Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Tunisia, you would:
Health
be 48.0% less likely to be obese
In Tunisia, 26.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Seychelles, that number is 14.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.5 times more money
Tunisia has a GDP per capita of $9,700 as of 2020, while in Seychelles, the GDP per capita is $24,400 as of 2020.
be 80.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Tunisia, 15.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Seychelles, that number is 3.0% as of 2017.
pay a 57.1% lower top tax rate
Tunisia has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Seychelles, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
be 66.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Tunisia, 15.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Seychelles, however, that number is 25.3% as of 2018.
Life
be 17.2% more likely to be literate
In Tunisia, the literacy rate is 81.8% as of 2015. In Seychelles, it is 95.9% as of 2018.
be 10.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Tunisia, approximately 11.9 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.
have 15.4% fewer children
In Tunisia, there are approximately 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Seychelles, there are 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 46.6% less on education
Tunisia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Seychelles spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 25.7% less on healthcare
Tunisia spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Seychelles, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 57.2% less coastline
Tunisia has a total of 1,148 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, La Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère des Finances.
Seychelles: At a glance
How big is Seychelles compared to Tunisia? See an in-depth size comparison.