Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Seychelles instead of Wallis and Futuna, you would:

Health

live 4.4 years less

In Wallis and Futuna, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Seychelles, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 91.7% more likely to have internet access

In Wallis and Futuna, approximately 45.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Seychelles, about 87.8% do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 3.8 times more coastline

Wallis and Futuna has a total of 129 km of coastline. In Seychelles, that number is 491 km.

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Infrastructure

find 3.6 times more home broadband

Wallis and Futuna has 8.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Seychelles has 31.6 as of 2024.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2022), World Bank (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this

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Wallis and Futuna is about 3.2 times smaller than Seychelles.
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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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