Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Palau instead of Seychelles, you would:
Health
live 1.5 years less
In Seychelles, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Palau, that number is 75 years (71 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
be 4.0 times more likely to be obese
In Seychelles, 14.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Palau, that number is 55.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 43.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Seychelles, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Palau, that number is 1.7% as of 2015.
make 27.9% less money
Seychelles has a GDP per capita of $24,400 as of 2020, while in Palau, the GDP per capita is $17,600 as of 2019.
Basic Needs
be 54.4% less likely to have internet access
In Seychelles, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Palau, about 36.0% do as of 2016.
Expenditures
spend 2.9 times more on healthcare
Seychelles spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Palau, that number is 15.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.1 times more coastline
Seychelles has a total of 491 km of coastline. In Palau, that number is 1,519 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Palau: At a glance
How big is Palau compared to Seychelles? See an in-depth size comparison.