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

Health

have 78.5% more doctors per person

Slovakia has 37.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Seychelles has 66.0 as of 2022.

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be 56.9% less likely to die by suicide

Slovakia has a suicide rate of 9.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Seychelles, it is 4.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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live 2.1 years less

In Slovakia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Seychelles, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 29.8% more likely to be obese

In Slovakia, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Seychelles, that number is 33.9% of people as of 2024.

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see 56.6% less spent on your healthcare

Slovakia spends $3,230 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Seychelles spends $1,402 as of 2023.

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Economy

be 84.7% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Slovakia, 13.7% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Seychelles, however, that number is 25.3% as of 2018.

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make 31.9% less money

Slovakia has a GDP per capita of $28,544 as of 2025, while in Seychelles, the GDP per capita is $19,449 as of 2025.

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Life

have 29.4% more children

In Slovakia, there are approximately 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Seychelles, there are 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 10.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Slovakia, approximately 4.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Seychelles, 42.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In Slovakia, approximately 5.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Seychelles, on the other hand, 12.9 children do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 39.0% less on healthcare

Slovakia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Seychelles, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 7.1 times more likely to be murdered

Slovakia has a homicide rate of 1.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Seychelles, that number is 8.0 per 100,000 as of 2022.

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Environment

be 43.3% more likely to die from air pollution

In Slovakia, air pollution causes 30.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Seychelles, it causes 43.0 as of 2019.

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emit 31.4% more CO2

Slovakia emits 5.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Seychelles emits 7.2 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019). How we calculate this

Seychelles: At a glance

Seychelles is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 455 sq km. A lengthy struggle between France and Great Britain for the islands ended in 1814, when they were ceded to the latter. Independence came in 1976. Socialist rule was brought to a close with a new constitution and free elections in 1993. President France-Albert RENE, who had served since 1977, was re-elected in 2001, but stepped down in 2004. Vice President James Alix MICHEL took over the presidency and in July 2006 was elected to a new five-year term; he was reelected in May 2011.
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