Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Uruguay, you would:
Health
be 49.8% less likely to be obese
In Uruguay, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Seychelles, that number is 14.0% of people as of 2016.
live 2.3 years less
In Uruguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 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
make 13.0% more money
Uruguay has a GDP per capita of $21,600 as of 2020, while in Seychelles, the GDP per capita is $24,400 as of 2020.
be 60.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Uruguay, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Seychelles, that number is 3.0% as of 2017.
pay a 50.0% lower top tax rate
Uruguay has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Seychelles, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
be 2.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Uruguay, 8.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Seychelles, however, that number is 25.3% as of 2018.
Life
be 27.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Uruguay, approximately 8.3 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.
Expenditures
spend 17.0% less on education
Uruguay spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Seychelles spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 44.7% less on healthcare
Uruguay spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Seychelles, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 25.6% less coastline
Uruguay has a total of 660 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, Dirección General Impositiva.
Seychelles: At a glance
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