Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Seychelles, you would:
Health
be 11.4% more likely to be obese
In Seychelles, 14.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malaysia, that number is 15.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 77.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Seychelles, 25.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Malaysia, however, that number is 5.6% as of 2018.
pay a 86.7% higher top tax rate
Seychelles has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Malaysia, the top tax rate is 28.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 37.8% less 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 Malaysia, on the other hand, 6.6 children do as of 2022.
have 17.6% more children
In Seychelles, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Malaysia, there are 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 13.9% more likely to have internet access
In Seychelles, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Malaysia, about 90.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 26.9% less on healthcare
Seychelles spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Malaysia, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 9.5 times more coastline
Seychelles has a total of 491 km of coastline. In Malaysia, that number is 4,675 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia.
Malaysia: At a glance
How big is Malaysia compared to Seychelles? See an in-depth size comparison.