Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brazil instead of Seychelles, you would:
Health
be 57.9% more likely to be obese
In Seychelles, 14.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Brazil, that number is 22.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 83.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Seychelles, 25.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Brazil, however, that number is 4.2% as of 2016.
make 42.2% less money
Seychelles has a GDP per capita of $24,400 as of 2020, while in Brazil, the GDP per capita is $14,100 as of 2020.
be 4.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Seychelles, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Brazil, that number is 11.9% as of 2019.
pay a 83.3% higher top tax rate
Seychelles has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Brazil, the top tax rate is 27.5% as of 2016.
Life
have 12.9% more children
In Seychelles, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Brazil, there are 14.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 25.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Seychelles, approximately 10.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Brazil, on the other hand, 13.3 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 56.4% more on education
Seychelles spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Brazil spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 84.6% more on healthcare
Seychelles spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Brazil, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 15.3 times more coastline
Seychelles has a total of 491 km of coastline. In Brazil, that number is 7,491 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Secretaria da Receita Federal do Brasil, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.
Brazil: At a glance
How big is Brazil compared to Seychelles? See an in-depth size comparison.