Seychelles

Very High

Ranked #54 of 195 in 2023 · Sub-Saharan Africa

Source: UNDP Human Development Report 2025 composite indices. All figures below come directly from that dataset — nothing here is estimated or AI-generated.

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Human Development Index, 1990–2023

0.848 in 2023, compared against the world and Sub-Saharan Africa average.

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Components

72.9 yrs

Life expectancy

18.2 yrs

Expected schooling

11.2 yrs

Mean schooling

29,195

GNI per capita

Related indices

Inequality-adjusted HDI

0.755

HDI adjusted downward for inequality in the distribution of health, education, and income within the country — lower than HDI whenever inequality exists.

Gender Development Index

1.004

Ratio of female to male HDI — 1.0 means parity; below 1.0 means women's human development lags men's.