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Seychelles vs Sierra Leone statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Seychelles has a population of 121K (ranked 181/197), compared with 8.64M in Sierra Leone (ranked 102/197). The Seychelles' land area is 177.6 sq mi versus 27,869 sq mi for Sierra Leone (ranked 181st vs. 116th).

By GDP, The Seychelles ranks 176/197 ($2.17B) and Sierra Leone ranks 157/197 ($7.55B). By GDP per capita, The Seychelles ranks 63/197 ($17,859), while Sierra Leone ranks 183/197 ($873).

Main facts and rankings

Seychelles Sierra Leone
Population
125181
8961932
Population rank 181/197 102/197
GDP
$2.17B
2024
$7.55B
2024
GDP rank 176/197 157/197
GDP per capita
$17,859
2024
$873
2024
GDP per capita rank 63/197 183/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$33,239
2024
$3,516
2024
Government debt
$1.25B
2024
$3.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.3%
2025
44.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$10,323
2024
$376
2024
Government debt per person rank 59/185 174/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$9,988
2025
$3,438
2025
Land area
177.6 sq mi
2025
27,869 sq mi
2025
Population density
683 ppl/mi²
2024
310 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.02
2023
3.79
2023
Median age
35 years
2024
20.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.1 years
2025
62.2 years
2025

Seychelles and Sierra Leone: Comparison Charts

Seychelles and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP
Seychelles

Sierra Leone
Year GDP
Seychelles Sierra Leone
1960 $12,012,025 $322,151,961
1961 $11,592,024 $327,978,758
1962 $12,642,026 $342,872,549
1963 $13,923,029 $348,700,980
1964 $15,393,032 $372,011,438
1965 $15,603,032 $359,523,810
1966 $16,443,034 $375,630,252
1967 $16,632,032 $348,895,028
1968 $16,074,028 $329,991,597
1969 $16,452,028 $408,853,541
1970 $18,432,032 $434,584,634
1971 $21,965,951 $419,495,788
1972 $30,645,123 $465,254,682
1973 $36,896,280 $575,471,814
1974 $43,134,496 $648,940,351
1975 $47,803,146 $679,352,876
1976 $49,278,982 $594,810,422
1977 $64,526,401 $692,079,407
1978 $85,552,366 $960,765,043
1979 $127,261,099 $1,109,343,425
1980 $156,783,830 $1,100,476,190
1981 $163,750,728 $1,114,926,661
1982 $157,211,790 $1,294,995,964
1983 $156,098,237 $995,278,515
1984 $160,992,921 $1,087,450,199
1985 $179,691,483 $856,890,459
1986 $221,147,061 $490,181,457
1987 $265,212,957 $660,106,336
1988 $301,985,618 $1,055,083,933
1989 $324,333,367 $932,974,420
1990 $392,163,561 $649,644,098
1991 $398,307,170 $779,981,987
1992 $461,409,399 $679,940,814
1993 $504,230,621 $768,867,883
1994 $517,570,058 $911,853,802
1995 $540,733,048 $870,740,292
1996 $535,250,347 $941,709,423
1997 $598,966,982 $850,232,760
1998 $647,287,376 $672,368,187
1999 $662,838,615 $669,386,624
2000 $654,212,394 $635,866,404
2001 $662,064,156 $1,681,473,894
2002 $742,134,838 $1,933,863,911
2003 $750,847,230 $2,142,618,046
2004 $893,012,218 $2,237,350,687
2005 $977,899,382 $2,545,275,313
2006 $1,081,441,283 $3,263,697,467
2007 $1,077,308,814 $3,632,957,611
2008 $979,597,394 $4,157,895,298
2009 $850,901,620 $3,953,403,098
2010 $981,616,542 $4,262,805,967
2011 $1,058,918,707 $4,861,632,885
2012 $1,089,407,839 $6,141,666,509
2013 $1,333,160,407 $7,502,762,863
2014 $1,387,577,870 $7,686,138,791
2015 $1,432,403,352 $6,788,352,975
2016 $1,568,513,348 $6,084,297,211
2017 $1,675,370,641 $5,749,846,528
2018 $1,784,313,927 $6,390,514,689
2019 $1,868,690,097 $6,526,183,564
2020 $1,382,551,752 $6,693,888,876
2021 $1,487,173,795 $7,173,379,137
2022 $2,018,346,589 $7,124,465,160
2023 $2,187,379,755 $6,411,787,856
2024 $2,167,239,562 $7,547,843,281

Seychelles and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP per capita
Seychelles

Sierra Leone
Year GDP per capita
Seychelles Sierra Leone
1960 $288.1 $142
1961 $270.3 $142.3
1962 $287 $146.4
1963 $308 $146.4
1964 $332 $153.4
1965 $328 $145.6
1966 $338 $149.4
1967 $333 $136.2
1968 $314 $126.4
1969 $314 $153.6
1970 $344 $160.2
1971 $402 $151.8
1972 $547 $165.3
1973 $649 $200.7
1974 $745 $222.2
1975 $806 $228.4
1976 $814 $196.4
1977 $1,044 $224.3
1978 $1,377 $305
1979 $2,030 $346
1980 $2,478 $336
1981 $2,557 $334
1982 $2,441 $380
1983 $2,426 $285.9
1984 $2,488 $306
1985 $2,754 $235.5
1986 $3,368 $131.5
1987 $3,872 $172.4
1988 $4,392 $268.2
1989 $4,689 $231.3
1990 $5,642 $154.8
1991 $5,655 $183.7
1992 $6,520 $163.2
1993 $6,979 $185
1994 $6,975 $218.5
1995 $7,181 $208.4
1996 $7,004 $224.3
1997 $7,747 $199.9
1998 $8,210 $156.5
1999 $8,243 $155
2000 $8,064 $143.7
2001 $8,153 $358
2002 $8,864 $389
2003 $9,070 $414
2004 $10,828 $418
2005 $11,802 $463
2006 $12,783 $580
2007 $12,669 $632
2008 $11,265 $705
2009 $9,747 $653
2010 $10,935 $685
2011 $12,110 $761
2012 $12,337 $938
2013 $14,821 $1,117
2014 $15,188 $1,118
2015 $15,333 $965
2016 $16,567 $844
2017 $17,480 $779
2018 $18,440 $846
2019 $19,142 $844
2020 $14,041 $846
2021 $14,983 $886
2022 $16,837 $861
2023 $18,263 $758
2024 $17,859 $873

Seychelles vs. Sierra Leone life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Seychelles

Sierra Leone
Year Life expectancy, years
Seychelles Sierra Leone
1950 57.8 28.9
1951 58 29.3
1952 58.4 29.7
1953 58.7 30.1
1954 59 30.5
1955 59.4 30.9
1956 59.8 31.3
1957 60.2 31.8
1958 60.4 32.1
1959 60.4 32.6
1960 60.5 33.1
1961 60.6 33.6
1962 60.7 34.2
1963 60.9 34.7
1964 61.2 35.3
1965 61.4 35.9
1966 61.7 36.6
1967 62.1 37.3
1968 62.6 37.8
1969 63.3 38.2
1970 64 38.6
1971 64.6 39.1
1972 65.3 39.5
1973 65.9 40
1974 66.4 40.4
1975 66.8 41
1976 67.2 41.4
1977 67.6 41.8
1978 67.9 42.2
1979 68.2 42.5
1980 68.5 42.8
1981 68.7 43.1
1982 69 43.3
1983 69.3 43.5
1984 69.5 43.6
1985 69.6 43.6
1986 69.8 43.5
1987 69.9 43.7
1988 70 43.8
1989 70.1 43.7
1990 70.2 43.7
1991 70.3 43.3
1992 70.3 43.5
1993 70.4 43.4
1994 70.5 42.8
1995 70.6 42.6
1996 70.8 43.5
1997 70.8 43.6
1998 71.1 42.7
1999 71.2 42
2000 71.3 44.8
2001 71.4 45.4
2002 71.5 46.2
2003 71.7 46.8
2004 71.7 47.5
2005 71.9 48.3
2006 72 49.5
2007 72.2 50
2008 72.3 50.7
2009 72.4 51.3
2010 72.5 51.9
2011 72.5 52.6
2012 72.5 53.2
2013 72.4 54.1
2014 72.4 54.3
2015 72.3 55.5
2016 72.2 56.9
2017 72.2 57.8
2018 72.2 59.1
2019 72.1 59.6
2020 74.1 59.7
2021 71.2 60.3
2022 71.2 61.3
2023 72.9 61.8
2024 73 62
2025 73.1 62.2

Seychelles and Sierra Leone population clocks and comparison

Population
Seychelles

Sierra Leone
Year Population
Seychelles Sierra Leone
1960 41,700 2,268,356
1961 42,889 2,304,227
1962 44,042 2,342,242
1963 45,176 2,382,258
1964 46,322 2,424,390
1965 47,500 2,468,666
1966 48,699 2,514,638
1967 49,911 2,562,384
1968 51,134 2,611,532
1969 52,365 2,661,365
1970 53,600 2,712,286
1971 54,695 2,763,222
1972 56,029 2,814,388
1973 56,892 2,866,955
1974 57,937 2,920,459
1975 59,292 2,974,657
1976 60,504 3,028,820
1977 61,786 3,085,354
1978 62,150 3,145,517
1979 62,686 3,207,499
1980 63,261 3,272,089
1981 64,035 3,338,940
1982 64,413 3,408,183
1983 64,335 3,481,646
1984 64,717 3,558,758
1985 65,244 3,638,438
1986 65,652 3,728,380
1987 68,499 3,829,718
1988 68,755 3,934,517
1989 69,167 4,034,037
1990 69,507 4,196,828
1991 70,439 4,246,267
1992 70,763 4,166,366
1993 72,253 4,157,130
1994 74,205 4,173,105
1995 75,304 4,179,179
1996 76,417 4,199,210
1997 77,319 4,253,716
1998 78,846 4,295,785
1999 80,410 4,318,043
2000 81,131 4,423,611
2001 81,202 4,692,716
2002 83,723 4,971,435
2003 82,781 5,177,687
2004 82,475 5,355,717
2005 82,858 5,501,712
2006 84,600 5,624,466
2007 85,033 5,749,352
2008 86,956 5,894,722
2009 87,298 6,055,646
2010 89,770 6,222,714
2011 87,441 6,387,251
2012 88,303 6,551,080
2013 89,949 6,714,051
2014 91,359 6,876,385
2015 93,419 7,037,655
2016 94,677 7,205,328
2017 95,843 7,379,299
2018 96,762 7,554,563
2019 97,625 7,731,991
2020 98,462 7,912,558
2021 99,258 8,094,602
2022 119,878 8,276,807
2023 119,773 8,460,512
2024 121,354 8,642,022

Fertility rates in Seychelles and Sierra Leone

Fertility rate
Seychelles

Sierra Leone
Year Fertility rate
Seychelles Sierra Leone
1960 5.31 6.18
1961 5.42 6.21
1962 5.51 6.22
1963 5.61 6.26
1964 5.69 6.29
1965 5.72 6.31
1966 6.13 6.35
1967 5.9 6.38
1968 5.61 6.39
1969 5.48 6.39
1970 5.31 6.41
1971 5.69 6.43
1972 5.16 6.45
1973 4.78 6.47
1974 5.1 6.53
1975 4.75 6.55
1976 4.09 6.55
1977 3.75 6.57
1978 3.92 6.59
1979 3.66 6.58
1980 3.79 6.56
1981 3.67 6.55
1982 3.13 6.56
1983 3.22 6.57
1984 3.24 6.59
1985 3.09 6.59
1986 3.07 6.6
1987 2.92 6.61
1988 2.79 6.59
1989 2.67 6.57
1990 2.61 6.57
1991 2.69 6.55
1992 2.53 6.56
1993 2.58 6.57
1994 2.6 6.56
1995 2.36 6.56
1996 2.31 6.55
1997 2.1 6.53
1998 2.04 6.5
1999 2.04 6.42
2000 2.08 6.36
2001 1.98 6.31
2002 2.04 6.23
2003 2.06 6.09
2004 2.01 5.92
2005 2.2 5.81
2006 2.11 5.74
2007 2.24 5.64
2008 2.33 5.56
2009 2.38 5.45
2010 2.16 5.33
2011 2.33 5.21
2012 2.37 5.06
2013 2.26 4.87
2014 2.25 4.7
2015 2.31 4.55
2016 2.39 4.47
2017 2.41 4.39
2018 2.41 4.29
2019 2.36 4.19
2020 2.29 4.08
2021 2.46 3.98
2022 2.01 3.88
2023 2.02 3.79

Seychelles and Sierra Leone demographics compared

Median age
Seychelles

Sierra Leone
Year Median age, years
Seychelles Sierra Leone
1960 21.9 21.1
1961 21.6 21.1
1962 21.3 21.1
1963 21 21
1964 20.6 21
1965 20.2 20.9
1966 19.8 20.9
1967 19.4 20.8
1968 19 20.7
1969 18.7 20.6
1970 18.5 20.4
1971 18.4 20.2
1972 18.5 20.1
1973 18.6 19.9
1974 18.7 19.8
1975 18.9 19.6
1976 19 19.5
1977 19.3 19.4
1978 19.6 19.3
1979 19.9 19.2
1980 20.4 19.1
1981 20.7 19.1
1982 21.1 19
1983 21.4 18.9
1984 21.7 18.9
1985 22 18.8
1986 22.3 18.7
1987 22.5 18.7
1988 22.9 18.6
1989 23.3 18.6
1990 23.6 18.5
1991 24 18.5
1992 24.5 18.4
1993 24.8 18.4
1994 25.2 18.3
1995 25.4 18.2
1996 25.7 18.2
1997 26.1 18.1
1998 26.4 18.1
1999 26.8 18
2000 27.3 18
2001 27.7 18
2002 28.1 17.9
2003 28.5 17.9
2004 28.9 17.9
2005 29.3 18
2006 29.6 18
2007 30 18
2008 30.4 18.1
2009 30.8 18.1
2010 31.2 18.2
2011 31.4 18.3
2012 31.5 18.4
2013 31.6 18.5
2014 31.8 18.6
2015 32.1 18.7
2016 32.3 18.9
2017 32.6 19.1
2018 32.9 19.2
2019 33.2 19.4
2020 33.6 19.6
2021 34 19.8
2022 34.4 20
2023 34.7 20.3
2024 35 20.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Seychelles Sierra Leone
GNI, Atlas method
$2.12B
2024
$7.26B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
36%
2025
17.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.45%
2023
2.62%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.71%
2023
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.19%
2025
-4.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.59%
2024
3.19%
2018
Services, % of GDP
65.8%
2024
44.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
12.3%
2024
27.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.4
2025
48
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.9%
2018
29.4%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2018
3.4%
2018
Listed domestic companies
23
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$811M
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$774M
2024
$433M
2024
Personal remittances received
$11.4M
2024
$322M
2024
International tourist arrivals
124,500
2020
71,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
18.4%
2020
5.49%
2018
Banked people share n/a
38.6%
2024

Energy

Seychelles Sierra Leone
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,411 kg
2007
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.08
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.24 megatons
2023
1.07 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
10.3 tons
2023
0.13 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
1.9%
2022
71.6%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
4.51%
2021
75.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
70.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
35.5%
2023

Society

Seychelles Sierra Leone
% of world population
0.001%
2024
0.11%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,747
2024
-11,000
2024
Urban population
59.2%
2024
44.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.77 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Average female height
5.33 ft
2025
5.16 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.5
2025
30.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
7
2025
16
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.34
2022
2.14
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
11.3
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
149
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.2%
2020
48.6%
2022
English speaking
37.9%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
87.4%
2023
20.6%
2023

Health

Seychelles Sierra Leone
Government health expenditure per capita
$695
2022
$39.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$169.6
2022
$20.7
2022
Life expectancy
73.1 years
2025
62.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
28%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.82
2022
0.04
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
42
2023
354
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
14.3
2023
94.3
2023
Obesity rate
30.2%
2022
7.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.3%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
52
2025
16
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
20.2%
2022
12.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.2 liters
2020
0.29 liters
2020

Territory

Seychelles Sierra Leone
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
1,464 sq mi
2024
3,225 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5.98 sq mi
2025
15,247 sq mi
2025
Forest area
130.1 sq mi
2025
9,559 sq mi
2025
Roads length
327 mi
2015
7,270 mi
2015

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