Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mexico instead of Seychelles, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years less
In Seychelles, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Mexico, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024.
be 10.4% more likely to be obese
In Seychelles, 33.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Mexico, that number is 37.4% of people as of 2024.
have 60.8% fewer doctors per person
Seychelles has 66.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Mexico has 25.9 as of 2022.
be 62.8% more likely to die by suicide
Seychelles has a suicide rate of 4.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Mexico, it is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 28.6% less money
Seychelles has a GDP per capita of $19,449 as of 2025, while in Mexico, the GDP per capita is $13,889 as of 2025.
Life
have 40.5% more children
In Seychelles, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mexico, there are 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 22.8% more on healthcare
Seychelles spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Mexico, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 19.0 times more coastline
Seychelles has a total of 491 km of coastline. In Mexico, that number is 9,330 km.
Safety
be 3.1 times more likely to be murdered
Seychelles has a homicide rate of 8.0 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Mexico, that number is 24.9 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 81.8% more likely to die in a road accident
In Seychelles, road accidents kill 6.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Mexico, they kill 12.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 31.2% less home broadband
Seychelles has 31.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Mexico has 21.7 as of 2024.
Environment
be 30.2% less likely to die from air pollution
In Seychelles, air pollution causes 43.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Mexico, it causes 30.0 as of 2019.
emit 49.7% less CO2
Seychelles emits 7.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Mexico emits 3.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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