Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 5.4 years longer

In Seychelles, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Portugal, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 48.6% more likely to be obese

In Seychelles, 14.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Portugal, that number is 20.8% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 32.0% more money

Seychelles has a GDP per capita of $24,400 as of 2020, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $32,200 as of 2020.

be 32.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Seychelles, 25.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Portugal, however, that number is 17.2% as of 2018.

be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Seychelles, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2019.

pay a 3.8 times higher top tax rate

Seychelles has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Portugal, the top tax rate is 56.5% as of 2016.

Life

be 76.4% 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 Portugal, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.

have 34.5% fewer children

In Seychelles, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Portugal, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 20.5% more on education

Seychelles spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Portugal spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 82.7% more on healthcare

Seychelles spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Portugal, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 3.7 times more coastline

Seychelles has a total of 491 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.

Portugal: At a glance

Portugal is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 91,470 sq km. Following its heyday as a global maritime power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of Brazil, its wealthiest colony, in 1822. A 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy; for most of the next six decades, repressive governments ran the country. In 1974, a left-wing military coup installed broad democratic reforms. The following year, Portugal granted independence to all of its African colonies. Portugal is a founding member of NATO and entered the EC (now the EU) in 1986.
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