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

Health

have 3.0 times more doctors per person

Turkey has 22.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Seychelles has 66.0 as of 2022.

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live 1.1 years less

In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 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 17.7% more likely to be obese

In Turkey, 28.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Seychelles, that number is 33.9% of people as of 2024.

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see 20.8% less spent on your healthcare

Turkey spends $1,769 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Seychelles spends $1,402 as of 2023.

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be 58.7% more likely to die by suicide

Turkey has a suicide rate of 2.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Seychelles, it is 4.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Life

be 2.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Turkey, approximately 15.0 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 61.3% more likely to die during infancy

In Turkey, approximately 8.0 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.

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Expenditures

spend 43.5% more on education

Turkey spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Seychelles spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 93.2% less coastline

Turkey has a total of 7,200 km of coastline. In Seychelles, that number is 491 km.

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Safety

be 2.5 times more likely to be murdered

Turkey has a homicide rate of 3.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Seychelles, that number is 8.0 per 100,000 as of 2022.

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Infrastructure

find 34.9% more home broadband

Turkey has 23.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Seychelles has 31.6 as of 2024.

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Environment

be 10.3% more likely to die from air pollution

In Turkey, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Seychelles, it causes 43.0 as of 2019.

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emit 34.6% more CO2

Turkey emits 5.4 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 (2021–2024), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, 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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