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

Health

live 3.0 years longer

In Seychelles, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Estonia, that number is 79 years (75 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 40.0% less likely to be obese

In Seychelles, 33.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Estonia, that number is 20.3% of people as of 2024.

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see 2.7 times more spent on your healthcare

Seychelles spends $1,402 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Estonia spends $3,741 as of 2024.

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have 47.4% fewer doctors per person

Seychelles has 66.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Estonia has 34.7 as of 2022.

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be 3.5 times more likely to die by suicide

Seychelles has a suicide rate of 4.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Estonia, it is 14.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 77.0% more money

Seychelles has a GDP per capita of $19,449 as of 2025, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $34,418 as of 2025.

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Life

be 88.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Seychelles, approximately 42.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 88.4% less 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 Estonia, on the other hand, 1.5 children do as of 2024.

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have 35.5% fewer children

In Seychelles, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Estonia, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 17.1% more on education

Seychelles spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Estonia spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 75.0% more on healthcare

Seychelles spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2024.

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Geography

see 7.7 times more coastline

Seychelles has a total of 491 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.

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Safety

be 80.7% less likely to be murdered

Seychelles has a homicide rate of 8.0 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 1.5 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 33.3% less likely to die in a road accident

In Seychelles, road accidents kill 6.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Estonia, they kill 4.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 11.9% more home broadband

Seychelles has 31.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Estonia has 35.4 as of 2024.

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Environment

be 69.8% less likely to die from air pollution

In Seychelles, air pollution causes 43.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Estonia, it causes 13.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

Estonia: At a glance

Estonia is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 42,388 sq km. After centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US - it regained its freedom in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops left in 1994, Estonia has been free to promote economic and political ties with the West. It joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004, formally joined the OECD in late 2010, and adopted the euro as its official currency on 1 January 2011.
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