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

Health

live 5.5 years longer

In Seychelles, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Greece, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 19.0% less likely to be obese

In Seychelles, 33.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Greece, that number is 27.4% of people as of 2024.

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see 2.5 times more spent on your healthcare

Seychelles spends $1,402 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Greece spends $3,454 as of 2023.

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Economy

be 25.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Seychelles, 25.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Greece, however, that number is 18.8% as of 2021.

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make 38.6% more money

Seychelles has a GDP per capita of $19,449 as of 2025, while in Greece, the GDP per capita is $26,948 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 Greece, 5.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 75.2% 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 Greece, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2024.

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have 40.0% fewer children

In Seychelles, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Greece, there are 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 24.0% less on education

Seychelles spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Greece spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 87.3% more on healthcare

Seychelles spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Greece, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 27.9 times more coastline

Seychelles has a total of 491 km of coastline. In Greece, that number is 13,676 km.

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Safety

be 89.5% less likely to be murdered

Seychelles has a homicide rate of 8.0 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Greece, that number is 0.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 10.6% more likely to die in a road accident

In Seychelles, road accidents kill 6.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Greece, they kill 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 41.4% more home broadband

Seychelles has 31.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Greece has 44.7 as of 2024.

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Environment

be 46.5% less likely to die from air pollution

In Seychelles, air pollution causes 43.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Greece, it causes 23.0 as of 2019.

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emit 30.2% less CO2

Seychelles emits 7.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Greece emits 5.0 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

Greece: At a glance

Greece is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 130,647 sq km. Greece achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1830. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In World War II, Greece was first invaded by Italy (1940) and subsequently occupied by Germany (1941-44); fighting endured in a protracted civil war between supporters of the king and other anti-communist and communist rebels. Following the latter's defeat in 1949, Greece joined NATO in 1952. In 1967, a group of military officers seized power, establishing a military dictatorship that suspended many political liberties and forced the king to flee the country. In 1974, democratic elections and a referendum created a parliamentary republic and abolished the monarchy. In 1981, Greece joined the EC (now the EU); it became the 12th member of the European Economic and Monetary Union in 2001. In 2010, the prospect of a Greek default on its euro-denominated debt created severe strains within the EMU and raised the question of whether a member country might voluntarily leave the common currency or be removed.
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