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Topic 06 of 12 · Country Index 2026
Seychelles: Development & Human Capital
Is a country turning its resources into better lives?
Seychelles is placed 69th of 194 countries on development & human capital in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 3 key statistics. Readings behind it: Maternal Mortality Ratio 41.89 (2023); Human Development Index 0.848 (2023).
Development & Human Capital
69th
of 194 countries placed
Placed from 2 of 3 key statistics
Not placed in the Country Index 2026 overall: measured on too few topics.
01The evidence
The 3 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Seychelles on development & human capital — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country in that edition, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 3
Maternal Mortality Ratio
UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG)
Why it is a key: Whether a woman survives giving birth — the reach of a health system at the moment it is hardest to fake.
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
41.89
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
Lower is better
Seychelles: 41.89. Across the 195 countries in this edition, values run from 0.11 (Cook Islands) to 992.83 (Nigeria); the world median is 46.65.
- World median
- 46.65
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 41.89 Seychelles
Each grey tick is one of 195 countries in the 2023 edition.
Key 2 of 3
Human Development Index
UNDP Human Development Report Office
Why it is a key: The standard composite of health, schooling and income, carrying UNDP's own published rank.
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
0.848
HDI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Ranked 54th of 193 by UNDP Human Development Report Office
Seychelles: 0.848. Across the 193 countries in this edition, values run from 0.388 (South Sudan) to 0.972 (Iceland); the world median is 0.762.
- World median
- 0.762
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 0.848 Seychelles
Each grey tick is one of 193 countries in the 2023 edition.
Key 3 of 3
Cereal Yield
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Why it is a key: How much food a hectare of land produces: the clearest single measure of agricultural productivity.
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 4.0
No reading
Cereal yield (kg per hectare)
Higher is better
FAO publishes no 2023 figure for Seychelles, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 179 countries in this edition, values run from 23 (Cabo Verde) to 29,147 (Oman); the world median is 3,072.
- World median
- 3,072
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 11,643 Mauritius
Each grey tick is one of 179 countries in the 2023 edition.
02Over time
Which way Seychelles is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Maternal Mortality Ratio
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births · lower is better
SeychellesWorld median
Seychelles fell from 44.6 in 2000 to 41.89 in 2023; the world median went from 70.99 to 46.65.
Every year’s figures
Year Seychelles World median 2023 41.89 46.7 2022 88.59 53.0 2021 73.95 76.6 2020 51.12 56.0 2019 47.90 48.4 2018 48.61 49.3 2017 47.23 47.2 2016 46.99 50.6 2015 46.48 51.9 2014 45.86 52.8 2013 48.25 53.3 2012 48.80 54.6 2011 49.72 55.0 2010 50.21 56.1 2009 50.65 56.3 2008 51.42 55.8 2007 52.11 56.8 2006 51.44 58.1 2005 50.08 60.1 2004 52.37 63.0 2003 47.33 66.8 2002 45.20 66.0 2001 42.94 68.1 2000 44.60 71.0 Human Development Index
HDI score (0–1) · higher is better
SeychellesWorld median
Seychelles rose from 0.758 in 2010 to 0.848 in 2023; the world median went from 0.725 to 0.762.
Every year’s figures
Year Seychelles World median 2023 0.848 0.7620 2022 0.836 0.7610 2021 0.838 0.7450 2020 0.853 0.7425 2019 0.850 0.7515 2018 0.847 0.7520 2017 0.844 0.7480 2016 0.836 0.7500 2015 0.819 0.7430 2014 0.814 0.7410 2013 0.797 0.7390 2012 0.797 0.7350 2011 0.772 0.7250 2010 0.758 0.7250 2009 — 0.7220 2008 — 0.7180 2007 — 0.7100 2006 — 0.7045 2005 — 0.6960 2004 — 0.6960 2003 — 0.6910 2002 — 0.6845 2001 — 0.6770 2000 — 0.6720
03In context
Seychelles beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 194 countries on development & human capital, never a place within the region.
1st194thNot placed · 30 countries with too few key statisticsNo data
Seychelles and Eastern Africa
Seychelles has no land border, so the table compares it with its sub-region. The standing is each country’s place among all 194 placed on the topic; the other columns are the publishers’ own values, read at the edition the standing used.
| Country | Standing | Maternal Mortality RatioMaternal deaths per 100,000 live births | Human Development IndexHDI score (0–1) | Cereal YieldCereal yield (kg per hectare) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mauritius | 59th | 65.9 | 0.806 | 11,643 |
| Seychelles | 69th | 41.89 | 0.848 | — |
 Zambia | 138th | 85.45 | 0.595 | 2,344 |
 Uganda | 153rd | 170.31 | 0.582 | 1,958 |
 Ethiopia | 154th | 194.94 | 0.497 | 2,656 |
 Comoros | 155th | 178.88 | 0.603 | 1,734 |
 Djibouti | 156th | 161.88 | 0.513 | 2,034 |
 Kenya | =161st | 378.8 | 0.628 | 1,758 |
 Tanzania | =161st | 275.84 | 0.555 | 1,961 |
 Malawi | 163rd | 224.95 | 0.517 | 1,857 |
 Rwanda | 164th | 229.48 | 0.578 | 1,605 |
 Madagascar | 168th | 445.43 | 0.487 | 2,426 |
 Mozambique | 171st | 82.22 | 0.493 | 737.7 |
 Zimbabwe | 176th | 357.61 | 0.598 | 743.9 |
 Burundi | =186th | 391.97 | 0.439 | 1,168 |
 Eritrea | 188th | 291.36 | 0.503 | 638.2 |
 South Sudan | 192nd | 691.82 | 0.388 | 983.6 |
 Somalia | 194th | 562.58 | 0.404 | 503.5 |
| Somaliland | not placed | — | — | — |
“—” means the publisher gives no reading for that country in that edition. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed.
Across Eastern Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 194.
Placed either side on development & human capital
The countries immediately above and below Seychelles in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Seychelles is ahead of the world, and behind
25 more statistics filed under development & human capital, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median15
Statistics on which Seychelles does better than the middle country measured.
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.06189.71107.06▲ Improved since 2012
Seychelles: 189.71 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 3rd of 194 — derived here by ordering the published values, 1st = best. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.08149.83106.08▲ Improved since 2012
Seychelles: 149.83 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 7th of 195 — derived here by ordering the published values, 1st = best. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Gender Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.9711.0040.971▲ Improved since 2013
Seychelles: 1.004 · world median 0.971 · Gender Development Index (1.000 = parity). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.407 to 1.038; higher is better.
Position 12th of 184 — derived here by ordering the published values, 1st = best. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.3418.2213.34▲ Improved since 2013
Seychelles: 18.22 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.
Position 16th of 195 — derived here by ordering the published values, 1st = best. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Global Multidimensional Poverty IndexOPHI · 2025 · world median 0.0390.0030.039▼ Worsened since 2020
Seychelles: 0.003 · world median 0.039 · MPI (0–1). Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 0.517; lower is better.
Position 93rd of 109 — derived here by ordering the published values, 1st = worst. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Prevalence of UndernourishmentFAO · 2023 · world median 5.22.55.2▲ Improved since 2013
Seychelles: 2.5 · world median 5.2 · Population undernourished (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 54.2; lower is better.
Position 104th of 104 — derived here by ordering the published values, 1st = worst. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Agriculture Orientation IndexFAO · 2024 · world median 0.3050.590.305▼ Worsened since 2014
Seychelles: 0.59 · world median 0.305 · Agriculture orientation index (1.0 = spending matches sector size). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.03 to 5.38; higher is better.
Position 32nd of 132 — derived here by ordering the published values, 1st = best. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Inequality-adjusted Human Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.6090.7550.609▼ Worsened since 2019
Seychelles: 0.755 · world median 0.609 · IHDI (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.226 to 0.923; higher is better.
Position 49th of 169 — derived here by ordering the published values, 1st = best. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Coefficient of Human InequalityUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 17.0510.8417.05▼ Worsened since 2019
Seychelles: 10.84 · world median 17.05 · Coefficient of Human Inequality (%). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 4.865 to 43.08; lower is better.
Position 119th of 169 — derived here by ordering the published values, 1st = worst. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Stunting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 13.87.91713.8No earlier reading
Seychelles: 7.917 · world median 13.8 · Children under 5 who are stunted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.518 to 52.8; lower is better.
Position 114th of 162 — derived here by ordering the published values, 1st = worst. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Human Capital IndexWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 0.5640.6330.564▲ Improved since 2010
Seychelles: 0.633 · world median 0.564 · HCI score (0–1). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 0.292 to 0.879; higher is better.
Position 52nd of 172 — derived here by ordering the published values, 1st = best. The publisher ranks no country on this.
GDP per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 17,26530,63917,265▲ Improved since 2015
Seychelles: 30,639 · world median 17,265 · GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,067 to 139,593; higher is better.
Position 61st of 185 — derived here by ordering the published values, 1st = best. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.93311.29.933▼ Worsened since 2013
Seychelles: 11.2 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.
Position 64th of 193 — derived here by ordering the published values, 1st = best. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Social Protection CoverageILO · 2025 · world median 52.161.252.1No earlier reading
Seychelles: 61.2 · world median 52.1 · Population covered by at least one social protection benefit (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Under-Five Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 14.5413.9614.54▼ Worsened since 2014
Seychelles: 13.96 · world median 14.54 · Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.26 to 115.65; lower is better.
Position 102nd of 200 — derived here by ordering the published values, 1st = worst. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Behind the world median3
Statistics on which Seychelles does worse than the middle country measured.
Life Expectancy at BirthUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 74.6372.8674.63▼ Worsened since 2013
Seychelles: 72.86 · world median 74.63 · Years a newborn would live at current death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 54.46 to 86.37; higher is better.
Position 129th of 222 — derived here by ordering the published values, 1st = best. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Statistical Performance IndicatorsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 69.364.5369.3▲ Improved since 2017
Seychelles: 64.53 · world median 69.3 · SPI overall score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 27.12 to 94.14; higher is better.
Position 112th of 188 — derived here by ordering the published values, 1st = best. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.23101.78106.23▼ Worsened since 2012
Seychelles: 101.78 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 121st of 195 — derived here by ordering the published values, 1st = best. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Level with the median, or no median to compare1
Access to ElectricityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 100100100▼ Worsened since 2014
Seychelles: 100 · world median 100 · Population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 5.4 to 100; higher is better.
No better end6
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Household ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 62.0469.2762.04Moved since 2015
Seychelles: 69.27 · world median 62.04 · Household and NPISH final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 25.21 to 133.34.
Position 43rd of 131 — derived here by ordering the published values, counted from the highest value. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Agricultural Irrigated LandFAO · 2023 · world median 3.6653.66No earlier reading
Seychelles: 5 · world median 3.66 · Irrigated share of agricultural land (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 89.04.
Position 53rd of 121 — derived here by ordering the published values, counted from the highest value. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6.5722.6066.572No real change since 2015
Seychelles: 2.606 · world median 6.572 · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.025 to 47.59.
Position 118th of 158 — derived here by ordering the published values, counted from the highest value. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 11.265.40811.26Moved since 2015
Seychelles: 5.408 · world median 11.26 · Manufacturing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.481 to 43.97.
Position 111th of 132 — derived here by ordering the published values, counted from the highest value. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Water Withdrawal by SectorFAO · 2022 · world median 62.146.56962.14No real change since 2012
Seychelles: 6.569 · world median 62.14 · Freshwater withdrawn for agriculture (% of total). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 99.48.
Position 149th of 171 — derived here by ordering the published values, counted from the highest value. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Arable Land per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 0.1090.0010.109No real change since 2013
Seychelles: 0.001 · world median 0.109 · Arable land (hectares per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1.459.
Position 204th of 206 — derived here by ordering the published values, counted from the highest value. The publisher ranks no country on this.
No current reading for Seychelles
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, Cereal Yield, Child Marriage, Children with Functional Difficulties, Completeness of Birth Registration, Cost of Sending Remittances, Country Policy and Institutional Assessment, Dietary Energy Supply, Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six Months, Gender Inequality Index, Gini Index (last 2018), Global Report on Food Crises, GNI per Capita (PPP) (last 2023), Income Share Held by Lowest 20% (last 2018), Land Under Cereal Production, Net Official Development Assistance Received (last 2017), Organic Agricultural Area, Planetary pressures-adjusted HDI, Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day (last 2018), Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.00 a Day (last 2018), Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a Day (last 2018), Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity (last 2017), Prosperity Gap (last 2018) and Violent Discipline of Children. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
05Country Index 2026
Development & Human Capital among Seychelles’s 8 topics
Development & Human Capital is Seychelles’s 4th best-placed topic of 8. Strongest first; each marker sits at the position divided by that topic’s field, so fields of different sizes compare fairly.
- Risk & Resilience7th of 1912/3 keys
- Peace & Security10th of 1773/3 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties47th of 1983/3 keys
- Development & Human Capital69th of 1942/3 keys
- Governance & Institutions72nd of 1934/5 keys
- Health & Wellbeing105th of 2012/4 keys
- Education & Knowledgejoint 100th of 1822/4 keys
- Mobility & Connectivity145th of 1472/3 keys
No standing on Economy & Innovation, Work & Labour, Environment & Sustainability, Gender & Equality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on development & human capital
The three countries placed highest of 194, and the leaders Seychelles can most readily be measured against.
1
United Arab EmiratesWestern Asia
1st of 194 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
BelgiumWestern Europe
2nd of 194 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: Gf uip · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
GermanyWestern Europe
3rd of 194 · 3 of 3 keys
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Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
Egypt55th3/3 keysHighest in Eastern Africa
Mauritius59th3/3 keysThis page
Seychelles69th2/3 keys
Positions out of 194 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Seychelles and development & human capital
On development & human capital
Global Hunger Index 2025: Countries with the Most Alarming Hunger Crisis
Thirteen countries scored across four editions — 2000, 2008, 2016 and 2025 — and five the report could not score at all. DR Congo and South Sudan share 121st place on 37.5.
On development & human capital
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita. India is the better placed on five of them; Pakistan on one.
08Questions
Seychelles on development & human capital: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Seychelles rank on development & human capital?
Seychelles is placed 69th of 194 countries on Development & Human Capital in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 3 key statistics (Maternal Mortality Ratio and Human Development Index). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Maternal Mortality Ratio figure for Seychelles?
41.89 in 2023 (maternal deaths per 100,000 live births), according to UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG). The world median in the same edition was 46.65.
What is the latest Human Development Index figure for Seychelles?
0.848 in 2023 (hDI score (0–1)), according to UNDP Human Development Report Office. The world median in the same edition was 0.762.
How have Seychelles’s development & human capital figures changed?
Maternal Mortality Ratio fell from 44.6 in 2000 to 41.89 in 2023; Human Development Index rose from 0.758 in 2010 to 0.848 in 2023.
Which development & human capital statistics are missing for Seychelles?
No current reading is published for Seychelles on Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, Cereal Yield, Child Marriage, Children with Functional Difficulties, Completeness of Birth Registration, Cost of Sending Remittances, Country Policy and Institutional Assessment, Dietary Energy Supply, Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six Months, Gender Inequality Index, Gini Index, Global Report on Food Crises, GNI per Capita (PPP), Income Share Held by Lowest 20%, Land Under Cereal Production, Net Official Development Assistance Received, Organic Agricultural Area, Planetary pressures-adjusted HDI, Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.00 a Day, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a Day, Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity, Prosperity Gap and Violent Discipline of Children. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Keep reading
Explore further
Seychelles, topic by topic
Nearby, on development & human capital
The key statistics, for every country
10Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Poverty lines, inequality and aid received are published here as context rather than as keys, often because they cover fewer countries or are measured too rarely. Development is also not the same as economic size or growth, which belong to Economy & Innovation.
How the Development & Human Capital standing is decided, step by step
A standing is a place in a list, not a mark out of anything. This one is part of the Country Index 2026, and it is worked out like this.
- A few key indicators decide it; the rest are context. 3 indicators on this topic are keys and 49 are charted alongside them without a vote. That split is the point: if every statistic voted, importing five more of one kind would quietly change what the topic is about.
- Each key is read at one edition. All of them describe 2023.
- Every country’s published value is turned into a place within that one key’s own field, and then expressed as a share of that field — how far down this key’s list the country sits, rather than how many countries are above it. Keys where a higher published number is worse (terrorism, hunger, disaster risk) are turned round first, so the good end is always the same end.
- Dividing by the field first is the whole reason this works. A place carries the size of its list inside it: 22nd of 44 and 108th of 215 are the same showing, and averaging the numbers 22 and 108 says loudly that they are not. Fields on this site run from about 44 countries to about 215, so averaging raw places would reward a country for happening to be measured in small ones. Dividing each place by its own field removes the size and leaves only the showing.
- The shares are averaged, plainly. One key, one vote — no key is weighted above another, because any weighting would be this site’s opinion presented as a measurement. Countries are then put in order by that average, and the average itself is never published. It is our arithmetic with nothing anchoring it, so printing it would invite it to be read as a measurement somebody made. The position it produces, the band, and the keys it was built from are all published instead — every one of them checkable against the tables on this page.
- A country needs 2 of this topic’s 3 keys — half, rounded up, and never fewer than 2. A standing built from one reading, printed beside one built from four, is two different things sharing a column heading. 194 countries clear the bar here.
- A key has to earn its vote every edition. It must measure at least 120 countries (below that it starts measuring who was surveyed rather than the world), it must not have more than 10% of its field tied at either end, and it must not repeat another key in the same topic — Spearman correlation above 0.92 counts as repeating. A topic needs at least 2 surviving keys to place anyone at all; this one has 3.
- A standing is relative, and the grouping is ours. It says where a country places against the others measured alongside it, so it moves when they move. The publishers listed on this page did not agree to be read together, and each measures its subject its own way: the underlying numbers are theirs, the ordering on top is this site’s — the same method as the rest of the Country Index, applied to one subject instead of all of them.
The key statistics and their licences
- Maternal Mortality Ratio — UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Human Development Index — UNDP Human Development Report Office, CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Cereal Yield — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
The other 25 statistics on this page come from 8 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Seychelles’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Seychelles (banner) — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- United Arab Emirates — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Belgium — Gf uip, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Germany — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Seychelles: Development & Human Capital — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/seychelles/development