Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Qatar, you would:
Health
be 60.1% less likely to be obese
In Qatar, 35.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Seychelles, that number is 14.0% of people as of 2016.
live 3.7 years less
In Qatar, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 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 66.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Qatar, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Seychelles, that number is 3.0% as of 2017.
make 71.4% less money
Qatar has a GDP per capita of $85,300 as of 2020, while in Seychelles, the GDP per capita is $24,400 as of 2020.
Life
have 32.6% more children
In Qatar, there are approximately 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Seychelles, there are 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 60.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Qatar, approximately 6.6 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 21.0% less likely to have internet access
In Qatar, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Seychelles, about 79.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 21.9% more on education
Qatar spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Seychelles spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 79.3% more on healthcare
Qatar spends 2.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Seychelles, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 12.8% less coastline
Qatar has a total of 563 km of coastline. In Seychelles, that number is 491 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Seychelles: At a glance
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