Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 11:29 PM

SERIAL · 690Africa

Seychelles

CapitalVictoria

CurrencySCR · Seychellois rupee

LanguageFrench, English, Seychellois Creole

Area460 km²

Since1976

ISOSYC · SC

Population

122,730as of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Island country in the Indian Ocean

Seychelles, officially the Republic of Seychelles, is an archipelagic country consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, Victoria, is 1,500 kilometres east of mainland Africa. Nearby island countries and territories include the Maldives, Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, and the French overseas departments of Mayotte and Réunion to the south; and the Chagos Archipelago to the east. Seychelles is the smallest country in Africa as well as the least populated sovereign African country, with an estimated population of 100,600 in 2022.

Text: Wikipedia — SeychellesCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-30

— FACTS —

Capital: Victoria
Currency: Seychellois rupee (SCR)
Official language: French, English, Seychellois Creole
Drives on the: Left
Calling code: +248
Licence plate code: SY
Top-level domain: .sc
Independence / founding: 29 Jun 1976
Highest point: Morne Seychellois (905 m)
Lowest point: Indian Ocean (0 m)
Anthem: Koste Seselwa

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

73.3%% of land area

#12 of 2132023

231% of world average

Forest area

337km²

#172 of 2132023

0% of world average

Agricultural land

3.4%% of land area

#200 of 2092023

9% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

0.3%% of land area

#202 of 2062023

2% of world average

Land area

460km²

#192 of 2152023

0% of world average

— PEOPLE —

Population

122,730people

#187 of 2162025

0% of world average

Population growth

1.1%% per year

#95 of 2162025

114% of world average

Population density

260people per km²

#48 of 2152023

57% of world average

People living in cities

45.5%% of population

#160 of 2162025

72% of world average

Urban population growth

1.6%% per year

#92 of 2162025

102% of world average

People living rurally

54.5%% of population

#57 of 2162025

148% of world average

Population aged 0-14

19.8%% of population

#126 of 2162025

79% of world average

Population aged 15-64

71.5%% of population

#17 of 2162025

112% of world average

Population aged 65+

8.7%% of population

#107 of 2162025

81% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

39.9%% of working-age population

#200 of 2162025

69% of world average

Female population

44.9%% of population

#209 of 2162025

90% of world average

Births per woman

2births per woman

#114 of 2162024

79% of world average

Birth rate

11.0 /1,000per 1,000 people

#138 of 2162024

64% of world average

Death rate

7.0 /1,000per 1,000 people

#122 of 2162024

91% of world average

Net migration

1,590people (5-year total)

#61 of 2162025

1444% of world average

Migrants living in the country

10.2%% of population

#82 of 2152024

77% of world average

— MONEY —

GDP

$2.39Bcurrent US$

#187 of 2112025

0% of world average

GDP, purchasing power parity

$4.40Bcurrent int'l $

#179 of 1992025

0% of world average

GDP per person

$19,449current US$

#78 of 2112025

81% of world average

GDP per person, purchasing power parity

$35,854current int'l $

#71 of 1992025

107% of world average

GDP growth

5.8%% per year

#38 of 2102025

172% of world average

GDP per person growth

4.6%% per year

#35 of 2102025

194% of world average

Gross national income

$2.33Bcurrent US$

#183 of 2042025

0% of world average

Gross national income per person

$19,200current US$

#69 of 2032025

95% of world average

Gross national income per person, PPP

$34,930current int'l $

#71 of 1972025

110% of world average

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Inflation

0.3%% per year

#20 of 1902025

3% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

2.6%% per year

#77 of 2092025

37% of world average

Real interest rate

7.1%%

#42 of 1342025

171% of world average

Lending interest rate

9.9%%

#58 of 1342025

87% of world average

Government debt

174.7%% of GDP

not enough data to rank2008

293% of world average

Government revenue

29.5%% of GDP

not enough data to rank2008

113% of world average

Government spending

24.6%% of GDP

not enough data to rank2008

89% of world average

Government consumption

25.1%% of GDP

#20 of 1812025

143% of world average

Household consumption

69.3%% of GDP

#64 of 1812025

107% of world average

Investment (gross capital formation)

18.7%% of GDP

#136 of 1782025

80% of world average

Fixed investment

18.7%% of GDP

#129 of 1732025

84% of world average

Gross savings

2.5%% of GDP

#160 of 1682024

12% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

$226.1Mcurrent US$

#140 of 2012024

3% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

10.1%% of GDP

#18 of 1982024

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

-1.9%% of GDP

#174 of 1792024

-86% of world average

Current account balance

-7.5%% of GDP

#153 of 1912024

no comparison

Foreign reserves

$773.7Mcurrent US$

#147 of 1772024

1% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

320-100

#48 of 1472018

90% of world average

People below the poverty line

0.7%% of population

#50 of 1472018

5% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

23.9%%

#31 of 1472018

86% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

2.6%%

#93 of 1472018

93% of world average

Stock market value

27.1%% of GDP

#57 of 882025

36% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$11.9Mcurrent US$

#179 of 1862024

0% of world average

Foreign aid received

1.0%% of GNI

#92 of 1372017

17% of world average

Exchange rate

15local currency per US$

#103 of 2112025

1% of world average

Agriculture's share of the economy

2.6%% of GDP

#138 of 1992025

26% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

14.3%% of GDP

#166 of 2022025

59% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

5.4%% of GDP

#149 of 1952025

49% of world average

Services' share of the economy

67.9%% of GDP

#42 of 2022025

117% of world average

1 of 39 figures unavailable for Seychelles.

— TRADE —

Exports

79.6%% of GDP

#17 of 1872025

184% of world average

Imports

92.7%% of GDP

#13 of 1872025

186% of world average

Trade balance

-13.0%% of GDP

#136 of 1872025

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

86.7%% of GDP

#40 of 2052025

134% of world average

Goods exported

$550.0Mcurrent US$

#167 of 2072025

0% of world average

Goods imported

$1.52Bcurrent US$

#172 of 2072025

1% of world average

Services exported

$1.71Bcurrent US$

#117 of 1912024

4% of world average

Services imported

$999.8Mcurrent US$

#151 of 1912024

2% of world average

Goods and services exported

$2.31Bcurrent US$

#150 of 1912024

1% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$2.38Bcurrent US$

#160 of 1912024

1% of world average

High-tech share of exports

0.1%% of manufactured exports

#171 of 1792024

1% of world average

Terms of trade

90index

#167 of 2062024

86% of world average

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

76.3 yrsyears

#96 of 2162024

103% of world average

Life expectancy, women

80.7 yrsyears

#73 of 2162024

105% of world average

Life expectancy, men

72.1 yrsyears

#105 of 2162024

101% of world average

Infant deaths

12.9 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#102 of 1962024

70% of world average

Deaths under age 5

14.0 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#96 of 1962024

58% of world average

Maternal deaths

42per 100,000 live births

#95 of 1942023

36% of world average

Health spending

4.5%% of GDP

#140 of 1932023

66% of world average

Health spending per person

$766current US$

#71 of 1932023

53% of world average

Physicians

6.6 /1,000per 1,000 people

#3 of 1872022

313% of world average

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Nurses and midwives

7.3 /1,000per 1,000 people

#40 of 1962023

155% of world average

Hospital beds

2.6 /1,000per 1,000 people

#71 of 1572023

89% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

97.7%% of population

#104 of 2142024

108% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

99.7%% of population

#32 of 2132024

124% of world average

Suicide rate

4per 100,000 people

#48 of 1852021

50% of world average

Adults who smoke

17.3%% of adults

#74 of 1662024

88% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

17per 100,000 people

#76 of 2082024

17% of world average

Undernourishment

2.5%% of population

#52 of 1682023

25% of world average

Children vaccinated against measles

97.0%% of children 12-23 months

#41 of 1932024

113% of world average

1 of 19 figures unavailable for Seychelles.

— LEARNING —

Education spending

4.5%% of GDP

#80 of 1902023

103% of world average

Education spending

10.7%% of government spending

#136 of 1892025

79% of world average

Adult literacy

93.9%% aged 15+

not enough data to rank2010

112% of world average

Youth literacy

99.0%% aged 15-24

not enough data to rank2010

109% of world average

Primary school enrolment

93.4%% gross

#157 of 2002024

93% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

70.8%% gross

#145 of 1882024

81% of world average

University enrolment

14.5%% gross

#140 of 1672024

29% of world average

Primary school completion

94.2%% of relevant age group

#92 of 1802024

105% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

14pupils per teacher

#55 of 1602018

65% of world average

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Years of compulsory education

11.0 yrsyears

#74 of 1972025

110% of world average

— WORK —

Labour force with advanced education

86.2%% of labour force

#18 of 1712024

113% of world average

11 of 12 figures unavailable for Seychelles.

— CONNECTED —

People online

87.8%% of population

#75 of 2072024

123% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

126per 100 people

#75 of 2102024

108% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

32per 100 people

#54 of 2082024

174% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

12per 100 people

#88 of 2132024

83% of world average

Access to electricity

100.0%% of population

#91 of 2142024

113% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

100.0%% of population

#49 of 1892023

144% of world average

Energy used per person

2,411kg oil equivalent per person

not enough data to rank2007

107% of world average

Air passengers carried

236,917passengers

#128 of 1652023

1% of world average

Air freight

1million tonne-km

#115 of 1632023

0% of world average

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Container port traffic

154,423TEU

#114 of 1672019

3% of world average

Research and development spending

0.2%% of GDP

#93 of 1272016

21% of world average

Patent applications by residents

3count

#126 of 1422020

0% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

15count

#178 of 1972023

0% of world average

Tourists arriving

124,500count

#161 of 1942020

2% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$228.0Mcurrent US$

#120 of 1752020

6% of world average

3 of 18 figures unavailable for Seychelles.

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

7tonnes per person

#172 of 2032024

161% of world average

Carbon emissions

1Mt CO2

#40 of 2032024

0% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

1Mt CO2-equivalent

#32 of 2032024

0% of world average

Protected land

68.1%% of land area

#1 of 2132025

361% of world average

Protected coastal waters

32.6%% of territorial waters

#15 of 1742025

316% of world average

Renewable energy use

1.9%% of final energy consumption

#182 of 2122022

7% of world average

Electricity from renewables

4.5%% of total

#170 of 2062021

13% of world average

Electricity from fossil fuels

95.5%% of total

#173 of 2092021

161% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

0.0%% of total

#171 of 2082021

0% of world average

3 of 12 figures unavailable for Seychelles.

— STATE —

Military spending

1.2%% of GDP

#107 of 1562024

53% of world average

Military spending

$26.9Mcurrent US$

#151 of 1602024

0% of world average

Military spending

3.4%% of government spending

#117 of 1532024

45% of world average

Armed forces personnel

0people

#169 of 1702020

0% of world average

Tax revenue

22.1%% of GDP

not enough data to rank2008

132% of world average

Homicides

8per 100,000 people

#121 of 1582022

102% of world average

1 of 7 figures unavailable for Seychelles.

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Seychelles.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

Koste SeselwaAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Victoria · approx. UTC+4

Neighbours

Seychelles has no land borders

Landmarks

People

Ingrid BetancourtColombian-French politician

James Michel3rd President of Seychelles

France-Albert RenéPresident of Seychelles (1935-2019)

Danny Faure4th President of Seychelles

Wavel RamkalawanSeychellois politician

James ManchamPresident of Seychelles (1939-2017)

Michael MancienneEnglish footballer

Eddy MailletSeychellois football referee

Patrick HerminieSeychellois politician

Ahmed AfifVice President of Seychelles

Antoine AbelSeychellois writer and poet (1934–2004)

Danielle de St. JorreSeychellois politician

History

29 Jun 1976Seychelles — founding / independence (Wikidata)

Size, side by side

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1960 → now

2026

Population122,7302025

GDP$2.39B2025

GDP per person$19,4492025