Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
Health
live 2.7 years longer
In Trinidad and Tobago, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Seychelles, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.
have 58.7% more doctors per person
Trinidad and Tobago has 41.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Seychelles has 66.0 as of 2022.
be 68.0% less likely to die by suicide
Trinidad and Tobago has a suicide rate of 13.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Seychelles, it is 4.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 37.5% less spent on your healthcare
Trinidad and Tobago spends $2,244 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Seychelles spends $1,402 as of 2023.
Life
be 22.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 54.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Seychelles, 42.0 women do as of 2023.
be 24.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 17.0 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.
Expenditures
spend 40.5% less on healthcare
Trinidad and Tobago spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Seychelles, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 37.8% more on education
Trinidad and Tobago spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Seychelles spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 35.6% more coastline
Trinidad and Tobago has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Seychelles, that number is 491 km.
Safety
be 80.3% less likely to be murdered
Trinidad and Tobago has a homicide rate of 40.4 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Seychelles, that number is 8.0 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 32.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Trinidad and Tobago, road accidents kill 5.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Seychelles, they kill 6.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 16.9% more home broadband
Trinidad and Tobago has 27.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Seychelles has 31.6 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 63.0% less CO2
Trinidad and Tobago emits 19.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Seychelles emits 7.2 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.1 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Trinidad and Tobago, air pollution causes 20.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Seychelles, it causes 43.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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