Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Singapore, you would:
Health
live 10.2 years less
In Singapore, the average life expectancy is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022. In Seychelles, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.3 times more likely to be obese
In Singapore, 6.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Seychelles, that number is 14.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 31.8% lower top tax rate
Singapore has a top tax rate of 22.0% as of 2016. In Seychelles, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 73.9% less money
Singapore has a GDP per capita of $93,400 as of 2020, while in Seychelles, the GDP per capita is $24,400 as of 2020.
be 33.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Singapore, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Seychelles, that number is 3.0% as of 2017.
Life
have 36.7% more children
In Singapore, there are approximately 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Seychelles, there are 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 6.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Singapore, approximately 1.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Seychelles, on the other hand, 10.6 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 14.1% less likely to have internet access
In Singapore, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Seychelles, about 79.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 56.0% more on education
Singapore spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Seychelles spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 26.8% more on healthcare
Singapore spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Seychelles, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.5 times more coastline
Singapore has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Seychelles, that number is 491 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore.
Seychelles: At a glance
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