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Cyprus vs Seychelles statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cyprus has a population of 1.36M (ranked 155/197), compared with 121K in The Seychelles (ranked 181/197). Cyprus' land area is 3,568 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for The Seychelles (ranked 163rd vs. 181st).

By GDP, Cyprus ranks 104/197 ($36.3B) and The Seychelles ranks 176/197 ($2.17B). By GDP per capita, Cyprus ranks 45/197 ($26,749), while The Seychelles ranks 63/197 ($17,859).

Main facts and rankings

Cyprus Seychelles
Population
1380052
125181
Population rank 153/197 181/197
GDP
$36.3B
2024
$2.17B
2024
GDP rank 104/197 176/197
GDP per capita
$26,749
2024
$17,859
2024
GDP per capita rank 45/197 63/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$61,240
2024
$33,239
2024
Government debt
$23.8B
2024
$1.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
60.3%
2025
59.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$17,490
2024
$10,323
2024
Government debt per person rank 34/185 59/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$24,086
2025
$9,988
2025
Land area
3,568 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
381 ppl/mi²
2024
683 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.39
2023
2.02
2023
Median age
39.2 years
2024
35 years
2024
Life expectancy
82 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

Cyprus and Seychelles: Comparison Charts

Cyprus and Seychelles economies compared

GDP
Cyprus

Seychelles
Year GDP
Cyprus Seychelles
1960 - $12,012,025
1961 - $11,592,024
1962 - $12,642,026
1963 - $13,923,029
1964 - $15,393,032
1965 - $15,603,032
1966 - $16,443,034
1967 - $16,632,032
1968 - $16,074,028
1969 - $16,452,028
1970 - $18,432,032
1971 - $21,965,951
1972 - $30,645,123
1973 - $36,896,280
1974 - $43,134,496
1975 $489,912,574 $47,803,146
1976 $576,090,074 $49,278,982
1977 $734,876,021 $64,526,401
1978 $964,024,364 $85,552,366
1979 $1,288,699,776 $127,261,099
1980 $2,154,311,277 $156,783,830
1981 $2,087,496,374 $163,750,728
1982 $2,159,242,417 $157,211,790
1983 $2,160,364,071 $156,098,237
1984 $2,278,248,953 $160,992,921
1985 $2,430,411,900 $179,691,483
1986 $3,090,734,463 $221,147,061
1987 $3,704,813,886 $265,212,957
1988 $4,278,792,597 $301,985,618
1989 $4,563,482,604 $324,333,367
1990 $5,591,130,218 $392,163,561
1991 $5,770,197,348 $398,307,170
1992 $6,912,150,456 $461,409,399
1993 $6,590,291,048 $504,230,621
1994 $7,425,703,929 $517,570,058
1995 $9,933,137,128 $540,733,048
1996 $10,011,914,680 $535,250,347
1997 $9,547,816,420 $598,966,982
1998 $10,248,618,778 $647,287,376
1999 $10,497,907,228 $662,838,615
2000 $9,985,847,314 $654,212,394
2001 $10,397,898,907 $662,064,156
2002 $11,420,228,846 $742,134,838
2003 $14,547,329,558 $750,847,230
2004 $17,320,551,250 $893,012,218
2005 $18,433,412,511 $977,899,382
2006 $20,072,754,987 $1,081,441,283
2007 $23,968,727,074 $1,077,308,814
2008 $27,844,646,258 $979,597,394
2009 $26,048,179,949 $850,901,620
2010 $25,799,940,078 $981,616,542
2011 $27,641,547,910 $1,058,918,707
2012 $25,047,436,975 $1,089,407,839
2013 $23,959,712,861 $1,333,160,407
2014 $23,225,918,260 $1,387,577,870
2015 $19,909,278,417 $1,432,403,352
2016 $21,046,462,281 $1,568,513,348
2017 $22,946,570,629 $1,675,370,641
2018 $25,754,001,368 $1,784,313,927
2019 $26,196,667,100 $1,868,690,097
2020 $25,555,093,854 $1,382,551,752
2021 $30,372,642,502 $1,487,173,795
2022 $30,935,566,077 $2,018,346,589
2023 $33,886,930,712 $2,187,379,755
2024 $36,333,022,329 $2,167,239,562

Cyprus and Seychelles economies compared

GDP per capita
Cyprus

Seychelles
Year GDP per capita
Cyprus Seychelles
1960 - $288.1
1961 - $270.3
1962 - $287
1963 - $308
1964 - $332
1965 - $328
1966 - $338
1967 - $333
1968 - $314
1969 - $314
1970 - $344
1971 - $402
1972 - $547
1973 - $649
1974 - $745
1975 $743 $806
1976 $870 $814
1977 $1,102 $1,044
1978 $1,434 $1,377
1979 $1,902 $2,030
1980 $3,154 $2,478
1981 $3,030 $2,557
1982 $3,100 $2,441
1983 $3,055 $2,426
1984 $3,167 $2,488
1985 $3,324 $2,754
1986 $4,159 $3,368
1987 $4,908 $3,872
1988 $5,584 $4,392
1989 $5,870 $4,689
1990 $7,092 $5,642
1991 $7,222 $5,655
1992 $8,530 $6,520
1993 $7,978 $6,979
1994 $8,791 $6,975
1995 $11,514 $7,181
1996 $11,373 $7,004
1997 $10,637 $7,747
1998 $11,206 $8,210
1999 $11,273 $8,243
2000 $10,537 $8,064
2001 $10,785 $8,153
2002 $11,636 $8,864
2003 $14,553 $9,070
2004 $17,016 $10,828
2005 $17,790 $11,802
2006 $19,037 $12,783
2007 $22,344 $12,669
2008 $25,522 $11,265
2009 $23,480 $9,747
2010 $22,876 $10,935
2011 $24,110 $12,110
2012 $21,493 $12,337
2013 $20,238 $14,821
2014 $19,326 $15,188
2015 $16,326 $15,333
2016 $17,013 $16,567
2017 $18,295 $17,480
2018 $20,267 $18,440
2019 $20,360 $19,142
2020 $19,624 $14,041
2021 $23,057 $14,983
2022 $23,236 $16,837
2023 $25,195 $18,263
2024 $26,749 $17,859

Cyprus vs. Seychelles life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cyprus

Seychelles
Year Life expectancy, years
Cyprus Seychelles
1950 55.8 57.8
1951 56.8 58
1952 57.7 58.4
1953 58.4 58.7
1954 59.3 59
1955 59.7 59.4
1956 60.4 59.8
1957 61 60.2
1958 61.6 60.4
1959 62.3 60.4
1960 63.3 60.5
1961 64.1 60.6
1962 64.7 60.7
1963 61.8 60.9
1964 62.2 61.2
1965 66.1 61.4
1966 66.5 61.7
1967 66.9 62.1
1968 67.3 62.6
1969 67.6 63.3
1970 68.1 64
1971 68.4 64.6
1972 68.6 65.3
1973 69 65.9
1974 54.6 66.4
1975 70.3 66.8
1976 70.8 67.2
1977 71.3 67.6
1978 71.7 67.9
1979 72.2 68.2
1980 72.8 68.5
1981 73.1 68.7
1982 73.5 69
1983 73.7 69.3
1984 74 69.5
1985 74.6 69.6
1986 74.9 69.8
1987 75.3 69.9
1988 75.4 70
1989 75.8 70.1
1990 76 70.2
1991 76.2 70.3
1992 76.3 70.3
1993 76.3 70.4
1994 76.4 70.5
1995 76.6 70.6
1996 76.9 70.8
1997 77.1 70.8
1998 77.2 71.1
1999 77.6 71.2
2000 77.9 71.3
2001 78.2 71.4
2002 78.8 71.5
2003 78.9 71.7
2004 79 71.7
2005 79.2 71.9
2006 79.5 72
2007 79.8 72.2
2008 79.9 72.3
2009 80.4 72.4
2010 80.6 72.5
2011 80.9 72.5
2012 81.1 72.5
2013 81.3 72.4
2014 81.3 72.4
2015 81.5 72.3
2016 81.5 72.2
2017 81.5 72.2
2018 81.6 72.2
2019 81.5 72.1
2020 81.2 74.1
2021 80.6 71.2
2022 80.4 71.2
2023 81.6 72.9
2024 81.8 73
2025 82 73.1

Cyprus and Seychelles population clocks and comparison

Population
Cyprus

Seychelles
Year Population
Cyprus Seychelles
1960 586,490 41,700
1961 595,514 42,889
1962 601,466 44,042
1963 607,252 45,176
1964 612,521 46,322
1965 617,736 47,500
1966 623,390 48,699
1967 629,251 49,911
1968 635,157 51,134
1969 641,189 52,365
1970 647,446 53,600
1971 654,050 54,695
1972 661,063 56,029
1973 665,937 56,892
1974 663,254 57,937
1975 659,405 59,292
1976 662,032 60,504
1977 667,101 61,786
1978 672,249 62,150
1979 677,549 62,686
1980 683,076 63,261
1981 688,893 64,035
1982 696,497 64,413
1983 707,225 64,335
1984 719,334 64,717
1985 731,277 65,244
1986 743,105 65,652
1987 754,785 68,499
1988 766,235 68,755
1989 777,420 69,167
1990 788,351 69,507
1991 798,944 70,439
1992 810,341 70,763
1993 826,034 72,253
1994 844,667 74,205
1995 862,695 75,304
1996 880,290 76,417
1997 897,568 77,319
1998 914,548 78,846
1999 931,234 80,410
2000 947,667 81,131
2001 964,127 81,202
2002 981,440 83,723
2003 999,590 82,781
2004 1,017,875 82,475
2005 1,036,151 82,858
2006 1,054,418 84,600
2007 1,072,714 85,033
2008 1,091,026 86,956
2009 1,109,371 87,298
2010 1,127,816 89,770
2011 1,146,493 87,441
2012 1,165,397 88,303
2013 1,183,895 89,949
2014 1,201,801 91,359
2015 1,219,502 93,419
2016 1,237,112 94,677
2017 1,254,275 95,843
2018 1,270,737 96,762
2019 1,286,671 97,625
2020 1,302,247 98,462
2021 1,317,309 99,258
2022 1,331,370 119,878
2023 1,344,976 119,773
2024 1,358,282 121,354

Fertility rates in Cyprus and Seychelles

Fertility rate
Cyprus

Seychelles
Year Fertility rate
Cyprus Seychelles
1960 3.39 5.31
1961 3.62 5.42
1962 3.51 5.51
1963 3.49 5.61
1964 3.41 5.69
1965 3.47 5.72
1966 3.4 6.13
1967 3.32 5.9
1968 3.27 5.61
1969 3.19 5.48
1970 3.07 5.31
1971 3.04 5.69
1972 2.99 5.16
1973 2.4 4.78
1974 2.28 5.1
1975 2.11 4.75
1976 2.33 4.09
1977 2.09 3.75
1978 2.08 3.92
1979 2.14 3.66
1980 2.3 3.79
1981 2.15 3.67
1982 2.49 3.13
1983 2.49 3.22
1984 2.51 3.24
1985 2.43 3.09
1986 2.45 3.07
1987 2.39 2.92
1988 2.47 2.79
1989 2.37 2.67
1990 2.4 2.61
1991 2.34 2.69
1992 2.46 2.53
1993 2.25 2.58
1994 2.16 2.6
1995 2.03 2.36
1996 1.95 2.31
1997 1.86 2.1
1998 1.76 2.04
1999 1.67 2.04
2000 1.64 2.08
2001 1.57 1.98
2002 1.5 2.04
2003 1.51 2.06
2004 1.51 2.01
2005 1.48 2.2
2006 1.51 2.11
2007 1.45 2.24
2008 1.48 2.33
2009 1.48 2.38
2010 1.43 2.16
2011 1.36 2.33
2012 1.38 2.37
2013 1.3 2.26
2014 1.31 2.25
2015 1.32 2.31
2016 1.36 2.39
2017 1.32 2.41
2018 1.32 2.41
2019 1.33 2.36
2020 1.36 2.29
2021 1.39 2.46
2022 1.39 2.01
2023 1.39 2.02

Cyprus and Seychelles demographics compared

Median age
Cyprus

Seychelles
Year Median age, years
Cyprus Seychelles
1960 23.1 21.9
1961 23.1 21.6
1962 23.3 21.3
1963 23.5 21
1964 23.7 20.6
1965 23.9 20.2
1966 24 19.8
1967 24.2 19.4
1968 24.3 19
1969 24.5 18.7
1970 24.7 18.5
1971 24.9 18.4
1972 25.1 18.5
1973 25.3 18.6
1974 25.4 18.7
1975 25.5 18.9
1976 25.9 19
1977 26.3 19.3
1978 26.8 19.6
1979 27.2 19.9
1980 27.7 20.4
1981 28.2 20.7
1982 28.5 21.1
1983 28.7 21.4
1984 28.8 21.7
1985 28.9 22
1986 29.1 22.3
1987 29.2 22.5
1988 29.4 22.9
1989 29.6 23.3
1990 29.8 23.6
1991 30.1 24
1992 30.3 24.5
1993 30.4 24.8
1994 30.5 25.2
1995 30.6 25.4
1996 30.8 25.7
1997 31 26.1
1998 31.2 26.4
1999 31.4 26.8
2000 31.6 27.3
2001 31.8 27.7
2002 32 28.1
2003 32.2 28.5
2004 32.4 28.9
2005 32.6 29.3
2006 32.8 29.6
2007 33.1 30
2008 33.4 30.4
2009 33.6 30.8
2010 33.9 31.2
2011 34.2 31.4
2012 34.5 31.5
2013 34.8 31.6
2014 35.2 31.8
2015 35.6 32.1
2016 36 32.3
2017 36.4 32.6
2018 36.8 32.9
2019 37.2 33.2
2020 37.6 33.6
2021 38 34
2022 38.4 34.4
2023 38.8 34.7
2024 39.2 35

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cyprus Seychelles
GNI, Atlas method
$31B
2024
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
40.4%
2025
36%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.74%
2022
4.45%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.82%
2023
1.71%
2023
Armed forces personnel
13,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+3.84%
2025
-1.19%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.86%
2024
2.59%
2024
Services, % of GDP
76.9%
2024
65.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.3%
2024
12.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
73.2
2025
66.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.3%
2023
23.9%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2023
2.6%
2018
Number of billionaires
10
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0009%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
93
2024
23
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$10.9B
2024
$811M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$2.09B
2024
$774M
2024
Personal remittances received
$661M
2024
$11.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,117,000
2019
124,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.25%
2020
18.4%
2020
Banked people share
96.1%
2024
n/a

Energy

Cyprus Seychelles
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,673 kg
2023
2,411 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$23.6
2023
$8.08
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.18 megatons
2023
1.24 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.34 tons
2023
10.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
86.5%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
15.6%
2021
1.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.44%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
117%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
3,842 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
15.1%
2021
4.51%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cyprus Seychelles
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
+8,138
2024
+1,747
2024
Urban population
67.1%
2024
59.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.67 ft
2025
5.77 ft
2025
Average female height
5.27 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
80.4
2025
61.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
56
2024
72
2024
Higher education index
71
2025
7
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.82
2023
9.34
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.8
2019
11.3
2019
Visa free countries
170
2025
149
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.4%
2021
96.2%
2020
English speaking
75.1%
2023
37.9%
2023
People using the Internet
91.2%
2023
87.4%
2023

Health

Cyprus Seychelles
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,864
2022
$695
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$417
2022
$169.6
2022
Life expectancy
82 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.17%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.55
2021
3.82
2022
Age at first childbirth
29.8 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
14
2023
42
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.5
2023
14.3
2023
Obesity rate
23.6%
2022
30.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10%
2024
9.3%
2024
Air quality index
63
2025
52
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
35.6%
2022
20.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.36 liters
2020
10.2 liters
2020

Territory

Cyprus Seychelles
% of world land
0.006%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
2,627 sq mi
2024
1,464 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
498 sq mi
2025
5.98 sq mi
2025
Forest area
666 sq mi
2025
130.1 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,366 mi
2016
327 mi
2015

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