Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tuvalu instead of Seychelles, you would:
Health
see 19.2% more spent on your healthcare
Seychelles spends $1,402 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tuvalu spends $1,671 as of 2023.
live 9.0 years less
In Seychelles, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
be 92.3% more likely to be obese
In Seychelles, 33.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 65.1% of people as of 2024.
have 79.6% fewer doctors per person
Seychelles has 66.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Tuvalu has 13.5 as of 2020.
have 30.7% less access to essential health services
Seychelles scores 75 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Tuvalu scores 52 as of 2021.
Economy
make 68.9% less money
Seychelles has a GDP per capita of $19,449 as of 2025, while in Tuvalu, the GDP per capita is $6,041 as of 2025.
Life
have 99.7% more children
In Seychelles, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tuvalu, there are 22.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.0 times more 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 Tuvalu, 170.0 women do as of 2023.
be 27.9% more 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 Tuvalu, on the other hand, 16.5 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.9 times more on education
Seychelles spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Tuvalu spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 6.0 times more on healthcare
Seychelles spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Tuvalu, that number is 27.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 95.1% less coastline
Seychelles has a total of 491 km of coastline. In Tuvalu, that number is 24 km.
Safety
be 2.7 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Seychelles, road accidents kill 6.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Tuvalu, they kill 17.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 85.7% less home broadband
Seychelles has 31.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Tuvalu has 4.5 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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