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Portugal vs Seychelles statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Portugal has a population of 10.7M (ranked 90/197), compared with 121K in The Seychelles (ranked 181/197). Portugal's land area is 35,369 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for The Seychelles (ranked 108th vs. 181st).

By GDP, Portugal ranks 47/197 ($309B) and The Seychelles ranks 176/197 ($2.17B). By GDP per capita, Portugal ranks 44/197 ($28,844), while The Seychelles ranks 63/197 ($17,859).

Main facts and rankings

Portugal Seychelles
Population
10687819
125181
Population rank 92/197 181/197
GDP
$309B
2024
$2.17B
2024
GDP rank 47/197 176/197
GDP per capita
$28,844
2024
$17,859
2024
GDP per capita rank 44/197 63/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$50,617
2024
$33,239
2024
Government debt
$293B
2024
$1.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
91.8%
2025
59.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$27,381
2024
$10,323
2024
Government debt per person rank 26/185 59/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$15,657
2025
$9,988
2025
Land area
35,369 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
303 ppl/mi²
2024
683 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.44
2023
2.02
2023
Median age
47.5 years
2024
35 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

Portugal and Seychelles: Comparison Charts

Portugal and Seychelles economies compared

GDP
Portugal

Seychelles
Year GDP
Portugal Seychelles
1960 $3,339,150,158 $12,012,025
1961 $3,573,719,085 $11,592,024
1962 $3,835,883,663 $12,642,026
1963 $4,084,251,593 $13,923,029
1964 $4,429,202,657 $15,393,032
1965 $4,901,711,248 $15,603,032
1966 $5,370,108,031 $16,443,034
1967 $6,002,607,030 $16,632,032
1968 $6,644,693,214 $16,074,028
1969 $7,287,555,035 $16,452,028
1970 $8,108,235,704 $18,432,032
1971 $9,201,604,240 $21,965,951
1972 $11,239,117,865 $30,645,123
1973 $15,090,564,186 $36,896,280
1974 $17,512,391,476 $43,134,496
1975 $19,347,607,843 $47,803,146
1976 $20,332,831,565 $49,278,982
1977 $21,439,523,311 $64,526,401
1978 $23,487,614,051 $85,552,366
1979 $26,622,819,672 $127,261,099
1980 $32,896,519,824 $156,783,830
1981 $31,977,276,873 $163,750,728
1982 $30,527,754,793 $157,211,790
1983 $27,239,650,742 $156,098,237
1984 $25,217,969,050 $160,992,921
1985 $27,115,807,742 $179,691,483
1986 $38,745,901,354 $221,147,061
1987 $48,182,925,857 $265,212,957
1988 $56,347,250,696 $301,985,618
1989 $60,594,092,182 $324,333,367
1990 $78,713,860,217 $392,163,561
1991 $89,233,599,278 $398,307,170
1992 $107,592,098,307 $461,409,399
1993 $95,009,751,901 $504,230,621
1994 $99,688,641,304 $517,570,058
1995 $118,122,007,430 $540,733,048
1996 $122,630,089,680 $535,250,347
1997 $117,016,535,163 $598,966,982
1998 $123,946,327,916 $647,287,376
1999 $127,470,385,557 $662,838,615
2000 $118,605,192,877 $654,212,394
2001 $121,604,107,165 $662,064,156
2002 $134,795,565,549 $742,134,838
2003 $165,226,175,537 $750,847,230
2004 $189,382,122,532 $893,012,218
2005 $197,253,876,705 $977,899,382
2006 $208,756,449,276 $1,081,441,283
2007 $240,496,147,317 $1,077,308,814
2008 $263,416,394,624 $979,597,394
2009 $244,667,762,836 $850,901,620
2010 $238,443,864,993 $981,616,542
2011 $245,426,767,676 $1,058,918,707
2012 $216,536,676,772 $1,089,407,839
2013 $226,677,408,292 $1,333,160,407
2014 $230,078,616,300 $1,387,577,870
2015 $199,038,523,120 $1,432,403,352
2016 $206,305,431,242 $1,568,513,348
2017 $220,862,990,767 $1,675,370,641
2018 $242,092,894,543 $1,784,313,927
2019 $240,115,970,063 $1,868,690,097
2020 $229,618,773,423 $1,382,551,752
2021 $256,055,879,091 $1,487,173,795
2022 $256,898,675,069 $2,018,346,589
2023 $289,696,962,620 $2,187,379,755
2024 $308,683,317,393 $2,167,239,562

Portugal and Seychelles economies compared

GDP per capita
Portugal

Seychelles
Year GDP per capita
Portugal Seychelles
1960 $377 $288.1
1961 $400 $270.3
1962 $426 $287
1963 $452 $308
1964 $490 $332
1965 $545 $328
1966 $601 $338
1967 $676 $333
1968 $752 $314
1969 $832 $314
1970 $934 $344
1971 $1,065 $402
1972 $1,302 $547
1973 $1,748 $649
1974 $2,000 $745
1975 $2,128 $806
1976 $2,173 $814
1977 $2,267 $1,044
1978 $2,457 $1,377
1979 $2,756 $2,030
1980 $3,368 $2,478
1981 $3,246 $2,557
1982 $3,080 $2,441
1983 $2,735 $2,426
1984 $2,523 $2,488
1985 $2,705 $2,754
1986 $3,862 $3,368
1987 $4,804 $3,872
1988 $5,624 $4,392
1989 $6,056 $4,689
1990 $7,885 $5,642
1991 $8,959 $5,655
1992 $10,811 $6,520
1993 $9,535 $6,979
1994 $9,977 $6,975
1995 $11,781 $7,181
1996 $12,185 $7,004
1997 $11,576 $7,747
1998 $12,199 $8,210
1999 $12,475 $8,243
2000 $11,526 $8,064
2001 $11,735 $8,153
2002 $12,937 $8,864
2003 $15,798 $9,070
2004 $18,064 $10,828
2005 $18,780 $11,802
2006 $19,839 $12,783
2007 $22,811 $12,669
2008 $24,949 $11,265
2009 $23,151 $9,747
2010 $22,552 $10,935
2011 $23,247 $12,110
2012 $20,593 $12,337
2013 $21,676 $14,821
2014 $22,121 $15,188
2015 $19,216 $15,333
2016 $19,980 $16,567
2017 $21,442 $17,480
2018 $23,541 $18,440
2019 $23,343 $19,142
2020 $22,299 $14,041
2021 $24,711 $14,983
2022 $24,621 $16,837
2023 $27,386 $18,263
2024 $28,844 $17,859

Portugal vs. Seychelles life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Portugal

Seychelles
Year Life expectancy, years
Portugal Seychelles
1950 58.5 57.8
1951 58.7 58
1952 59.8 58.4
1953 61.1 58.7
1954 62.2 59
1955 61.4 59.4
1956 61.2 59.8
1957 61.4 60.2
1958 63.7 60.4
1959 62.9 60.4
1960 64.1 60.5
1961 62.8 60.6
1962 64.3 60.7
1963 64.9 60.9
1964 65.1 61.2
1965 66.1 61.4
1966 65.6 61.7
1967 66.5 62.1
1968 66.8 62.6
1969 66.4 63.3
1970 67.1 64
1971 66.8 64.6
1972 69.2 65.3
1973 68.6 65.9
1974 69.1 66.4
1975 68.8 66.8
1976 69.1 67.2
1977 70.3 67.6
1978 70.8 67.9
1979 71.6 68.2
1980 71.7 68.5
1981 71.9 68.7
1982 72.7 69
1983 72.7 69.3
1984 72.9 69.5
1985 73.2 69.6
1986 73.6 69.8
1987 74.1 69.9
1988 74.1 70
1989 74.7 70.1
1990 74.3 70.2
1991 74.2 70.3
1992 74.9 70.3
1993 74.8 70.4
1994 75.7 70.5
1995 75.5 70.6
1996 75.5 70.8
1997 75.9 70.8
1998 76.1 71.1
1999 76.3 71.2
2000 76.8 71.3
2001 77.2 71.4
2002 77.4 71.5
2003 77.6 71.7
2004 78.4 71.7
2005 78.3 71.9
2006 79.1 72
2007 79.3 72.2
2008 79.6 72.3
2009 79.8 72.4
2010 80.1 72.5
2011 80.6 72.5
2012 80.6 72.5
2013 80.9 72.4
2014 81.3 72.4
2015 81.3 72.3
2016 81.4 72.2
2017 81.7 72.2
2018 81.6 72.2
2019 82 72.1
2020 81.4 74.1
2021 81.4 71.2
2022 81.2 71.2
2023 82.4 72.9
2024 82.6 73
2025 82.7 73.1

Portugal and Seychelles population clocks and comparison

Population
Portugal

Seychelles
Year Population
Portugal Seychelles
1960 8,857,716 41,700
1961 8,929,316 42,889
1962 8,993,985 44,042
1963 9,030,355 45,176
1964 9,035,365 46,322
1965 8,998,595 47,500
1966 8,930,990 48,699
1967 8,874,520 49,911
1968 8,836,650 51,134
1969 8,757,705 52,365
1970 8,680,431 53,600
1971 8,643,756 54,695
1972 8,630,430 56,029
1973 8,633,100 56,892
1974 8,754,365 57,937
1975 9,093,470 59,292
1976 9,355,810 60,504
1977 9,455,675 61,786
1978 9,558,250 62,150
1979 9,661,265 62,686
1980 9,766,312 63,261
1981 9,851,362 64,035
1982 9,911,771 64,413
1983 9,957,865 64,335
1984 9,996,232 64,717
1985 10,023,613 65,244
1986 10,032,734 65,652
1987 10,030,031 68,499
1988 10,019,610 68,755
1989 10,005,000 69,167
1990 9,983,218 69,507
1991 9,960,235 70,439
1992 9,952,494 70,763
1993 9,964,675 72,253
1994 9,991,525 74,205
1995 10,026,176 75,304
1996 10,063,945 76,417
1997 10,108,977 77,319
1998 10,160,196 78,846
1999 10,217,828 80,410
2000 10,289,898 81,131
2001 10,362,722 81,202
2002 10,419,631 83,723
2003 10,458,821 82,781
2004 10,483,861 82,475
2005 10,503,330 82,858
2006 10,522,288 84,600
2007 10,542,964 85,033
2008 10,558,177 86,956
2009 10,568,247 87,298
2010 10,573,100 89,770
2011 10,557,560 87,441
2012 10,514,844 88,303
2013 10,457,295 89,949
2014 10,401,062 91,359
2015 10,358,076 93,419
2016 10,325,452 94,677
2017 10,300,300 95,843
2018 10,283,822 96,762
2019 10,286,263 97,625
2020 10,297,081 98,462
2021 10,361,831 99,258
2022 10,434,332 119,878
2023 10,578,174 119,773
2024 10,701,636 121,354

Fertility rates in Portugal and Seychelles

Fertility rate
Portugal

Seychelles
Year Fertility rate
Portugal Seychelles
1960 3.16 5.31
1961 3.21 5.42
1962 3.23 5.51
1963 3.12 5.61
1964 3.21 5.69
1965 3.15 5.72
1966 3.16 6.13
1967 3.16 5.9
1968 3.12 5.61
1969 3.12 5.48
1970 3.01 5.31
1971 3 5.69
1972 2.86 5.16
1973 2.77 4.78
1974 2.7 5.1
1975 2.75 4.75
1976 2.82 4.09
1977 2.69 3.75
1978 2.45 3.92
1979 2.31 3.66
1980 2.25 3.79
1981 2.13 3.67
1982 2.07 3.13
1983 1.95 3.22
1984 1.9 3.24
1985 1.72 3.09
1986 1.66 3.07
1987 1.62 2.92
1988 1.61 2.79
1989 1.57 2.67
1990 1.56 2.61
1991 1.56 2.69
1992 1.54 2.53
1993 1.52 2.58
1994 1.45 2.6
1995 1.41 2.36
1996 1.44 2.31
1997 1.47 2.1
1998 1.47 2.04
1999 1.5 2.04
2000 1.55 2.08
2001 1.45 1.98
2002 1.46 2.04
2003 1.44 2.06
2004 1.4 2.01
2005 1.41 2.2
2006 1.37 2.11
2007 1.35 2.24
2008 1.39 2.33
2009 1.34 2.38
2010 1.39 2.16
2011 1.35 2.33
2012 1.28 2.37
2013 1.21 2.26
2014 1.24 2.25
2015 1.31 2.31
2016 1.37 2.39
2017 1.38 2.41
2018 1.42 2.41
2019 1.44 2.36
2020 1.42 2.29
2021 1.35 2.46
2022 1.43 2.01
2023 1.44 2.02

Portugal and Seychelles demographics compared

Median age
Portugal

Seychelles
Year Median age, years
Portugal Seychelles
1960 27.9 21.9
1961 28.1 21.6
1962 28.3 21.3
1963 28.5 21
1964 28.7 20.6
1965 28.8 20.2
1966 29 19.8
1967 29.1 19.4
1968 29.2 19
1969 29.4 18.7
1970 29.6 18.5
1971 29.7 18.4
1972 29.6 18.5
1973 29.6 18.6
1974 29.7 18.7
1975 29.7 18.9
1976 29.8 19
1977 29.9 19.3
1978 30 19.6
1979 30.3 19.9
1980 30.6 20.4
1981 30.8 20.7
1982 31.1 21.1
1983 31.4 21.4
1984 31.7 21.7
1985 32.1 22
1986 32.5 22.3
1987 32.9 22.5
1988 33.3 22.9
1989 33.7 23.3
1990 34.2 23.6
1991 34.6 24
1992 35 24.5
1993 35.4 24.8
1994 35.7 25.2
1995 36.1 25.4
1996 36.4 25.7
1997 36.8 26.1
1998 37.1 26.4
1999 37.4 26.8
2000 37.7 27.3
2001 38 27.7
2002 38.3 28.1
2003 38.6 28.5
2004 39 28.9
2005 39.4 29.3
2006 39.8 29.6
2007 40.2 30
2008 40.6 30.4
2009 41 30.8
2010 41.5 31.2
2011 41.9 31.4
2012 42.4 31.5
2013 42.9 31.6
2014 43.4 31.8
2015 43.8 32.1
2016 44.3 32.3
2017 44.7 32.6
2018 45.2 32.9
2019 45.6 33.2
2020 46.1 33.6
2021 46.5 34
2022 46.8 34.4
2023 47.2 34.7
2024 47.5 35

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Portugal Seychelles
GNI, Atlas method
$285B
2024
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
43.7%
2025
36%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.55%
2022
4.45%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.52%
2023
1.71%
2023
Armed forces personnel
52,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.52%
2025
-1.19%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.43%
2024
2.59%
2024
Services, % of GDP
66.4%
2024
65.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
18.4%
2024
12.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
70.5
2025
66.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.9%
2023
23.9%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2023
2.6%
2018
Number of millionaires
171,797
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
1.95%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
40
2018
23
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$61.9B
2018
$811M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$42.4B
2024
$774M
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.8B
2024
$11.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,208,000
2020
124,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports
12.2%
2020
18.4%
2020
Banked people share
91.4%
2024
n/a

Energy

Portugal Seychelles
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,853 kg
2023
2,411 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25.6
2023
$8.08
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
36.2 megatons
2023
1.24 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.42 tons
2023
10.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
63.1%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
32.3%
2021
1.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
14.9%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
77.2%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
5,146 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
64.9%
2021
4.51%
2021
Hydroelectric share
30.3%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Portugal Seychelles
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
+20,648
2024
+1,747
2024
Urban population
68.4%
2024
59.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.77 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
77.3
2025
61.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
57
2024
72
2024
Higher education index
87
2025
7
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.8
2021
9.34
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
11.3
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
149
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.8%
2021
96.2%
2020
English speaking
27.3%
2023
37.9%
2023
People using the Internet
88.5%
2024
87.4%
2023

Health

Portugal Seychelles
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,744
2023
$695
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$817
2023
$169.6
2022
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.08%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
5.77
2021
3.82
2022
Age at first childbirth
30.2 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
15
2023
42
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.2
2023
14.3
2023
Obesity rate
22.5%
2022
30.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.5%
2024
9.3%
2024
Air quality index
82
2025
52
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
25.6%
2022
20.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.88 liters
2020
10.2 liters
2020

Territory

Portugal Seychelles
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
3,305 sq mi
2024
1,464 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
15,328 sq mi
2025
5.98 sq mi
2025
Forest area
12,788 sq mi
2025
130.1 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
327 mi
2015

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