Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Switzerland, you would:
Health
be 28.2% less likely to be obese
In Switzerland, 19.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Seychelles, that number is 14.0% of people as of 2016.
live 7.1 years less
In Switzerland, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Seychelles, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 62.5% lower top tax rate
Switzerland has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Seychelles, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 64.3% less money
Switzerland has a GDP per capita of $68,400 as of 2020, while in Seychelles, the GDP per capita is $24,400 as of 2020.
be 29.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Switzerland, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Seychelles, that number is 3.0% as of 2017.
be 58.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Switzerland, 16.0% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Seychelles, however, that number is 25.3% as of 2018.
Life
have 19.4% more children
In Switzerland, there are approximately 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Seychelles, there are 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Switzerland, approximately 3.6 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 16.0% less likely to have internet access
In Switzerland, approximately 94.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Seychelles, about 79.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 20.4% less on education
Switzerland spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Seychelles spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 54.0% less on healthcare
Switzerland spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Seychelles, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Swiss Federal Tax Administration.
Seychelles: At a glance
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