Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
live 9.6 years longer
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 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 18.6% less likely to be obese
In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Seychelles, that number is 14.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.7 times more money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $8,900 as of 2020, while in Seychelles, the GDP per capita is $24,400 as of 2020.
be 91.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 34.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Seychelles, that number is 3.0% as of 2017.
pay a 59.5% lower top tax rate
Namibia has a top tax rate of 37.0% as of 2016. In Seychelles, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
be 45.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Namibia, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Seychelles, however, that number is 25.3% as of 2018.
Life
be 64.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Namibia, approximately 29.4 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 50.5% fewer children
In Namibia, there are approximately 25.0 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 75.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Namibia, approximately 57% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Seychelles, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 92.7% more likely to have internet access
In Namibia, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Seychelles, about 79.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 58.5% less on education
Namibia spends 9.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Seychelles spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 38.8% less on healthcare
Namibia spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Seychelles, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 68.8% less coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 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, Inland Revenue Department.
Seychelles: At a glance
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