If you lived in San Marino instead of Seychelles, you would:

Health

live 9.5 years longer

In Seychelles, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In San Marino, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 3.7 times more spent on your healthcare

Seychelles spends $1,402 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). San Marino spends $5,231 as of 2023.

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have 29.8% fewer doctors per person

Seychelles has 66.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. San Marino has 46.3 as of 2023.

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Economy

make 3.1 times more money

Seychelles has a GDP per capita of $19,449 as of 2025, while in San Marino, the GDP per capita is $59,871 as of 2023.

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be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed

In Seychelles, 3.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2017. In San Marino, that number is 8.1% as of 2017.

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Life

be 81.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Seychelles, approximately 42.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In San Marino, 8.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 90.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Seychelles, approximately 12.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In San Marino, on the other hand, 1.2 children do as of 2024.

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have 61.8% fewer children

In Seychelles, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In San Marino, there are 4.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 10.9% more likely to have internet access

In Seychelles, approximately 87.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In San Marino, about 97.3% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 34.8% less on education

Seychelles spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. San Marino spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 47.5% more on healthcare

Seychelles spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In San Marino, that number is 6.6% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 10.6% less likely to die in a road accident

In Seychelles, road accidents kill 6.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In San Marino, they kill 5.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 13.3% more home broadband

Seychelles has 31.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. San Marino has 35.8 as of 2022.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2017), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this

San Marino: At a glance

San Marino is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 61 sq km. Geographically the third smallest state in Europe (after the Holy See and Monaco), San Marino also claims to be the world's oldest republic. According to tradition, it was founded by a Christian stonemason named MARINUS in A.D. 301. San Marino's foreign policy is aligned with that of the European Union, although it is not a member; social and political trends in the republic track closely with those of its larger neighbor, Italy.
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