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🇸🇨 Seychelles

Republic of Seychelles

SYC SC ₨ Seychellois rupee (SCR)

Every statistic we track for Seychelles — 78 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$35,855

#67 of 191

Life expectancy

73.3 yrs

#93 of 188

Liberal democracy

0.68

#31 of 179

All indicators

📈 Economy

Bank Branches 31.9 #15/153 2024
Current Account Balance -7.8% #162/190 2026
Exchange Rate (per US$) 14.5 #90/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 0% #197/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -2.1% #69/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 2.3 #173/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 4.6 #173/191 2026
GDP per Capita 17,675 #69/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 31,055 #39/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 35,855 #67/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 2.3% #105/184 2019
Government Debt 55% #86/185 2026
Income per Person 19,920 #44/183 2018
Income per Person 19,920 #44/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 2.6% #134/191 2026
Listed Companies 23 #62/70 2024
Real GDP Growth 1.5% #156/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0% #185/191 2026
Stock Market Capitalisation 36.4% #32/70 2024
Stocks Traded 0.1% #62/69 2024
Total GDP (Long Run) 3,053,368,129 #161/165 2022
Unemployment Rate 2.6% #96/103 2026

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 1.9 #114/217 2024
Median Age 34.6 #109/235 2026
Population 0.1 #200/229 2013
Population 0.1 #183/191 2026
Population Density 295.3 #49/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 10 #185/195 2025
Urban Population 45.3% #157/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 100% #102/214 2023
Internet Users 87.8% #69/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 163.4 #16/209 2022

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 32.2% #46/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 8.6 #54/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 1.4 #103/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 4.2% #149/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 44.3% #32/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 13.1 #98/191 2023
Life Expectancy 73.3 #93/188 2013
Life Expectancy 73.6 #87/186 2020
Suicide Rate 3.9 #148/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 17.8% #94/167 2022
Undernourishment 2.5% #155/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 80 #57/195 2023

🎓 Education

Education Spending (QoG) 4.5% #39/112 2023

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 7.2 #32/203 2024
Renewable Electricity 15.9% #134/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.9 #33/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0.9 #38/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) 1.2 #26/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 72 #19/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 72 #18/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.7 #24/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.6 #35/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.8 #39/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 1 #179/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 79 #70/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.9 #35/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.9 #22/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) 0.6 #51/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 1 #9/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.7 #31/179 2025
Military Spending 1.2% #98/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.3 #77/179 2025
Perceived Democracy (Afrobarometer) 61.4% #8/39 2023
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.1 #161/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 73.8 #36/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 1 #13/179 2025
Support for Democracy (Afrobarometer) 72.4% #17/39 2023
Trust in the President (Afrobarometer) 45.2% #23/39 2023
Voice & Accountability (QoG) 0.6 #52/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 73 #35/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 3 #110/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 6.6 #150/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Disaster Exposure (WRI) 1 #100/193 2025
INFORM Risk Index 1.4 #187/191 2025
World Risk Index 2.7 #135/193 2025

😊 Wellbeing

Human Development Index 0.8 #54/193 2023

Latest available period per indicator; rank is the country's position among all countries with data. Sources are credited on each indicator page.