Quality of life comparison

be 26.4% less likely to be obese

In Seychelles, 14.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gambia, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.

live 8.5 years less

In Seychelles, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.

make 91.0% less money

Seychelles has a GDP per capita of $24,400 as of 2020, while in Gambia, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.

be 92.1% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Seychelles, 25.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Gambia, however, that number is 48.6% as of 2015.

have 2.3 times more children

In Seychelles, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Gambia, there are 28.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 47.0% less likely to be literate

In Seychelles, the literacy rate is 95.9% as of 2018. In Gambia, it is 50.8% as of 2015.

be 3.5 times 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 Gambia, on the other hand, 37.2 children do as of 2022.

be 51.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Seychelles, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Gambia, 49% of the population do as of 2019.

be 53.2% less likely to have internet access

In Seychelles, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Gambia, about 37.0% do as of 2020.

spend 25.6% less on education

Seychelles spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Gambia spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 26.9% less on healthcare

Seychelles spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Gambia, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.

see 83.7% less coastline

Seychelles has a total of 491 km of coastline. In Gambia, that number is 80 km.