritius spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Seychelles, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.8 times more coastline
Mauritius has a total of 177 km of coastline. In Seychelles, that number is 491 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Seychelles: At a glance
How big is Seychelles compared to Mauritius? See an in-depth size comparison.