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Papua New Guinea vs Seychelles statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Papua New Guinea has a population of 10.6M (ranked 92/197), compared with 121K in The Seychelles (ranked 181/197). Papua New Guinea's land area is 174,850 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for The Seychelles (ranked 54th vs. 181st).

By GDP, Papua New Guinea ranks 109/197 ($32.5B) and The Seychelles ranks 176/197 ($2.17B). By GDP per capita, Papua New Guinea ranks 140/197 ($3,076), while The Seychelles ranks 63/197 ($17,859).

Main facts and rankings

Papua New Guinea Seychelles
Population
10911445
125181
Population rank 90/197 181/197
GDP
$32.5B
2024
$2.17B
2024
GDP rank 109/197 176/197
GDP per capita
$3,076
2024
$17,859
2024
GDP per capita rank 140/197 63/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,889
2024
$33,239
2024
Government debt
$17.5B
2024
$1.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52%
2025
59.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,652
2024
$10,323
2024
Government debt per person rank 123/185 59/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,561
2025
$9,988
2025
Land area
174,850 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
60.5 ppl/mi²
2024
683 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.1
2023
2.02
2023
Median age
23.6 years
2024
35 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

Papua New Guinea and Seychelles: Comparison Charts

Papua New Guinea and Seychelles economies compared

GDP
Papua New Guinea

Seychelles
Year GDP
Papua New Guinea Seychelles
1960 $230,496,037 $12,012,025
1961 $244,832,039 $11,592,024
1962 $261,184,042 $12,642,026
1963 $275,968,044 $13,923,029
1964 $305,312,049 $15,393,032
1965 $344,176,055 $15,603,032
1966 $390,992,063 $16,443,034
1967 $441,728,183 $16,632,032
1968 $485,184,190 $16,074,028
1969 $551,263,864 $16,452,028
1970 $645,568,215 $18,432,032
1971 $717,750,278 $21,965,951
1972 $858,761,926 $30,645,123
1973 $1,299,079,410 $36,896,280
1974 $1,467,417,672 $43,134,496
1975 $1,356,603,608 $47,803,146
1976 $1,511,843,235 $49,278,982
1977 $1,640,746,619 $64,526,401
1978 $1,947,878,831 $85,552,366
1979 $2,293,760,511 $127,261,099
1980 $2,545,808,456 $156,783,830
1981 $2,498,190,847 $163,750,728
1982 $2,368,719,683 $157,211,790
1983 $2,562,351,551 $156,098,237
1984 $2,552,662,617 $160,992,921
1985 $2,423,339,172 $179,691,483
1986 $2,647,995,602 $221,147,061
1987 $3,143,851,794 $265,212,957
1988 $3,656,177,881 $301,985,618
1989 $3,546,472,566 $324,333,367
1990 $3,219,729,083 $392,163,561
1991 $3,787,394,958 $398,307,170
1992 $4,377,980,510 $461,409,399
1993 $4,974,550,286 $504,230,621
1994 $5,502,786,070 $517,570,058
1995 $4,636,057,476 $540,733,048
1996 $5,155,311,077 $535,250,347
1997 $4,936,615,299 $598,966,982
1998 $3,789,443,015 $647,287,376
1999 $3,477,038,204 $662,838,615
2000 $3,521,339,699 $654,212,394
2001 $3,081,024,212 $662,064,156
2002 $2,999,511,040 $742,134,838
2003 $3,536,411,824 $750,847,230
2004 $3,927,157,867 $893,012,218
2005 $4,865,892,972 $977,899,382
2006 $8,354,911,041 $1,081,441,283
2007 $9,545,028,944 $1,077,308,814
2008 $11,670,892,801 $979,597,394
2009 $11,619,456,449 $850,901,620
2010 $14,250,786,675 $981,616,542
2011 $17,985,138,066 $1,058,918,707
2012 $21,295,168,666 $1,089,407,839
2013 $21,261,338,065 $1,333,160,407
2014 $23,210,823,987 $1,387,577,870
2015 $21,723,437,010 $1,432,403,352
2016 $20,758,876,953 $1,568,513,348
2017 $22,742,699,138 $1,675,370,641
2018 $24,109,780,708 $1,784,313,927
2019 $24,750,626,030 $1,868,690,097
2020 $23,848,447,850 $1,382,551,752
2021 $26,109,413,521 $1,487,173,795
2022 $31,653,185,953 $2,018,346,589
2023 $30,816,367,067 $2,187,379,755
2024 $32,538,480,024 $2,167,239,562

Papua New Guinea and Seychelles economies compared

GDP per capita
Papua New Guinea

Seychelles
Year GDP per capita
Papua New Guinea Seychelles
1960 $115.5 $288.1
1961 $119.7 $270.3
1962 $124.7 $287
1963 $128.9 $308
1964 $139.5 $332
1965 $153.9 $328
1966 $171.1 $338
1967 $189 $333
1968 $202.9 $314
1969 $225.3 $314
1970 $257.6 $344
1971 $279.7 $402
1972 $327 $547
1973 $483 $649
1974 $533 $745
1975 $482 $806
1976 $525 $814
1977 $558 $1,044
1978 $648 $1,377
1979 $748 $2,030
1980 $813 $2,478
1981 $781 $2,557
1982 $726 $2,441
1983 $769 $2,426
1984 $750 $2,488
1985 $697 $2,754
1986 $745 $3,368
1987 $865 $3,872
1988 $985 $4,392
1989 $934 $4,689
1990 $826 $5,642
1991 $942 $5,655
1992 $1,051 $6,520
1993 $1,151 $6,979
1994 $1,228 $6,975
1995 $998 $7,181
1996 $1,071 $7,004
1997 $990 $7,747
1998 $733 $8,210
1999 $650 $8,243
2000 $636 $8,064
2001 $538 $8,153
2002 $506 $8,864
2003 $577 $9,070
2004 $621 $10,828
2005 $744 $11,802
2006 $1,238 $12,783
2007 $1,371 $12,669
2008 $1,625 $11,265
2009 $1,569 $9,747
2010 $1,867 $10,935
2011 $2,288 $12,110
2012 $2,635 $12,337
2013 $2,561 $14,821
2014 $2,723 $15,188
2015 $2,485 $15,333
2016 $2,316 $16,567
2017 $2,478 $17,480
2018 $2,566 $18,440
2019 $2,576 $19,142
2020 $2,430 $14,041
2021 $2,608 $14,983
2022 $3,102 $16,837
2023 $2,966 $18,263
2024 $3,076 $17,859

Papua New Guinea vs. Seychelles life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Papua New Guinea

Seychelles
Year Life expectancy, years
Papua New Guinea Seychelles
1950 39.4 57.8
1951 35.5 58
1952 40.7 58.4
1953 41.3 58.7
1954 42 59
1955 42.6 59.4
1956 43.3 59.8
1957 43.9 60.2
1958 44.6 60.4
1959 45.1 60.4
1960 45.8 60.5
1961 46.4 60.6
1962 46.7 60.7
1963 47.7 60.9
1964 48.3 61.2
1965 48.9 61.4
1966 49.6 61.7
1967 50.2 62.1
1968 50.9 62.6
1969 51.5 63.3
1970 52.1 64
1971 52.6 64.6
1972 53.3 65.3
1973 53.9 65.9
1974 54.4 66.4
1975 55 66.8
1976 55.5 67.2
1977 56 67.6
1978 56.5 67.9
1979 57 68.2
1980 57.4 68.5
1981 57.8 68.7
1982 58.1 69
1983 58.3 69.3
1984 58.6 69.5
1985 58.8 69.6
1986 59 69.8
1987 59.2 69.9
1988 59.4 70
1989 59.6 70.1
1990 59.8 70.2
1991 59.9 70.3
1992 60.3 70.3
1993 60.5 70.4
1994 60.7 70.5
1995 60.9 70.6
1996 61.1 70.8
1997 61.3 70.8
1998 60.4 71.1
1999 61.5 71.2
2000 61.6 71.3
2001 61.6 71.4
2002 61.6 71.5
2003 61.7 71.7
2004 61.8 71.7
2005 61.9 71.9
2006 62 72
2007 62.2 72.2
2008 62.5 72.3
2009 62.8 72.4
2010 63.1 72.5
2011 63.4 72.5
2012 63.6 72.5
2013 63.9 72.4
2014 64.2 72.4
2015 64.5 72.3
2016 64.7 72.2
2017 64.9 72.2
2018 65.1 72.2
2019 65.3 72.1
2020 65.1 74.1
2021 64.4 71.2
2022 65.3 71.2
2023 66.1 72.9
2024 66.3 73
2025 66.4 73.1

Papua New Guinea and Seychelles population clocks and comparison

Population
Papua New Guinea

Seychelles
Year Population
Papua New Guinea Seychelles
1960 1,995,110 41,700
1961 2,046,127 42,889
1962 2,093,919 44,042
1963 2,141,376 45,176
1964 2,188,325 46,322
1965 2,235,820 47,500
1966 2,285,774 48,699
1967 2,337,532 49,911
1968 2,390,803 51,134
1969 2,446,927 52,365
1970 2,505,628 53,600
1971 2,566,421 54,695
1972 2,628,432 56,029
1973 2,690,629 56,892
1974 2,752,671 57,937
1975 2,814,820 59,292
1976 2,877,327 60,504
1977 2,940,327 61,786
1978 3,003,714 62,150
1979 3,067,341 62,686
1980 3,131,512 63,261
1981 3,197,019 64,035
1982 3,264,291 64,413
1983 3,333,633 64,335
1984 3,405,198 64,717
1985 3,478,936 65,244
1986 3,554,793 65,652
1987 3,632,543 68,499
1988 3,711,880 68,755
1989 3,796,078 69,167
1990 3,896,481 69,507
1991 4,021,837 70,439
1992 4,166,699 70,763
1993 4,320,872 72,253
1994 4,480,208 74,205
1995 4,644,278 75,304
1996 4,813,361 76,417
1997 4,987,883 77,319
1998 5,166,390 78,846
1999 5,349,333 80,410
2000 5,537,064 81,131
2001 5,728,435 81,202
2002 5,924,003 83,723
2003 6,123,997 82,781
2004 6,328,041 82,475
2005 6,535,905 82,858
2006 6,747,720 84,600
2007 6,963,345 85,033
2008 7,183,002 86,956
2009 7,406,438 87,298
2010 7,633,523 89,770
2011 7,859,346 87,441
2012 8,081,390 88,303
2013 8,302,698 89,949
2014 8,523,441 91,359
2015 8,743,246 93,419
2016 8,961,718 94,677
2017 9,178,714 95,843
2018 9,394,513 96,762
2019 9,609,010 97,625
2020 9,815,746 98,462
2021 10,012,896 99,258
2022 10,203,169 119,878
2023 10,389,635 119,773
2024 10,576,502 121,354

Fertility rates in Papua New Guinea and Seychelles

Fertility rate
Papua New Guinea

Seychelles
Year Fertility rate
Papua New Guinea Seychelles
1960 6.02 5.31
1961 6.07 5.42
1962 6.14 5.51
1963 6.15 5.61
1964 6.19 5.69
1965 6.2 5.72
1966 6.23 6.13
1967 6.24 5.9
1968 6.25 5.61
1969 6.26 5.48
1970 6.25 5.31
1971 6.23 5.69
1972 6.2 5.16
1973 6.16 4.78
1974 6.11 5.1
1975 6.07 4.75
1976 6.02 4.09
1977 5.96 3.75
1978 5.88 3.92
1979 5.79 3.66
1980 5.71 3.79
1981 5.65 3.67
1982 5.59 3.13
1983 5.56 3.22
1984 5.51 3.24
1985 5.47 3.09
1986 5.42 3.07
1987 5.36 2.92
1988 5.3 2.79
1989 5.24 2.67
1990 5.18 2.61
1991 5.11 2.69
1992 5.03 2.53
1993 4.96 2.58
1994 4.87 2.6
1995 4.78 2.36
1996 4.73 2.31
1997 4.68 2.1
1998 4.63 2.04
1999 4.59 2.04
2000 4.53 2.08
2001 4.47 1.98
2002 4.42 2.04
2003 4.36 2.06
2004 4.28 2.01
2005 4.22 2.2
2006 4.15 2.11
2007 4.08 2.24
2008 4.01 2.33
2009 3.94 2.38
2010 3.88 2.16
2011 3.82 2.33
2012 3.75 2.37
2013 3.68 2.26
2014 3.63 2.25
2015 3.56 2.31
2016 3.5 2.39
2017 3.43 2.41
2018 3.38 2.41
2019 3.32 2.36
2020 3.27 2.29
2021 3.22 2.46
2022 3.17 2.01
2023 3.1 2.02

Papua New Guinea and Seychelles demographics compared

Median age
Papua New Guinea

Seychelles
Year Median age, years
Papua New Guinea Seychelles
1960 18.5 21.9
1961 18.4 21.6
1962 18.3 21.3
1963 18.1 21
1964 18 20.6
1965 17.9 20.2
1966 17.8 19.8
1967 17.6 19.4
1968 17.5 19
1969 17.4 18.7
1970 17.3 18.5
1971 17.2 18.4
1972 17.1 18.5
1973 17.2 18.6
1974 17.2 18.7
1975 17.3 18.9
1976 17.4 19
1977 17.5 19.3
1978 17.7 19.6
1979 17.8 19.9
1980 18 20.4
1981 18.1 20.7
1982 18.2 21.1
1983 18.3 21.4
1984 18.3 21.7
1985 18.4 22
1986 18.5 22.3
1987 18.5 22.5
1988 18.6 22.9
1989 18.6 23.3
1990 18.7 23.6
1991 18.8 24
1992 18.9 24.5
1993 19 24.8
1994 19.1 25.2
1995 19.2 25.4
1996 19.4 25.7
1997 19.5 26.1
1998 19.6 26.4
1999 19.7 26.8
2000 19.8 27.3
2001 19.9 27.7
2002 19.9 28.1
2003 20 28.5
2004 20.2 28.9
2005 20.3 29.3
2006 20.4 29.6
2007 20.6 30
2008 20.7 30.4
2009 20.9 30.8
2010 21 31.2
2011 21.2 31.4
2012 21.3 31.5
2013 21.5 31.6
2014 21.7 31.8
2015 21.9 32.1
2016 22 32.3
2017 22.2 32.6
2018 22.4 32.9
2019 22.6 33.2
2020 22.8 33.6
2021 23 34
2022 23.2 34.4
2023 23.4 34.7
2024 23.6 35

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Papua New Guinea Seychelles
GNI, Atlas method
$31.1B
2024
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.5%
2025
36%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
0.78%
2023
4.45%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.31%
2023
1.71%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.61%
2025
-1.19%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.69%
2022
2.59%
2024
Services, % of GDP
41.5%
2024
65.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
37.2%
2024
12.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
52.5
2025
66.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31%
2009
23.9%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2009
2.6%
2018
Listed domestic companies
6
2016
23
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$1.68B
2017
$811M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.9B
2023
$774M
2024
Personal remittances received
$3.87M
2024
$11.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
39,000
2020
124,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.04%
2018
18.4%
2020

Energy

Papua New Guinea Seychelles
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
2,411 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$8.08
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
5.95 megatons
2023
1.24 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.57 tons
2023
10.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
54.6%
2022
1.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
40%
2021
4.51%
2021
Hydroelectric share
35.3%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
20.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Papua New Guinea Seychelles
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
-707
2024
+1,747
2024
Urban population
13.9%
2024
59.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.35 ft
2025
5.77 ft
2025
Average female height
5.15 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
38.9
2025
61.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
31
2024
72
2024
Higher education index
29
2025
7
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.4
2010
9.34
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
12.6
2019
11.3
2019
Visa free countries
88
2025
149
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.1%
2022
96.2%
2020
English speaking
70.4%
2023
37.9%
2023
People using the Internet
24.1%
2023
87.4%
2023

Health

Papua New Guinea Seychelles
Government health expenditure per capita
$81.1
2022
$695
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$7.51
2022
$169.6
2022
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
32.2%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.06
2021
3.82
2022
Age at first childbirth
21.9 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
189
2023
42
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40.3
2023
14.3
2023
Obesity rate
21.2%
2022
30.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
14.1%
2024
9.3%
2024
Air quality index
91
2025
52
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.6%
2022
20.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.13 liters
2020
10.2 liters
2020

Territory

Papua New Guinea Seychelles
% of world land
0.3%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
16,532 sq mi
2024
1,464 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,425 sq mi
2025
5.98 sq mi
2025
Forest area
138,051 sq mi
2025
130.1 sq mi
2025
Roads length
5,809 mi
2011
327 mi
2015

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