Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Netherlands, you would:
Health
be 31.4% less likely to be obese
In Netherlands, 20.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Seychelles, that number is 14.0% of people as of 2016.
live 6.1 years less
In Netherlands, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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
be 12.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Netherlands, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Seychelles, that number is 3.0% as of 2017.
pay a 71.2% lower top tax rate
Netherlands has a top tax rate of 52.0% as of 2016. In Seychelles, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 55.0% less money
Netherlands has a GDP per capita of $54,200 as of 2020, while in Seychelles, the GDP per capita is $24,400 as of 2020.
be 86.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Netherlands, 13.6% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Seychelles, however, that number is 25.3% as of 2018.
Life
have 12.6% more children
In Netherlands, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Seychelles, there are 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Netherlands, approximately 3.4 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.
Basic Needs
be 13.2% less likely to have internet access
In Netherlands, approximately 91.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Seychelles, about 79.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 27.8% less on education
Netherlands spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Seychelles spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 48.5% less on healthcare
Netherlands spends 10.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Seychelles, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Tax and Customs Administration - Belastingdienst.
Seychelles: At a glance
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