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Seychelles
Seychelles places highest on Livestock Production Index (top 1% worldwide) and lowest on Inbound Mobility Rate, Tertiary (bottom 1%).
Seychelles in the Nations Inquiry Country Index
Seychelles appears in 81 of the statistics tracked here, but is not placed in the Country Index: the index needs a standing on three quarters of its topics, and Seychelles is measured on too few of them. Every published reading below is unaffected.
At a glance
Population
127,951
people
since 1950
Land area
457
km²
since 1961
GDP per person
30,639
international $, PPP
since 1990
Life expectancy
72.86
years at birth
since 1950
Human development
0.848
HDI, 0–1
since 2010
The newest published figure for each, the year it describes and who published it, with a line showing how it has moved.
01The country
About Seychelles
Key facts about Seychelles
- Capital
- Victoria
- Official languages
- English, French, Seychellois Creole
- Currency
- Seychellois rupee (SCR)
- ISO code
- SYC · SC
- Domain · dialling
- .sc · +248
As Wikidata records them. Official languages are the least consistent — some countries list only a national language, others every regional one. Sources and licences.
02Country Index 2026
Where it stands, topic by topic
Strongest first. Each position is Seychelles’s place among the countries with a standing on that topic, built from a few key statistics chosen to measure different things.
7thof 191
From 2 of 3 key statistics
10thof 177
From 3 of 3 key statistics
47thof 198
From 3 of 3 key statistics
69thof 194
From 2 of 3 key statistics
72ndof 193
From 4 of 5 key statistics
105thof 201
From 2 of 4 key statistics
joint100thof 182
From 2 of 4 key statistics
145thof 147
From 2 of 3 key statistics
No standing — Seychelles holds too few of this subject’s key statistics to be placed on it.
No standing — Seychelles holds too few of this subject’s key statistics to be placed on it.
No standing — Seychelles holds too few of this subject’s key statistics to be placed on it.
No standing — Seychelles holds too few of this subject’s key statistics to be placed on it.
Each standing is built from a few key statistics chosen to measure different things. Select a subject for Seychelles’s readings on it, or see every statistic held for Seychelles in the table further down this page.
03Highs and lows
Where Seychelles stands out
The two ends of its own record: every statistic on which Seychelles sits within ten places of the best or worst in the world, plus its strongest and weakest readings overall. Each is turned into a percentile — its place among every country measured — which is what lets a hunger score and a press-freedom rank be compared at all.
Where Seychelles does best7
In the top third of all countries measured. 6 are within ten places of the best in the world, in a field of at least 50 countries — marked with that place.
- 1stDeaths in Organized Violencetop 35%
Position · derived 59th of 59 · 1 = worst · 0 · 2025
world median 0
- 1st
Position · derived 104th of 104 · 1 = worst · 2.5 · 2023
world median 5.2 (better) · ▲ 27 pts since 2013
- 3rd
Position · derived 3rd of 194 · 189.71 · 2022
world median 107.06 (better) · ▲ 58 pts since 2012
- 5th
Position · derived 5th of 86 · 50.16 · 2024
world median 35.86 (better)
- 6thINFORM Risk Indextop 2%
Position · derived 186th of 191 · 1 = worst · 1.4 · 2025
world median 3.7 (better) · ▲ 7 pts since 2016
- 7thFood Production Indextop 3%
Position · derived 7th of 195 · 149.83 · 2022
world median 106.08 (better) · ▲ 42 pts since 2012
- Gender Development Indextop 7%
Position · derived 12th of 184 · 1.004 · 2023
world median 0.971 (better) · ▲ 7 pts since 2013
Where Seychelles struggles most6
In the bottom third of all countries measured. 4 are within ten places of the worst in the world, in a field of at least 50 countries — marked with that place.
- 1stInbound Mobility Rate, Tertiarybottom 1%
Position · derived 75th of 75 · 0 · 2024
world median 5.494 (worse)
- 5thTrade Union Densitybottom 3%
Position · derived 135th of 139 · 2.041 · 2020
world median 16.68 (worse)
- 9thICT Goods Exportsbottom 8%
Position · derived 111th of 119 · 0.03 · 2024
world median 0.975 (worse) · ▼ 8 pts since 2014
- 10thBusiness Ready: Public Servicesbottom 18%
Position · derived 41st of 50 · 37.21 · 2024
world median 50.13 (worse)
- Secondary School Enrolmentbottom 15%
Position · derived 93rd of 109 · 70.82 · 2024
world median 93.19 (worse) · ▼ 28 pts since 2014
- Tertiary Enrolment Ratiobottom 15%
Position · derived 81st of 95 · 14.53 · 2024
world median 52.77 (worse) · ▲ 7 pts since 2014
A band is a place among the countries each publisher scores, so Seychelles can move because other countries moved. See the Country Index for the full method.
04Over time
Which way it is moving
The published rank in widely quoted reports, edition by edition — each end with the size of that year’s field — and the statistics, not already named above, on which it has gained or lost the most ground.
Human Development Index
UNDP Human Development Report Office
76th
of 191 · 2010
54th
of 193 · 2023
Ranked in 14 of 34 editions
Corruption Perceptions Index
Transparency International
50th
of 173 · 2012
24th
of 181 · 2025
Ranked in 13 of 14 editions
Government AI Readiness Index
Oxford Insights
68th
of 172 · 2020
140th
of 195 · 2025
Ranked in 6 of 6 editions
Gaining ground
Where Seychelles has climbed against the rest of the world, in percentile points.
- Government Spending on Education+32 pts since 2013
Losing ground
Where Seychelles has slipped against the rest of the world, in percentile points.
- School Life Expectancy-60 pts since 2014
- Pre-Primary Net Enrolment Rate-40 pts since 2014
- Government AI Readiness Index-32 pts since 2020
05In context
Seychelles and its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place in the world ranking, not within the region.
Shares a land border with
Seychelles has no land border with another country.
Across Eastern Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its position in the world.
- =46
Mauritius - =118
Rwanda - 122
Kenya - 124
Zambia - 127
Tanzania - 129
Uganda - 130
Malawi - 142
Ethiopia - 147
Mozambique - 149
Zimbabwe - 153
Comoros - 155
Madagascar - 156
Djibouti - 157
Burundi - 174
Somalia - —
Eritreanot placed - —Seychellesnot placed
- —Somalilandnot placed
- —
South Sudannot placed
06The evidence
Every statistic we hold for Seychelles
Grouped by topic. Each row gives the newest edition’s rank or position, the published value and the year the numbers describe — select a row for the world median, the best in the world and the trend.
Governance & Institutions19
Agriculture Orientation Index32nd of 132position · derived0.59Agriculture orientation index (1.0 = spending matches sector size)2024
Upper middle · top 24% of 132 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Agriculture orientation index (1.0 = spending matches sector size)
Seychelles 0.59 · world median 0.305 (better)
Best in the world 5.38 (Singapore)
▼ -4 percentile points since 2014
Business Ready: Operational Efficiency28th of 50position · derived63.57Operational efficiency score (0–100)2024
Middle · bottom 45% of 50 countries measured
World Bank Group · Operational efficiency score (0–100)
Seychelles 63.57 · world median 65.82 (worse)
Best in the world 87.33 (Singapore)
No earlier reading to compare
Business Ready: Public Services41st of 50position · derived37.21Public services score (0–100)2024
Bottom fifth · bottom 18% of 50 countries measured
World Bank Group · Public services score (0–100)
Seychelles 37.21 · world median 50.13 (worse)
Best in the world 73.31 (Estonia)
No earlier reading to compare
Business Ready: Regulatory Framework39th of 50position · derived58.83Regulatory framework score (0–100)2024
Lower middle · bottom 22% of 50 countries measured
World Bank Group · Regulatory framework score (0–100)
Seychelles 58.83 · world median 66.8 (worse)
Best in the world 78.34 (Hungary)
No earlier reading to compare
Civic Space Ratings43rd of 198position · derived80Civic space score (0–100)2025
Upper middle · top 22% of 198 countries measured
CIVICUS · Civic space score (0–100)
Seychelles 80 · world median 50.46 (better)
Best in the world 100 (Kiribati)
No earlier reading to compare
Corruption Perceptions Index24th of 181rank68CPI score (0–100, where 100 is very clean)2025
Top fifth · top 13% of 182 countries measured · 182 share 181 positions
Transparency International · CPI score (0–100, where 100 is very clean)
Seychelles 68 · world median 39 (better)
Best in the world 89 (Denmark)
▲ +11 percentile points since 2015
General Government Consumption10th of 132position · derived25.07General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)2025
Top fifth · top 7% of 132 countries measured
World Bank Group · General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)
Seychelles 25.07 · world median 16.21
Highest 38.94 (Ukraine)
▲ +12 percentile points since 2015
Government AI Readiness Index140th of 195rank27.24AI readiness score (0–100)2025
Lower middle · bottom 28% of 195 countries measured
Oxford Insights · AI readiness score (0–100)
Seychelles 27.24 · world median 40.19 (worse)
Best in the world 88.36 (United States)
▼ -32 percentile points since 2020
Government Effectiveness60th of 209position · derived0.627Governance estimate (−2.5 weak to 2.5 strong)2024
Upper middle · top 28% of 209 countries measured
World Bank Group · Governance estimate (−2.5 weak to 2.5 strong)
Seychelles 0.627 · world median 0.01 (better)
Best in the world 2.28 (Singapore)
No real change since 2014
Government Spending on Education42nd of 123position · derived4.454Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)2023
Upper middle · top 34% of 123 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
Seychelles 4.454 · world median 3.709 (better)
Best in the world 16.39 (Kiribati)
▲ +32 percentile points since 2013
Public Sector Wage Bill42nd of 168position · derived10.81Public sector wage bill (% of GDP)2022
Upper middle · top 25% of 168 countries measured
World Bank Group · Public sector wage bill (% of GDP)
Seychelles 10.81 · world median 7.975
Highest 42.65 (Nauru)
▲ +34 percentile points since 2012
Regulatory Quality70th of 209position · derived0.39Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5)2024
Upper middle · top 33% of 209 countries measured
World Bank Group · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5)
Seychelles 0.39 · world median -0.09 (better)
Best in the world 2.132 (Singapore)
▲ +15 percentile points since 2014
Rule of Law65th of 211position · derived0.597Rule of Law estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)2024
Upper middle · top 30% of 211 countries measured
World Bank Group · Rule of Law estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)
Seychelles 0.597 · world median -0.1 (better)
Best in the world 2.021 (Finland)
▲ +9 percentile points since 2014
Statistical Performance Indicators112th of 188position · derived64.53SPI overall score (0–100)2024
Middle · bottom 41% of 188 countries measured
World Bank Group · SPI overall score (0–100)
Seychelles 64.53 · world median 69.3 (worse)
Best in the world 94.14 (Norway)
▲ +8 percentile points since 2017
Trade Union Density135th of 139position · derived2.041Employees who are trade union members (%)2020
Bottom fifth · bottom 3% of 139 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Employees who are trade union members (%)
Seychelles 2.041 · world median 16.68 (worse)
Best in the world 91.42 (Iceland)
No earlier reading to compare
V-Dem Electoral Democracy Index39th of 176position · derived0.76Electoral democracy index (0–1)2025
Upper middle · top 22% of 176 countries measured
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · Electoral democracy index (0–1)
Seychelles 0.76 · world median 0.497 (better)
Best in the world 0.913 (Denmark)
▲ +30 percentile points since 2015
Voice and Accountability60th of 208position · derived0.634Voice and Accountability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)2024
Upper middle · top 29% of 208 countries measured
World Bank Group · Voice and Accountability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)
Seychelles 0.634 · world median -0.02 (better)
Best in the world 1.929 (Norway)
▲ +20 percentile points since 2014
Women, Business and the Law118th of 190position · derived76.25WBL Index (0–100, where 100 is full legal parity)2024
Lower middle · bottom 38% of 190 countries measured
World Bank Group · WBL Index (0–100, where 100 is full legal parity)
Seychelles 76.25 · world median 81.25 (worse)
Best in the world 100 (14 countries tied)
▼ -7 percentile points since 2014
Economy & Innovation22
Agricultural Land200th of 209position · derived3.37Agricultural land (% of land area)2023
Bottom fifth · bottom 4% of 209 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Agricultural land (% of land area)
Seychelles 3.37 · world median 37.96
Highest 86.48 (Côte d’Ivoire)
No real change since 2013
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP)118th of 158position · derived2.606Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP)2025
Lower middle · bottom 25% of 158 countries measured
World Bank Group · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP)
Seychelles 2.606 · world median 6.572
Highest 47.59 (Niger)
No real change since 2015
Crop Production Index121st of 195position · derived101.78Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100)2022
Lower middle · bottom 38% of 195 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100)
Seychelles 101.78 · world median 106.23 (worse)
Best in the world 189.93 (Senegal)
▼ -20 percentile points since 2012
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)12th of 138position · derived79.62Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)2025
Top fifth · top 8% of 138 countries measured
World Bank Group · Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)
Seychelles 79.62 · world median 36.34
Highest 199.76 (Hong Kong)
▼ -3 percentile points since 2015
Fertilizer Consumption per Hectare7th of 188position · derived573.33Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land)2023
Top fifth · top 3% of 191 countries measured · 191 share 188 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land)
Seychelles 573.33 · world median 87.36
Highest 2,926 (Malaysia)
▲ +4 percentile points since 2013
Food Production Index7th of 195position · derived149.83Food production index (2014–2016 = 100)2022
Top fifth · top 3% of 195 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100)
Seychelles 149.83 · world median 106.08 (better)
Best in the world 177.49 (Senegal)
▲ +42 percentile points since 2012
GDP Growth35th of 186position · derived5.798GDP growth (annual %)2025
Top fifth · top 18% of 186 countries measured
World Bank Group · GDP growth (annual %)
Seychelles 5.798 · world median 3.396 (better)
Best in the world 19.34 (Guyana)
▼ -15 percentile points since 2015
GDP per Capita (PPP)61st of 185position · derived30,639GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)2025
Upper middle · top 33% of 185 countries measured
World Bank Group · GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Seychelles 30,639 · world median 17,265 (better)
Best in the world 139,593 (Singapore)
▲ +2 percentile points since 2015
Global Innovation Index75th of 139rank27.16GII score (0–100)2025
Middle · bottom 46% of 139 countries measured
World Intellectual Property Organization · GII score (0–100)
Seychelles 27.16 · world median 28.52 (worse)
Best in the world 65.96 (Switzerland)
No earlier reading to compare
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)100th of 131position · derived18.71Gross capital formation (% of GDP)2025
Lower middle · bottom 24% of 131 countries measured
World Bank Group · Gross capital formation (% of GDP)
Seychelles 18.71 · world median 22.93
Highest 45.27 (Algeria)
▼ -47 percentile points since 2015
Gross Savings (% of GDP)142nd of 146position · derived2.54Gross savings (% of GDP)2024
Bottom fifth · bottom 3% of 146 countries measured
World Bank Group · Gross savings (% of GDP)
Seychelles 2.54 · world median 22.06
Highest 47.82 (Macau)
▼ -3 percentile points since 2014
Household Consumption43rd of 131position · derived69.27Household and NPISH final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)2025
Upper middle · top 32% of 131 countries measured
World Bank Group · Household and NPISH final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)
Seychelles 69.27 · world median 62.04
Highest 133.34 (Somalia)
▲ +31 percentile points since 2015
ICT Goods Exports111th of 119position · derived0.03ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)2024
Bottom fifth · bottom 8% of 120 countries measured · 120 share 119 positions
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) · ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
Seychelles 0.03 · world median 0.975 (worse)
Best in the world 61.45 (Hong Kong)
▼ -8 percentile points since 2014
Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)10th of 138position · derived92.67Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)2025
Top fifth · top 7% of 138 countries measured
World Bank Group · Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)
Seychelles 92.67 · world median 41.72
Highest 196.89 (Hong Kong)
▼ -2 percentile points since 2015
Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP)142nd of 158position · derived14.35Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP)2025
Bottom fifth · bottom 10% of 158 countries measured
World Bank Group · Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP)
Seychelles 14.35 · world median 24.65
Highest 75.09 (Guyana)
▼ -4 percentile points since 2015
Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index49th of 169position · derived0.755IHDI (0–1)2023
Upper middle · top 29% of 169 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · IHDI (0–1)
Seychelles 0.755 · world median 0.609 (better)
Best in the world 0.923 (Iceland)
▼ -2 percentile points since 2019
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index142nd of 175rank19.43LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100)2026
Bottom fifth · bottom 17% of 167 countries measured · 167 share 175 positions
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) · LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100)
Seychelles 19.43 · world median 56.21 (worse)
Best in the world 1,319 (China)
▼ -2 percentile points since 2016
Livestock Density12th of 188position · derived3.24Livestock units per hectare of agricultural land2023
Top fifth · top 6% of 188 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Livestock units per hectare of agricultural land
Seychelles 3.24 · world median 0.535
Highest 43.97 (Singapore)
▲ +7 percentile points since 2013
Livestock Production Index3rd of 194position · derived189.71Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100)2022
Top fifth · top 1% of 194 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100)
Seychelles 189.71 · world median 107.06 (better)
Best in the world 190.08 (Malawi)
▲ +58 percentile points since 2012
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)111th of 132position · derived5.408Manufacturing value added (% of GDP)2025
Bottom fifth · bottom 16% of 132 countries measured
World Bank Group · Manufacturing value added (% of GDP)
Seychelles 5.408 · world median 11.26
Highest 43.97 (Puerto Rico)
▼ -5 percentile points since 2015
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)147th of 180position · derived0.121Natural resources rents (% of GDP)2021
Lower middle · bottom 26% of 197 countries measured · 197 share 180 positions
World Bank Group · Natural resources rents (% of GDP)
Seychelles 0.121 · world median 1.708
Highest 61.03 (Libya)
▲ +2 percentile points since 2011
Trade (% of GDP)9th of 138position · derived172.29Exports plus imports (% of GDP)2025
Top fifth · top 6% of 138 countries measured
World Bank Group · Exports plus imports (% of GDP)
Seychelles 172.29 · world median 79.68
Highest 396.65 (Hong Kong)
No real change since 2015
Work & Labour4
Female Share of Senior and Middle Management5th of 86position · derived50.16Women in senior and middle management (% of managers)2024
Top fifth · top 5% of 86 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Women in senior and middle management (% of managers)
Seychelles 50.16 · world median 35.86 (better)
Best in the world 56.69 (Nauru)
No real change since 2014
Firms with a Female Top Manager38th of 179position · derived26.31Firms with a female top manager (%)2025
Upper middle · top 21% of 179 countries measured
World Bank Group · Firms with a female top manager (%)
Seychelles 26.31 · world median 19.16 (better)
Best in the world 62.9 (Kiribati)
No earlier reading to compare
Informal Employment Rate68th of 97position · derived · 1 = worst8.865Informal employment (% of total employment)2025
Upper middle · top 30% of 97 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Informal employment (% of total employment)
Seychelles 8.865 · world median 36.83 (better)
Best in the world 0.857 (Hungary)
No earlier reading to compare
Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training39th of 97position · derived · 1 = worst16.93Youth not in education, employment or training (%)2024
Lower middle · bottom 40% of 97 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Youth not in education, employment or training (%)
Seychelles 16.93 · world median 14.31 (worse)
Best in the world 3.975 (Iceland)
No real change since 2019
Education & Knowledge10
Adult Literacy Rate87th of 172position · derived93.95Adults 15+ who can read and write (%)2024
Middle · bottom 50% of 172 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Adults 15+ who can read and write (%)
Seychelles 93.95 · world median 93.99 (worse)
Best in the world 100 (3 countries tied)
No earlier reading to compare
Expected Years of Schooling16th of 195position · derived18.22Expected years of schooling2023
Top fifth · top 8% of 195 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · Expected years of schooling
Seychelles 18.22 · world median 13.34 (better)
Best in the world 21.69 (Monaco)
▲ +29 percentile points since 2013
Inbound Mobility Rate, Tertiary75th of 75position · derived0Inbound mobility rate, tertiary (%)2024
Bottom fifth · bottom 1% of 76 countries measured · 76 share 75 positions
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Inbound mobility rate, tertiary (%)
Seychelles 0 · world median 5.494 (worse)
Best in the world 87.12 (San Marino)
No real change since 2014
Mean Years of Schooling64th of 193position · derived11.2Mean years of schooling (adults 25+)2023
Upper middle · top 33% of 193 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+)
Seychelles 11.2 · world median 9.933 (better)
Best in the world 14.3 (Germany)
▼ -5 percentile points since 2013
Out-of-School Rate, Primary42nd of 121position · derived · 1 = worst6.805Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)2024
Lower middle · bottom 34% of 121 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
Seychelles 6.805 · world median 3.691 (worse)
Best in the world 0.004 (United Arab Emirates)
▼ -17 percentile points since 2021
Pre-Primary Net Enrolment Rate50th of 120position · derived72.95Net enrolment rate, pre-primary (%)2024
Middle · top 41% of 120 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Net enrolment rate, pre-primary (%)
Seychelles 72.95 · world median 65.93 (better)
Best in the world 99.85 (Moldova)
▼ -40 percentile points since 2014
School Life Expectancy64th of 77position · derived12.81School life expectancy, primary to tertiary (years)2024
Bottom fifth · bottom 17% of 77 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · School life expectancy, primary to tertiary (years)
Seychelles 12.81 · world median 14.59 (worse)
Best in the world 21.01 (Monaco)
▼ -60 percentile points since 2014
Secondary School Enrolment93rd of 109position · derived70.82Gross secondary enrolment ratio (%)2024
Bottom fifth · bottom 15% of 109 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Gross secondary enrolment ratio (%)
Seychelles 70.82 · world median 93.19 (worse)
Best in the world 158.55 (Monaco)
▼ -28 percentile points since 2014
Tertiary Enrolment Ratio81st of 95position · derived14.53Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary (%)2024
Bottom fifth · bottom 15% of 95 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary (%)
Seychelles 14.53 · world median 52.77 (worse)
Best in the world 141.86 (Macau)
▲ +7 percentile points since 2014
Youth Literacy Ratetop 39%98.9715–24 year-olds who can read and write (%)2024
Upper middle · top 39% of 174 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · 15–24 year-olds who can read and write (%)
Seychelles 98.97 · world median 98.22 (better)
Best in the world 100 (6 countries tied)
No earlier reading to compare
Health & Wellbeing11
Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff43rd of 86position · derived98.8Births attended by skilled health staff (%)2019
Middle · bottom 49% of 86 countries measured
UNICEF · Births attended by skilled health staff (%)
Seychelles 98.8 · world median 98.8
Best in the world 100 (11 countries tied)
▲ +2 percentile points since 2009
Global Multidimensional Poverty Index93rd of 109position · derived · 1 = worst0.003MPI (0–1)2025
Top fifth · top 15% of 109 countries measured
Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) · MPI (0–1)
Seychelles 0.003 · world median 0.039 (better)
Best in the world 0 (Serbia)
▼ -3 percentile points since 2020
Global Violent Deaths82nd of 206position · derived · 1 = worst5.64Violent deaths per 100,000 people2021
Lower middle · bottom 39% of 209 countries measured · 209 share 206 positions
Small Arms Survey · Violent deaths per 100,000 people
Seychelles 5.64 · world median 4.02 (worse)
Best in the world 0 (4 countries tied)
▲ +25 percentile points since 2011
Human Capital Index52nd of 172position · derived0.633HCI score (0–1)2020
Upper middle · top 30% of 172 countries measured
World Bank Group · HCI score (0–1)
Seychelles 0.633 · world median 0.564 (better)
Best in the world 0.879 (Singapore)
▲ +29 percentile points since 2010
Human Development Index54th of 193rank0.848HDI score (0–1)2023
Upper middle · top 28% of 193 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · HDI score (0–1)
Seychelles 0.848 · world median 0.762 (better)
Best in the world 0.972 (Iceland)
▲ +6 percentile points since 2013
Life Expectancy at Birth129th of 222position · derived72.86Years a newborn would live at current death rates2023
Middle · bottom 42% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · Years a newborn would live at current death rates
Seychelles 72.86 · world median 74.63 (worse)
Best in the world 86.37 (Monaco)
▼ -3 percentile points since 2013
Maternal Mortality Ratio102nd of 195position · derived · 1 = worst41.89Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births2023
Middle · top 48% of 195 countries measured
UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG) · Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
Seychelles 41.89 · world median 46.65 (better)
Best in the world 0.11 (Cook Islands)
No real change since 2013
Pesticide Use per Hectare6th of 178position · derived23.16Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland)2024
Top fifth · top 3% of 181 countries measured · 181 share 178 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland)
Seychelles 23.16 · world median 1.73
Highest 37.72 (Antigua and Barbuda)
No real change since 2014
Prevalence of Undernourishment104th of 104position · derived · 1 = worst2.5Population undernourished (%)2023
Top fifth · top 19% of 165 countries measured · 165 share 104 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Population undernourished (%)
Seychelles 2.5 · world median 5.2 (better)
Best in the world 2.5 (62 countries tied)
▲ +27 percentile points since 2013
Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five114th of 162position · derived · 1 = worst7.917Children under 5 who are stunted (%)2024
Upper middle · top 30% of 162 countries measured
UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
Seychelles 7.917 · world median 13.8 (better)
Best in the world 0.518 (Latvia)
No earlier reading to compare
Under-Five Mortality Rate102nd of 200position · derived · 1 = worst13.96Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)2024
Middle · top 49% of 200 countries measured
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME) · Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
Seychelles 13.96 · world median 14.54 (better)
Best in the world 1.26 (San Marino)
▼ -9 percentile points since 2014
Development & Human Capital6
Access to Electricitytop 28%100Population with electricity access (%)2024
Upper middle · top 28% of 215 countries measured
World Bank Group · Population with electricity access (%)
Seychelles 100 · world median 100
Best in the world 100 (122 countries tied)
▼ -8 percentile points since 2014
Agricultural Irrigated Land53rd of 121position · derived5Irrigated share of agricultural land (%)2023
Middle · top 43% of 121 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Irrigated share of agricultural land (%)
Seychelles 5 · world median 3.66
Highest 89.04 (Bangladesh)
No earlier reading to compare
Arable Land per Person204th of 206position · derived0.001Arable land (hectares per person)2023
Bottom fifth · bottom 1% of 206 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Arable land (hectares per person)
Seychelles 0.001 · world median 0.109
Highest 1.459 (Kazakhstan)
No real change since 2013
Coefficient of Human Inequality119th of 169position · derived · 1 = worst10.84Coefficient of Human Inequality (%)2023
Upper middle · top 30% of 169 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · Coefficient of Human Inequality (%)
Seychelles 10.84 · world median 17.05 (better)
Best in the world 4.865 (Slovenia)
▼ -2 percentile points since 2019
Gender Development Index12th of 184position · derived1.004Gender Development Index (1.000 = parity)2023
Top fifth · top 7% of 184 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · Gender Development Index (1.000 = parity)
Seychelles 1.004 · world median 0.971 (better)
Best in the world 1 (2 countries tied)
▲ +7 percentile points since 2013
Water Withdrawal by Sector149th of 171position · derived6.569Freshwater withdrawn for agriculture (% of total)2022
Bottom fifth · bottom 14% of 173 countries measured · 173 share 171 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Freshwater withdrawn for agriculture (% of total)
Seychelles 6.569 · world median 62.14
Highest 99.48 (Somalia)
No real change since 2012
Environment & Sustainability4
Agricultural Emissions188th of 193position · derived5.743Farm-gate emissions (kt CO₂eq)2023
Bottom fifth · bottom 5% of 198 countries measured · 198 share 193 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Farm-gate emissions (kt CO₂eq)
Seychelles 5.743 · world median 8,635
Highest 1,044,508 (India)
No real change since 2013
Forest Area12th of 210position · derived73.26Forest area (% of land area)2023
Top fifth · top 5% of 213 countries measured · 213 share 210 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Forest area (% of land area)
Seychelles 73.26 · world median 31.08
Highest 94.45 (Suriname)
No real change since 2013
Renewable Share of Electricity Generation135th of 190position · derived15.87Renewables (% of electricity generated)2024
Lower middle · bottom 30% of 193 countries measured · 193 share 190 positions
Ember · Renewables (% of electricity generated)
Seychelles 15.87 · world median 31.14 (worse)
Best in the world 100 (7 countries tied)
▲ +6 percentile points since 2014
World Risk Index135th of 193position · derived · 1 = worst2.68WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk)2025
Upper middle · top 30% of 193 countries measured
Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum · WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk)
Seychelles 2.68 · world median 4.17 (better)
Best in the world 0.18 (Monaco)
▲ +15 percentile points since 2015
Peace & Security5
Deaths in Organized Violence59th of 59position · derived · 1 = worst0Deaths in organized violence (people)2025
Upper middle · top 35% of 196 countries measured · 196 share 59 positions
Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) · Deaths in organized violence (people)
Seychelles 0 · world median 0
Best in the world 0 (138 countries tied)
No real change since 2015
Global Militarisation Index126th of 149rank · 1 = worst62.66GMI score (higher means a heavier military weight)2023
Top fifth · top 16% of 149 countries measured
Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC) · GMI score (higher means a heavier military weight)
Seychelles 62.66 · world median 100.66 (better)
Best in the world 3.512 (Haiti)
▼ -4 percentile points since 2013
INFORM Risk Index186th of 191position · derived · 1 = worst1.4INFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk)2025
Top fifth · top 2% of 191 countries measured
European Commission Joint Research Centre, with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee · INFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk)
Seychelles 1.4 · world median 3.7 (better)
Best in the world 0.7 (Singapore)
▲ +7 percentile points since 2016
Physical Violence Index32nd of 176position · derived0.947Freedom from political killings and torture (0–1)2025
Top fifth · top 18% of 176 countries measured
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · Freedom from political killings and torture (0–1)
Seychelles 0.947 · world median 0.79 (better)
Best in the world 0.989 (2 countries tied)
▲ +29 percentile points since 2015
Political Stability and Absence of Violence49th of 211position · derived0.916Political Stability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)2024
Upper middle · top 23% of 211 countries measured
World Bank Group · Political Stability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)
Seychelles 0.916 · world median 0.04 (better)
Best in the world 1.582 (Liechtenstein)
▲ +18 percentile points since 2014
Not currently covered
The newest edition of these reports does not include Seychelles. Usually the publisher does not cover it; sometimes it has dropped out of a ranking it used to appear in.
- Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
- Adjusted Net Savings
- Average Weekly Hours Worked
- Cereal Import Dependency Ratio
- Cereal Yield
- Child Marriage
- Children with Functional Difficulties
- Completeness of Birth Registration
- Container Port Traffic · last seen 2019
- Cost of Sending Remittances
- Country Policy and Institutional Assessment
- Debt Service on External Debt
- Dietary Energy Supply
- Ecological Footprint
- Economic Complexity Index
- Employment in Agriculture
- Employment in Industry
- Employment in Services
- Employment-to-Population Ratio
- Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six Months
- External Debt Stocks (% of GNI)
- Fatal Occupational Injuries · last seen 2018
- Female Genital Mutilation Prevalence
- Female Labour Force Participation Rate
- GDP per Person Employed
- Gender Inequality Index
- Gender Social Norms Index
- Gini Index · last seen 2018
- Global Report on Food Crises
- GNI per Capita (PPP) · last seen 2023
- Government Funding per Primary Student · last seen 2016
- Income Share Held by Lowest 20% · last seen 2018
- INFORM Severity Index
- Internal Displacements by Disaster · last seen 2016
- Labour Force Participation Rate
- Labour Income Share
- Labour Productivity per Hour Worked
- Land Under Cereal Production
- Logistics Performance Index
- Net Official Development Assistance Received · last seen 2017
- Open Data Inventory
- Organic Agricultural Area
- PISA Mathematics Performance
- PISA Reading Performance
- PISA Science Performance
- Planetary pressures-adjusted HDI
- Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day · last seen 2018
- Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.00 a Day · last seen 2018
- Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a Day · last seen 2018
- Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity · last seen 2017
- Primary Completion Rate
- Prosperity Gap · last seen 2018
- Public Sector Employment
- Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita
- Research and Development Spending · last seen 2016
- Self-Employment Rate
- Social Institutions and Gender Index
- Unemployment Rate
- Upper Secondary Attainment · last seen 2020
- Upper Secondary Completion Rate
- Violent Discipline of Children
- Vulnerable Employment
- Water Stress
- Working Poverty Rate
- World Energy Trilemma Index
- Youth Unemployment Rate
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Nations Inquiry (2026). Seychelles: country statistics, rankings and trends. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/seychelles