Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Dominica instead of Seychelles, you would:
Health
live 5.0 years less
In Seychelles, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Dominica, that number is 71 years (68 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2024.
see 30.9% less spent on your healthcare
Seychelles spends $1,402 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Dominica spends $968 as of 2023.
have 34.7% less access to essential health services
Seychelles scores 75 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Dominica scores 49 as of 2021.
Economy
make 43.5% less money
Seychelles has a GDP per capita of $19,449 as of 2025, while in Dominica, the GDP per capita is $10,989 as of 2025.
Life
be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Seychelles, approximately 12.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Dominica, on the other hand, 33.3 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 21.1% more on education
Seychelles spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Dominica spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 11.8% more on healthcare
Seychelles spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Dominica, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 69.9% less coastline
Seychelles has a total of 491 km of coastline. In Dominica, that number is 148 km.
Safety
be 3.4 times more likely to be murdered
Seychelles has a homicide rate of 8.0 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Dominica, that number is 27.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 66.7% more likely to die in a road accident
In Seychelles, road accidents kill 6.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Dominica, they kill 11.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 34.0% less home broadband
Seychelles has 31.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Dominica has 20.9 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 82.5% less CO2
Seychelles emits 7.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Dominica emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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