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Seychelles
Sub-Saharan Africa · High income · capital Victoria
Reports 20 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old76.3years
Ranks 97 of 217 in 2024
2% above world median · 19% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old14.0per 1,000 live births
Ranks 96 of 196 in 2024
6% below world median · 71% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old42per 100,000 live births
Ranks 93 of 194 in 2023
11% below world median · 84% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Child stunting
2012 · 14 years old7.9% of under-5s
Ranks 9 of 45 in 2012
57% below world median · 74% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 45 countries reporting in 2012 — not a published figure
Health spending
2023 · 3 years old4.48% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
29% below world median · about the same Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old1.85births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
2% below world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Adult literacy
2010 · 16 years old93.9% of adults 15+
Ranks 17 of 48 in 2010
about the same world median · 32% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 48 countries reporting in 2010 — not a published figure
Primary enrolment
2024 · 2 years old93.4% gross
Ranks 107 of 134 in 2024
6% below world median · 5% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 134 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education spending
2023 · 3 years old4.45% of GDP
Ranks 41 of 121 in 2023
22% above world median · 33% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 121 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2025 · 1 year old19,449current US$
Ranks 59 of 186 in 2025
1.5× above world median · 13.4× above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2025 · 1 year old35,854international $
Ranks 61 of 185 in 2025
77% above world median · 7.1× above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Extreme poverty
2018 · 8 years old0.7% of population
Ranks 38 of 93 in 2018
30% below world median · 98% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 93 countries reporting in 2018 — not a published figure
Income inequality (Gini)
2018 · 8 years old32.1index, 0–100
Ranks 27 of 93 in 2018
9% below world median · 14% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 93 countries reporting in 2018 — not a published figure
Inflation
2025 · 1 year old0.3% per year
Not ranked — no better end
90% below world median
Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Military spending
2024 · 2 years old1.18% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
26% below world median
Medians computed across 147 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old100.0% of population
Ranks 1 of 215 in 2024
about the same world median · 73% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Safe drinking water
2024 · 2 years old64.7% of population
Ranks 96 of 148 in 2024
20% below world median · 1.4× above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 148 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2024 · 2 years old87.8% of population
Ranks 69 of 182 in 2024
7% above world median · 1.4× above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old7.24t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
1.8× above world median
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old122.7kpeople
Not ranked — no better end
98% below world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Never reported
Seychelles has no figure in this dataset for Unemployment. That is an absence of measurement, not a value of zero.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.