Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Seychelles instead of Niue, you would:

Health

be 49.4% less likely to be obese

In Niue, 66.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Seychelles, that number is 33.9% of people as of 2024.

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have 70.5% more access to essential health services

Niue scores 44 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Seychelles scores 75 as of 2021.

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Basic Needs

be 10.3% more likely to have internet access

In Niue, approximately 79.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Seychelles, about 87.8% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 42.6% less on healthcare

Niue spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Seychelles, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 7.7 times more coastline

Niue has a total of 64 km of coastline. In Seychelles, that number is 491 km.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2020–2021), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Bank (2023–2024). How we calculate this

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Seychelles: At a glance

Seychelles is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 455 sq km. A lengthy struggle between France and Great Britain for the islands ended in 1814, when they were ceded to the latter. Independence came in 1976. Socialist rule was brought to a close with a new constitution and free elections in 1993. President France-Albert RENE, who had served since 1977, was re-elected in 2001, but stepped down in 2004. Vice President James Alix MICHEL took over the presidency and in July 2006 was elected to a new five-year term; he was reelected in May 2011.
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