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

Health

see 31.4% more spent on your healthcare

Thailand spends $1,067 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Seychelles spends $1,402 as of 2023.

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have 12.2 times more doctors per person

Thailand has 5.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Seychelles has 66.0 as of 2022.

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be 74.3% less likely to die by suicide

Thailand has a suicide rate of 16.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Seychelles, it is 4.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 2.1 times more likely to be obese

In Thailand, 16.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Seychelles, that number is 33.9% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

make 2.4 times more money

Thailand has a GDP per capita of $8,057 as of 2025, while in Seychelles, the GDP per capita is $19,449 as of 2025.

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Life

have 35.5% more children

In Thailand, there are approximately 8.1 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 23.5% more likely to die during childbirth

In Thailand, approximately 34.0 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 67.5% more likely to die during infancy

In Thailand, approximately 7.7 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 76.6% more on education

Thailand spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Seychelles spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 84.7% less coastline

Thailand has a total of 3,219 km of coastline. In Seychelles, that number is 491 km.

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Safety

be 74.0% less likely to die in a road accident

In Thailand, road accidents kill 25.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Seychelles, they kill 6.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 2.1 times more home broadband

Thailand has 14.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Seychelles has 31.6 as of 2024.

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Environment

be 48.3% more likely to die from air pollution

In Thailand, air pollution causes 29.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Seychelles, it causes 43.0 as of 2019.

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emit 82.8% more CO2

Thailand emits 4.0 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 (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. 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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