Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Seychelles, you would:
Health
be 76.4% more likely to be obese
In Seychelles, 14.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Jamaica, that number is 24.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 32.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Seychelles, 25.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Jamaica, however, that number is 17.1% as of 2016.
make 64.3% less money
Seychelles has a GDP per capita of $24,400 as of 2020, while in Jamaica, the GDP per capita is $8,700 as of 2020.
be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Seychelles, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Jamaica, that number is 7.7% as of 2019.
pay a 66.7% higher top tax rate
Seychelles has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Jamaica, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 28.6% more children
In Seychelles, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Jamaica, there are 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 30.4% less likely to have internet access
In Seychelles, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Jamaica, about 55.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 38.5% more on education
Seychelles spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Jamaica spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 17.3% more on healthcare
Seychelles spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Jamaica, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.1 times more coastline
Seychelles has a total of 491 km of coastline. In Jamaica, that number is 1,022 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Tax Admministration of Jamaica.
Jamaica: At a glance
How big is Jamaica compared to Seychelles? See an in-depth size comparison.