Seychelles

Sub-Saharan Africa·High income

Population: 120K; 188th of 217
GDP: $2.17B; 188th of 214 · 2024
GDP per capita: $17,859; 79th of 214 · 2024
Life expectancy: 75; 105th of 217
Human development: 0.785; 71st of 189 · 2021

Benchmarked against

Seychelles

Mauritius

Gabon

Botswana

Equatorial Guinea

Default peers are drawn from region, income, and bloc membership — swap in any country you like. The gray tick on each strip is the world median.

high-income Indian Ocean island economy; rapidly growing tourism sector; major tuna exporter; offshore financial hub; environmentally fragile and investing in ocean rise mitigation; recently discovered offshore oil potential; successful anticorruption efforts

Area: 455 km²
Languages: Seychellois Creole (official) 89.1%, English (official) 5.1%, French (official) 0.7%…
Resources: fish, coconuts (copra), cinnamon trees

Religion

who identifies with what, 2020

world view →

Christian94%
Unaffiliated2.4%
Hindu1.4%
Muslim0.9%
Buddhist0.8%
Other0.6%

Religious diversity: 1.36 / 10 · low · 143rd of 193

Change markers show percentage-point shifts from 2010 to 2020 · Pew Research Center, Religious Composition 2010–2020.

Score card

quartile grades among all countries with data

A · Top quartileB · Above medianC · Below medianD · Bottom quartile

Topic

SYC

MUS

GAB

BWA

GDP

current US$

$2.17B–––

GDP per capita

current US$

–––

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

–––

GDP growth

annual %

–––

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

–––

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

–––

FDI inflows

current US$

$240M–––

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

93.2%–––

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

2.5%–––

Industry value added

% of GDP

12.3%–––

Gini index

0–100

–––

Extreme poverty

% below $2.15/day

–––

GDP per capita, long run

2011 int'l $

–––

Population

people

120K–––

Population density

people per km²

260.6–––

Urban population

% of total

58.8%–––

Life expectancy

years at birth

–––

Fertility rate

births per woman

2–––

Net migration

people

1,747–––

Population under 15

% of total

20%–––

Population 65+

% of total

8.5%–––

Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

–––

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

–––

Health expenditure

% of GDP

4.2%–––

Physicians

per 1,000 people

–––

Adult literacy

% ages 15+

–––

Education expenditure

% of GDP

4.7%–––

Tertiary enrollment

% gross

–––

Internet users

% of population

–––

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

–––

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

–––

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

–––

Access to electricity

% of population

–––

Energy use per capita

kWh

29K–––

Electricity per capita

kWh

4,923.4–––

Electricity generation

TWh

0.6–––

Renewable electricity

% of generation

–––

Fossil electricity

% of generation

–––

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

–––

CO₂ per capita

t per person

–––

Share of global CO₂

0%–––

GHG per capita

t CO₂e per person

–––

Top 1% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Top 10% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Bottom 50% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Top 1% wealth share

% of net wealth

–––

Gini, pre-tax income

0–1

–––

Electoral democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Liberal democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Civil liberties

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Political corruption

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Academic freedom

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Corruption perceptions

CPI, 0–100

–––

Control of corruption

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Government effectiveness

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Rule of law

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Political stability

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Women's political empowerment

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

1.36–––

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

2.4%–––

Human Development Index

UNDP, 0–1

–––

Military expenditure

% of GDP

1.7%–––

Economy & Trade

Output, growth, prices, and openness

theme overview →

GDP

current US$

#188/214

$2.17B2024

GDP per capita

current US$

#79/214

$17,8592024

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

#71/203

$31,781latest

GDP growth

annual %

#97/214

3.5%2024

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

#72/207

$17,4602024

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

#9/213

-0.7%2024

FDI inflows

current US$

#130/201

$240M2023

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

#34/205

93.2%2024

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

#146/206

2.5%2024

Industry value added

% of GDP

#174/208

12.3%2024

Gini index

0–100

#47/168

32.1latest

Extreme poverty

% below $2.15/day

#55/168

0.7%latest

GDP per capita, long run

2011 int'l $

#38/165

$31,0552022

People & Society

Population structure, urbanization, and migration

theme overview →

Population

people

#188/217

120Klatest

Population density

people per km²

#48/216

260.6latest

Urban population

% of total

#122/215

58.8%latest

Life expectancy

years at birth

#105/217

75latest

Fertility rate

births per woman

#101/217

2latest

Net migration

people

#62/217

1,7472024

Population under 15

% of total

#126/217

20%2024

Population 65+

% of total

#108/217

8.5%2024

Health & Education

Longevity, mortality, learning, and public spending

theme overview →

Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

#97/196

13.1latest

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

#95/196

14.3latest

Health expenditure

% of GDP

#151/192

4.2%latest

Physicians

per 1,000 people

#31/195

3.8latest

Adult literacy

% ages 15+

#65/160

96.2%latest

Education expenditure

% of GDP

#73/199

4.7%latest

Tertiary enrollment

% gross

#149/194

14%latest

Connectivity

Internet, mobile, and digital infrastructure

theme overview →

Internet users

% of population

#64/210

87.4%latest

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

#8/214

184.92023

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

#54/208

30.82023

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

#12/215

140K2024

Access to electricity

% of population

#98/215

100%latest

Energy & Climate

Energy use, electricity mix, and emissions

theme overview →

Energy use per capita

kWh

#56/198

29K2023

Electricity per capita

kWh

#60/202

4,923.42023

Electricity generation

TWh

#165/202

0.62023

Renewable electricity

% of generation

#141/202

14.3%2023

Fossil electricity

% of generation

#145/202

85.7%2023

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

#28/204

0.72024

CO₂ per capita

t per person

#142/204

52024

Share of global CO₂

#178/204

0%2024

GHG per capita

t CO₂e per person

#100/193

5.12023

Inequality

Who gets what — top and bottom shares of income and wealth, from tax data and national accounts

theme overview →

Top 1% income share

% of pre-tax income

#9/210

0.1%2024

Top 10% income share

% of pre-tax income

#51/210

0.4%2024

Bottom 50% income share

% of pre-tax income

#50/210

0.2%2024

Top 1% wealth share

% of net wealth

#30/210

0.2%2024

Gini, pre-tax income

0–1

#51/210

0.5052024

Governance & Democracy

Democratic institutions, corruption, and rule of law

theme overview →

Electoral democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

#38/175

0.762025

Liberal democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

#30/175

0.682025

Civil liberties

V-Dem, 0–1

#32/175

0.9042025

Political corruption

V-Dem, 0–1

#19/175

0.0542025

Academic freedom

V-Dem, 0–1

#8/175

0.9312025

Corruption perceptions

CPI, 0–100

#22/178

702022

Control of corruption

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#13/193

1.72022

Government effectiveness

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#42/193

0.6622022

Rule of law

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#59/193

0.462022

Political stability

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#48/193

0.7562022

Women's political empowerment

V-Dem, 0–1

#22/175

0.9082025

Values & Beliefs

What people hold sacred, permit, and pass on — from 40 years of World Values Survey interviews

theme overview →

Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

#143/193

1.362020

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

#108/193

2.4%2020

Development & Wellbeing

Composite measures of how life is going

theme overview →

Human Development Index

UNDP, 0–1

#71/189

0.7852021

Military expenditure

% of GDP

#74/161

1.7%latest

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