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China vs Seychelles statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

China has a population of 1.41B (ranked 2/197), compared with 121K in The Seychelles (ranked 181/197). China's land area is 3,624,808 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for The Seychelles (ranked 2nd vs. 181st).

By GDP, China ranks 2/197 ($18.7T) and The Seychelles ranks 176/197 ($2.17B). By GDP per capita, China ranks 76/197 ($13,303), while The Seychelles ranks 63/197 ($17,859).

Main facts and rankings

China Seychelles
Population
1405773318
125181
Population rank 2/197 181/197
GDP
$18.7T
2024
$2.17B
2024
GDP rank 2/197 176/197
GDP per capita
$13,303
2024
$17,859
2024
GDP per capita rank 76/197 63/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$27,105
2024
$33,239
2024
Government debt
$16.6T
2024
$1.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
96.3%
2025
59.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,750
2024
$10,323
2024
Government debt per person rank 48/185 59/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$9,060
2025
$9,988
2025
Land area
3,624,808 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
389 ppl/mi²
2024
683 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1
2023
2.02
2023
Median age
40.6 years
2024
35 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

China and Seychelles: Comparison Charts

China and Seychelles economies compared

GDP
China

Seychelles
Year GDP
China Seychelles
1960 $59,846,235,025 $12,012,025
1961 $50,162,299,350 $11,592,024
1962 $47,310,737,754 $12,642,026
1963 $50,812,227,919 $13,923,029
1964 $59,821,862,703 $15,393,032
1965 $70,565,994,356 $15,603,032
1966 $76,854,053,259 $16,443,034
1967 $73,011,350,596 $16,632,032
1968 $70,980,323,819 $16,074,028
1969 $79,847,786,729 $16,452,028
1970 $92,752,930,873 $18,432,032
1971 $99,959,013,880 $21,965,951
1972 $113,871,930,714 $30,645,123
1973 $138,764,340,892 $36,896,280
1974 $144,418,433,058 $43,134,496
1975 $163,687,619,736 $47,803,146
1976 $154,196,810,059 $49,278,982
1977 $175,226,595,860 $64,526,401
1978 $149,788,617,886 $85,552,366
1979 $178,573,913,043 $127,261,099
1980 $191,487,500,000 $156,783,830
1981 $196,218,253,968 $163,750,728
1982 $205,480,916,031 $157,211,790
1983 $231,130,268,199 $156,098,237
1984 $260,442,857,143 $160,992,921
1985 $310,064,625,850 $179,691,483
1986 $301,310,144,928 $221,147,061
1987 $273,455,156,951 $265,212,957
1988 $312,888,888,889 $301,985,618
1989 $348,380,566,802 $324,333,367
1990 $361,560,229,446 $392,163,561
1991 $384,510,452,962 $398,307,170
1992 $428,502,354,788 $461,409,399
1993 $446,557,291,212 $504,230,621
1994 $566,929,539,493 $517,570,058
1995 $738,190,896,228 $540,733,048
1996 $868,523,936,530 $535,250,347
1997 $967,753,570,435 $598,966,982
1998 $1,037,134,141,760 $647,287,376
1999 $1,103,843,203,576 $662,838,615
2000 $1,223,754,919,971 $654,212,394
2001 $1,355,036,590,252 $662,064,156
2002 $1,489,821,682,051 $742,134,838
2003 $1,683,903,309,844 $750,847,230
2004 $1,984,196,551,300 $893,012,218
2005 $2,317,551,298,052 $977,899,382
2006 $2,791,498,472,804 $1,081,441,283
2007 $3,604,055,822,572 $1,077,308,814
2008 $4,667,346,414,522 $979,597,394
2009 $5,189,577,094,998 $850,901,620
2010 $6,192,564,874,453 $981,616,542
2011 $7,671,757,207,851 $1,058,918,707
2012 $8,673,664,713,189 $1,089,407,839
2013 $9,743,124,247,267 $1,333,160,407
2014 $10,674,533,168,257 $1,387,577,870
2015 $11,280,814,787,469 $1,432,403,352
2016 $11,456,024,084,962 $1,568,513,348
2017 $12,537,559,062,283 $1,675,370,641
2018 $14,147,765,772,964 $1,784,313,927
2019 $14,560,167,101,283 $1,868,690,097
2020 $14,996,414,166,715 $1,382,551,752
2021 $18,201,698,719,564 $1,487,173,795
2022 $18,316,765,021,690 $2,018,346,589
2023 $18,270,356,654,533 $2,187,379,755
2024 $18,743,803,170,827 $2,167,239,562

China and Seychelles economies compared

GDP per capita
China

Seychelles
Year GDP per capita
China Seychelles
1960 $89.7 $288.1
1961 $76 $270.3
1962 $71.1 $287
1963 $74.5 $308
1964 $85.7 $332
1965 $98.7 $328
1966 $104.5 $338
1967 $96.8 $333
1968 $91.6 $314
1969 $100.3 $314
1970 $113.3 $344
1971 $118.8 $402
1972 $132.1 $547
1973 $157.3 $649
1974 $160.4 $745
1975 $178.6 $806
1976 $165.7 $814
1977 $185.7 $1,044
1978 $156.7 $1,377
1979 $184.3 $2,030
1980 $195.1 $2,478
1981 $197.4 $2,557
1982 $203.7 $2,441
1983 $225.9 $2,426
1984 $251.2 $2,488
1985 $295 $2,754
1986 $282.4 $3,368
1987 $252.3 $3,872
1988 $284 $4,392
1989 $311 $4,689
1990 $319 $5,642
1991 $334 $5,655
1992 $368 $6,520
1993 $379 $6,979
1994 $476 $6,975
1995 $613 $7,181
1996 $713 $7,004
1997 $787 $7,747
1998 $835 $8,210
1999 $881 $8,243
2000 $969 $8,064
2001 $1,065 $8,153
2002 $1,164 $8,864
2003 $1,307 $9,070
2004 $1,531 $10,828
2005 $1,778 $11,802
2006 $2,129 $12,783
2007 $2,735 $12,669
2008 $3,523 $11,265
2009 $3,898 $9,747
2010 $4,629 $10,935
2011 $5,704 $12,110
2012 $6,405 $12,337
2013 $7,147 $14,821
2014 $7,781 $15,188
2015 $8,175 $15,333
2016 $8,255 $16,567
2017 $8,980 $17,480
2018 $10,086 $18,440
2019 $10,343 $19,142
2020 $10,627 $14,041
2021 $12,887 $14,983
2022 $12,971 $16,837
2023 $12,951 $18,263
2024 $13,303 $17,859

China vs. Seychelles life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
China

Seychelles
Year Life expectancy, years
China Seychelles
1950 43.8 57.8
1951 44.6 58
1952 45.3 58.4
1953 45.9 58.7
1954 46.8 59
1955 47.2 59.4
1956 47.8 59.8
1957 48.4 60.2
1958 48.8 60.4
1959 40.2 60.4
1960 33.4 60.5
1961 40.2 60.6
1962 51 60.7
1963 51.7 60.9
1964 52.3 61.2
1965 53 61.4
1966 53.7 61.7
1967 54.4 62.1
1968 55.2 62.6
1969 56 63.3
1970 56.8 64
1971 57.7 64.6
1972 58.6 65.3
1973 59.5 65.9
1974 60.2 66.4
1975 61 66.8
1976 61.2 67.2
1977 62.5 67.6
1978 63.1 67.9
1979 63.7 68.2
1980 64.2 68.5
1981 64.8 68.7
1982 65.2 69
1983 65.7 69.3
1984 66.1 69.5
1985 66.5 69.6
1986 66.9 69.8
1987 67.3 69.9
1988 67.6 70
1989 67.9 70.1
1990 68.2 70.2
1991 68.6 70.3
1992 69.1 70.3
1993 69.5 70.4
1994 69.8 70.5
1995 70.4 70.6
1996 70.8 70.8
1997 71.2 70.8
1998 71.6 71.1
1999 72 71.2
2000 72.3 71.3
2001 72.7 71.4
2002 73 71.5
2003 73.4 71.7
2004 73.7 71.7
2005 74.1 71.9
2006 74.4 72
2007 74.8 72.2
2008 74.8 72.3
2009 75.3 72.4
2010 75.7 72.5
2011 75.9 72.5
2012 76.2 72.5
2013 76.5 72.4
2014 76.7 72.4
2015 77 72.3
2016 77.2 72.2
2017 77.2 72.2
2018 77.7 72.2
2019 77.9 72.1
2020 78 74.1
2021 78.1 71.2
2022 78.2 71.2
2023 78 72.9
2024 78 73
2025 78.4 73.1

China and Seychelles population clocks and comparison

Population
China

Seychelles
Year Population
China Seychelles
1960 667,070,000 41,700
1961 660,330,000 42,889
1962 665,770,000 44,042
1963 682,335,000 45,176
1964 698,355,000 46,322
1965 715,185,000 47,500
1966 735,400,000 48,699
1967 754,550,000 49,911
1968 774,510,000 51,134
1969 796,025,000 52,365
1970 818,315,000 53,600
1971 841,105,000 54,695
1972 862,030,000 56,029
1973 881,940,000 56,892
1974 900,350,000 57,937
1975 916,395,000 59,292
1976 930,685,000 60,504
1977 943,455,000 61,786
1978 956,165,000 62,150
1979 969,005,000 62,686
1980 981,235,000 63,261
1981 993,885,000 64,035
1982 1,008,630,000 64,413
1983 1,023,310,000 64,335
1984 1,036,825,000 64,717
1985 1,051,040,000 65,244
1986 1,066,790,000 65,652
1987 1,084,035,000 68,499
1988 1,101,630,000 68,755
1989 1,118,650,000 69,167
1990 1,135,185,000 69,507
1991 1,150,780,000 70,439
1992 1,164,970,000 70,763
1993 1,178,440,000 72,253
1994 1,191,835,000 74,205
1995 1,204,855,000 75,304
1996 1,217,550,000 76,417
1997 1,230,075,000 77,319
1998 1,241,935,000 78,846
1999 1,252,735,000 80,410
2000 1,262,645,000 81,131
2001 1,271,850,000 81,202
2002 1,280,400,000 83,723
2003 1,288,400,000 82,781
2004 1,296,075,000 82,475
2005 1,303,720,000 82,858
2006 1,311,020,000 84,600
2007 1,317,885,000 85,033
2008 1,324,655,000 86,956
2009 1,331,260,000 87,298
2010 1,337,705,000 89,770
2011 1,345,035,000 87,441
2012 1,354,190,000 88,303
2013 1,363,240,000 89,949
2014 1,371,860,000 91,359
2015 1,379,860,000 93,419
2016 1,387,790,000 94,677
2017 1,396,215,000 95,843
2018 1,402,760,000 96,762
2019 1,407,745,000 97,625
2020 1,411,100,000 98,462
2021 1,412,360,000 99,258
2022 1,412,175,000 119,878
2023 1,410,710,000 119,773
2024 1,408,975,000 121,354

Fertility rates in China and Seychelles

Fertility rate
China

Seychelles
Year Fertility rate
China Seychelles
1960 4.45 5.31
1961 3.86 5.42
1962 6.09 5.51
1963 7.51 5.61
1964 6.67 5.69
1965 6.61 5.72
1966 6.31 6.13
1967 5.81 5.9
1968 6.51 5.61
1969 6.18 5.48
1970 6.09 5.31
1971 5.52 5.69
1972 5.11 5.16
1973 4.73 4.78
1974 4.17 5.1
1975 3.57 4.75
1976 3.24 4.09
1977 2.84 3.75
1978 2.72 3.92
1979 2.75 3.66
1980 2.74 3.79
1981 2.79 3.67
1982 2.97 3.13
1983 2.56 3.22
1984 2.61 3.24
1985 2.63 3.09
1986 2.72 3.07
1987 2.76 2.92
1988 2.54 2.79
1989 2.52 2.67
1990 2.51 2.61
1991 1.93 2.69
1992 1.78 2.53
1993 1.69 2.58
1994 1.63 2.6
1995 1.59 2.36
1996 1.55 2.31
1997 1.53 2.1
1998 1.52 2.04
1999 1.53 2.04
2000 1.63 2.08
2001 1.56 1.98
2002 1.57 2.04
2003 1.57 2.06
2004 1.61 2.01
2005 1.62 2.2
2006 1.64 2.11
2007 1.67 2.24
2008 1.7 2.33
2009 1.71 2.38
2010 1.69 2.16
2011 1.67 2.33
2012 1.8 2.37
2013 1.71 2.26
2014 1.77 2.25
2015 1.67 2.31
2016 1.77 2.39
2017 1.8 2.41
2018 1.54 2.41
2019 1.5 2.36
2020 1.24 2.29
2021 1.12 2.46
2022 1.03 2.01
2023 1 2.02

China and Seychelles demographics compared

Median age
China

Seychelles
Year Median age, years
China Seychelles
1960 20.9 21.9
1961 21.1 21.6
1962 21 21.3
1963 20.4 21
1964 19.9 20.6
1965 19.6 20.2
1966 19.3 19.8
1967 19.2 19.4
1968 19.2 19
1969 19.1 18.7
1970 19.1 18.5
1971 19.2 18.4
1972 19.3 18.5
1973 19.5 18.6
1974 19.7 18.7
1975 20.1 18.9
1976 20.4 19
1977 20.8 19.3
1978 21.2 19.6
1979 21.4 19.9
1980 21.6 20.4
1981 21.8 20.7
1982 22.1 21.1
1983 22.6 21.4
1984 23 21.7
1985 23.2 22
1986 23.4 22.3
1987 23.6 22.5
1988 23.9 22.9
1989 24.4 23.3
1990 24.7 23.6
1991 25.1 24
1992 25.6 24.5
1993 26.1 24.8
1994 26.6 25.2
1995 27.2 25.4
1996 27.8 25.7
1997 28.3 26.1
1998 28.8 26.4
1999 29.4 26.8
2000 30 27.3
2001 30.5 27.7
2002 31.1 28.1
2003 31.6 28.5
2004 32.1 28.9
2005 32.6 29.3
2006 33.1 29.6
2007 33.7 30
2008 34.2 30.4
2009 34.7 30.8
2010 35.1 31.2
2011 35.5 31.4
2012 35.7 31.5
2013 36 31.6
2014 36.3 31.8
2015 36.7 32.1
2016 37.1 32.3
2017 37.4 32.6
2018 37.7 32.9
2019 38.1 33.2
2020 38.5 33.6
2021 39 34
2022 39.6 34.4
2023 40.1 34.7
2024 40.6 35

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National statistics comparison

Finance

China Seychelles
GNI, Atlas method
$19.3T
2024
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
33.7%
2025
36%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4%
2023
4.45%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.67%
2023
1.71%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,535,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-8.57%
2025
-1.19%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.11%
2021
2.59%
2024
Services, % of GDP
56.7%
2024
65.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
36.5%
2024
12.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
49
2025
66.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
28.4%
2022
23.9%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2022
2.6%
2018
Number of millionaires
6,013,282
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
0.55%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
450
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
11,231
2024
23
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$11.8T
2024
$811M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.46T
2024
$774M
2024
Personal remittances received
$31.4B
2024
$11.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
30,402,000
2020
124,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.59%
2004
18.4%
2020
Banked people share
89.4%
2024
n/a

Energy

China Seychelles
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,851 kg
2023
2,411 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.83
2023
$8.08
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
13,260 megatons
2023
1.24 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
9.4 tons
2023
10.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
86.7%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
15.2%
2021
1.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.76%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
24%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
6,524 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
28.4%
2021
4.51%
2021
Hydroelectric share
13.5%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
4.55%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

China Seychelles
% of world population
17.3%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
-318,992
2024
+1,747
2024
Urban population
65.5%
2024
59.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.77 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
51.4
2025
61.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
72
2024
Higher education index
90
2025
7
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.5
2020
9.34
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17.4
2019
11.3
2019
Visa free countries
94
2025
149
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.7%
2020
96.2%
2020
English speaking
0.7%
2023
37.9%
2023
People using the Internet
92%
2024
87.4%
2023

Health

China Seychelles
Government health expenditure per capita
$672
2022
$695
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$225.9
2022
$169.6
2022
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.05%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.52
2021
3.82
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
16
2023
42
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.2
2023
14.3
2023
Obesity rate
8.37%
2022
30.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.9%
2024
9.3%
2024
Air quality index
14
2025
52
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
23.4%
2022
20.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.58 liters
2020
10.2 liters
2020

Territory

China Seychelles
% of world land
6.3%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
2,573 sq mi
2024
1,464 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,009,326 sq mi
2025
5.98 sq mi
2025
Forest area
871,112 sq mi
2025
130.1 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,411,576 mi
2024
327 mi
2015

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