Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Seychelles instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
be 54.5% less likely to be obese
In New Zealand, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Seychelles, that number is 14.0% of people as of 2016.
live 6.4 years less
In New Zealand, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 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 27.4% less likely to be unemployed
In New Zealand, 4.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Seychelles, that number is 3.0% as of 2017.
pay a 54.5% lower top tax rate
New Zealand has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Seychelles, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 42.5% less money
New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $42,400 as of 2020, while in Seychelles, the GDP per capita is $24,400 as of 2020.
Life
be 3.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In New Zealand, 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 14.1% less likely to have internet access
In New Zealand, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Seychelles, about 79.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 35.0% less on education
New Zealand spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Seychelles spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 46.4% less on healthcare
New Zealand spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Seychelles, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 96.8% less coastline
New Zealand has a total of 15,134 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, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department.
Seychelles: At a glance
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