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

Health

have 82.0% more doctors per person

Romania has 36.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Seychelles has 66.0 as of 2022.

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be 55.6% less likely to die by suicide

Romania has a suicide rate of 9.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Seychelles, it is 4.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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see 46.4% less spent on your healthcare

Romania spends $2,614 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Seychelles spends $1,402 as of 2023.

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Economy

make 13.7% less money

Romania has a GDP per capita of $22,538 as of 2025, while in Seychelles, the GDP per capita is $19,449 as of 2025.

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Life

have 46.7% more children

In Romania, there are approximately 7.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Seychelles, there are 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 3.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Romania, approximately 12.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Seychelles, 42.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Romania, approximately 6.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Seychelles, on the other hand, 12.9 children do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 21.5% less on healthcare

Romania spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Seychelles, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.

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spend 35.7% more on education

Romania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Seychelles spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 2.2 times more coastline

Romania has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Seychelles, that number is 491 km.

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Safety

be 31.2% less likely to die in a road accident

In Romania, road accidents kill 9.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Seychelles, they kill 6.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 7.2 times more likely to be murdered

Romania has a homicide rate of 1.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Seychelles, that number is 8.0 per 100,000 as of 2022.

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Infrastructure

find 11.7% less home broadband

Romania has 35.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Seychelles has 31.6 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 94.6% more CO2

Romania emits 3.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Seychelles emits 7.2 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this

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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