Seychelles's hdi rose from 0.8 in 2010 to 0.8 in 2023.
Seychelles · Quality of life
Human development, happiness, safety, access and environment.
14 indicators · 12 with data
Composite
Longevity
Seychelles's life expectancy rose from 72.5 yrs in 1995 to 76.3 yrs in 2024.
Seychelles's healthy life expectancy at birth rose from 63.7 yrs in 2000 to 64.7 yrs in 2021.
Inequality
Gini index
index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)
27th of 93 · 2nd in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Seychelles's gini index fell from 42.8 in 1999 to 32.1 in 2018.
Air
Seychelles's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 9.9 in 1994 to 9.3 in 2023.
Crime
Seychelles's homicide rate fell from 11.3 /100k in 2004 to 8.0 /100k in 2022.
Access
Seychelles's safe drinking water rose from 61.9 % in 2000 to 64.7 % in 2024.
Seychelles's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 92.2 % in 1995 to 100.0 % in 2024.
Adoption
Seychelles's internet users rose from 0.0 % in 1990 to 87.8 % in 2024.
Attainment
Seychelles's expected years of schooling rose from 11.2 yrs in 2010 to 18.2 yrs in 2023.
Unemployment
Seychelles's unemployment fell from 7.7 % in 1995 to 2.6 % in 2024.
Gender
Seychelles's women in parliament fell from 27.3 % in 1997 to 26.5 % in 2025.
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Seychelles.
- Life satisfactionNo data
- Housing cost overburden rateNo data