Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
Health
live 5.6 years less
In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 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 72.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Puerto Rico, 10.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Seychelles, that number is 3.0% as of 2017.
pay a 54.5% lower top tax rate
Puerto Rico has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Seychelles, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 26.9% less money
Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $33,400 as of 2020, while in Seychelles, the GDP per capita is $24,400 as of 2020.
Life
have 57.2% more children
In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Seychelles, there are 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 75.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Puerto Rico, approximately 6.0 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.
Expenditures
spend 36.1% less on education
Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2014. Seychelles spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury, Ministry of Finance.
Seychelles: At a glance
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