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Seychelles vs Sweden statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Seychelles has a population of 121K (ranked 181/197), compared with 10.6M in Sweden (ranked 93/197). The Seychelles' land area is 177.6 sq mi versus 157,248 sq mi for Sweden (ranked 181st vs. 58th).

By GDP, The Seychelles ranks 176/197 ($2.17B) and Sweden ranks 25/197 ($610B). By GDP per capita, The Seychelles ranks 63/197 ($17,859), while Sweden ranks 15/197 ($57,723).

Main facts and rankings

Seychelles Sweden
Population
125181
10654722
Population rank 181/197 93/197
GDP
$2.17B
2024
$610B
2024
GDP rank 176/197 25/197
GDP per capita
$17,859
2024
$57,723
2024
GDP per capita rank 63/197 15/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$33,239
2024
$71,030
2024
Government debt
$1.25B
2024
$199B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.3%
2025
33.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$10,323
2024
$18,842
2024
Government debt per person rank 59/185 32/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$9,988
2025
$40,075
2025
Land area
177.6 sq mi
2025
157,248 sq mi
2025
Population density
683 ppl/mi²
2024
67.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.02
2023
1.45
2023
Median age
35 years
2024
41.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.1 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Seychelles and Sweden: Comparison Charts

Seychelles and Sweden economies compared

GDP
Seychelles

Sweden
Year GDP
Seychelles Sweden
1960 $12,012,025 $15,930,258,332
1961 $11,592,024 $17,329,819,494
1962 $12,642,026 $18,794,282,717
1963 $13,923,029 $20,342,365,392
1964 $15,393,032 $22,685,750,575
1965 $15,603,032 $24,964,233,891
1966 $16,443,034 $27,155,028,520
1967 $16,632,032 $29,475,219,787
1968 $16,074,028 $31,278,230,634
1969 $16,452,028 $33,967,691,454
1970 $18,432,032 $38,037,663,342
1971 $21,965,951 $41,506,627,519
1972 $30,645,123 $48,883,734,672
1973 $36,896,280 $59,319,523,962
1974 $43,134,496 $65,918,391,224
1975 $47,803,146 $82,766,182,746
1976 $49,278,982 $89,233,541,404
1977 $64,526,401 $94,332,865,494
1978 $85,552,366 $104,292,130,796
1979 $127,261,099 $123,208,942,175
1980 $156,783,830 $141,887,695,763
1981 $163,750,728 $129,500,408,224
1982 $157,211,790 $114,216,043,040
1983 $156,098,237 $104,863,313,508
1984 $160,992,921 $109,044,297,251
1985 $179,691,483 $113,959,392,485
1986 $221,147,061 $150,281,594,980
1987 $265,212,957 $182,746,413,791
1988 $301,985,618 $206,688,963,474
1989 $324,333,367 $217,634,838,449
1990 $392,163,561 $261,469,578,631
1991 $398,307,170 $273,834,608,020
1992 $461,409,399 $283,912,173,667
1993 $504,230,621 $212,647,043,708
1994 $517,570,058 $228,701,658,891
1995 $540,733,048 $267,052,836,695
1996 $535,250,347 $291,952,430,659
1997 $598,966,982 $268,251,974,486
1998 $647,287,376 $270,889,570,938
1999 $662,838,615 $274,320,415,376
2000 $654,212,394 $262,905,197,442
2001 $662,064,156 $242,499,249,693
2002 $742,134,838 $267,373,345,247
2003 $750,847,230 $334,074,051,173
2004 $893,012,218 $384,547,211,147
2005 $977,899,382 $391,690,329,314
2006 $1,081,441,283 $422,530,427,476
2007 $1,077,308,814 $490,050,156,833
2008 $979,597,394 $514,616,528,349
2009 $850,901,620 $434,313,804,907
2010 $981,616,542 $492,753,255,886
2011 $1,058,918,707 $570,541,353,129
2012 $1,089,407,839 $549,742,183,874
2013 $1,333,160,407 $584,128,116,410
2014 $1,387,577,870 $577,730,245,154
2015 $1,432,403,352 $501,698,263,621
2016 $1,568,513,348 $514,218,206,628
2017 $1,675,370,641 $536,083,940,229
2018 $1,784,313,927 $551,312,498,430
2019 $1,868,690,097 $532,169,294,166
2020 $1,382,551,752 $545,147,614,972
2021 $1,487,173,795 $637,186,904,844
2022 $2,018,346,589 $579,895,717,344
2023 $2,187,379,755 $585,489,968,189
2024 $2,167,239,562 $610,117,791,237

Seychelles and Sweden economies compared

GDP per capita
Seychelles

Sweden
Year GDP per capita
Seychelles Sweden
1960 $288.1 $2,128
1961 $270.3 $2,304
1962 $287 $2,485
1963 $308 $2,675
1964 $332 $2,961
1965 $328 $3,228
1966 $338 $3,478
1967 $333 $3,746
1968 $314 $3,953
1969 $314 $4,263
1970 $344 $4,729
1971 $402 $5,125
1972 $547 $6,018
1973 $649 $7,291
1974 $745 $8,078
1975 $806 $10,103
1976 $814 $10,853
1977 $1,044 $11,432
1978 $1,377 $12,602
1979 $2,030 $14,856
1980 $2,478 $17,073
1981 $2,557 $15,564
1982 $2,441 $13,719
1983 $2,426 $12,590
1984 $2,488 $13,080
1985 $2,754 $13,647
1986 $3,368 $17,955
1987 $3,872 $21,761
1988 $4,392 $24,499
1989 $4,689 $25,625
1990 $5,642 $30,550
1991 $5,655 $31,777
1992 $6,520 $32,754
1993 $6,979 $24,390
1994 $6,975 $26,046
1995 $7,181 $30,254
1996 $7,004 $33,023
1997 $7,747 $30,324
1998 $8,210 $30,606
1999 $8,243 $30,969
2000 $8,064 $29,633
2001 $8,153 $27,259
2002 $8,864 $29,958
2003 $9,070 $37,292
2004 $10,828 $42,758
2005 $11,802 $43,379
2006 $12,783 $46,532
2007 $12,669 $53,569
2008 $11,265 $55,817
2009 $9,747 $46,708
2010 $10,935 $52,543
2011 $12,110 $60,380
2012 $12,337 $57,750
2013 $14,821 $60,844
2014 $15,188 $59,584
2015 $15,333 $51,198
2016 $16,567 $51,820
2017 $17,480 $53,301
2018 $18,440 $54,182
2019 $19,142 $51,773
2020 $14,041 $52,654
2021 $14,983 $61,175
2022 $16,837 $55,297
2023 $18,263 $55,567
2024 $17,859 $57,723

Seychelles vs. Sweden life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Seychelles

Sweden
Year Life expectancy, years
Seychelles Sweden
1950 57.8 71.1
1951 58 71.4
1952 58.4 71.8
1953 58.7 71.9
1954 59 72.4
1955 59.4 72.6
1956 59.8 72.7
1957 60.2 72.5
1958 60.4 73.2
1959 60.4 73.4
1960 60.5 73
1961 60.6 73.5
1962 60.7 73.4
1963 60.9 73.5
1964 61.2 73.7
1965 61.4 73.9
1966 61.7 74.1
1967 62.1 74.1
1968 62.6 74
1969 63.3 74.1
1970 64 74.7
1971 64.6 74.6
1972 65.3 74.7
1973 65.9 74.9
1974 66.4 75
1975 66.8 75
1976 67.2 75
1977 67.6 75.4
1978 67.9 75.5
1979 68.2 75.5
1980 68.5 75.7
1981 68.7 76
1982 69 76.3
1983 69.3 76.6
1984 69.5 76.8
1985 69.6 76.7
1986 69.8 77
1987 69.9 77.1
1988 70 77
1989 70.1 77.7
1990 70.2 77.6
1991 70.3 77.7
1992 70.3 78.1
1993 70.4 78.1
1994 70.5 78.7
1995 70.6 78.8
1996 70.8 79
1997 70.8 79.3
1998 71.1 79.4
1999 71.2 79.5
2000 71.3 79.7
2001 71.4 79.8
2002 71.5 79.9
2003 71.7 80.2
2004 71.7 80.5
2005 71.9 80.6
2006 72 80.8
2007 72.2 81
2008 72.3 81.1
2009 72.4 81.4
2010 72.5 81.5
2011 72.5 81.8
2012 72.5 81.7
2013 72.4 81.9
2014 72.4 82.2
2015 72.3 82.2
2016 72.2 82.3
2017 72.2 82.4
2018 72.2 82.5
2019 72.1 83.1
2020 74.1 82.4
2021 71.2 83
2022 71.2 83
2023 72.9 83.3
2024 73 83.4
2025 73.1 83.6

Seychelles and Sweden population clocks and comparison

Population
Seychelles

Sweden
Year Population
Seychelles Sweden
1960 41,700 7,484,656
1961 42,889 7,519,998
1962 44,042 7,561,588
1963 45,176 7,604,328
1964 46,322 7,661,354
1965 47,500 7,733,853
1966 48,699 7,807,797
1967 49,911 7,867,931
1968 51,134 7,912,273
1969 52,365 7,968,072
1970 53,600 8,042,801
1971 54,695 8,098,334
1972 56,029 8,122,300
1973 56,892 8,136,312
1974 57,937 8,159,955
1975 59,292 8,192,437
1976 60,504 8,222,286
1977 61,786 8,251,540
1978 62,150 8,275,599
1979 62,686 8,293,678
1980 63,261 8,310,531
1981 64,035 8,320,503
1982 64,413 8,325,263
1983 64,335 8,329,033
1984 64,717 8,336,605
1985 65,244 8,350,386
1986 65,652 8,369,829
1987 68,499 8,397,804
1988 68,755 8,436,489
1989 69,167 8,492,964
1990 69,507 8,558,835
1991 70,439 8,617,375
1992 70,763 8,668,067
1993 72,253 8,718,561
1994 74,205 8,780,745
1995 75,304 8,826,939
1996 76,417 8,840,998
1997 77,319 8,846,062
1998 78,846 8,850,974
1999 80,410 8,857,874
2000 81,131 8,872,109
2001 81,202 8,895,960
2002 83,723 8,924,958
2003 82,781 8,958,229
2004 82,475 8,993,531
2005 82,858 9,029,572
2006 84,600 9,080,505
2007 85,033 9,148,092
2008 86,956 9,219,637
2009 87,298 9,298,515
2010 89,770 9,378,126
2011 87,441 9,449,213
2012 88,303 9,519,374
2013 89,949 9,600,379
2014 91,359 9,696,110
2015 93,419 9,799,186
2016 94,677 9,923,085
2017 95,843 10,057,698
2018 96,762 10,175,214
2019 97,625 10,278,887
2020 98,462 10,353,442
2021 99,258 10,415,811
2022 119,878 10,486,941
2023 119,773 10,536,632
2024 121,354 10,569,709

Fertility rates in Seychelles and Sweden

Fertility rate
Seychelles

Sweden
Year Fertility rate
Seychelles Sweden
1960 5.31 2.17
1961 5.42 2.21
1962 5.51 2.25
1963 5.61 2.33
1964 5.69 2.47
1965 5.72 2.39
1966 6.13 2.37
1967 5.9 2.28
1968 5.61 2.07
1969 5.48 1.93
1970 5.31 1.92
1971 5.69 1.96
1972 5.16 1.91
1973 4.78 1.87
1974 5.1 1.87
1975 4.75 1.77
1976 4.09 1.68
1977 3.75 1.64
1978 3.92 1.6
1979 3.66 1.66
1980 3.79 1.68
1981 3.67 1.63
1982 3.13 1.62
1983 3.22 1.61
1984 3.24 1.66
1985 3.09 1.74
1986 3.07 1.8
1987 2.92 1.84
1988 2.79 1.96
1989 2.67 2.01
1990 2.61 2.13
1991 2.69 2.11
1992 2.53 2.09
1993 2.58 1.99
1994 2.6 1.88
1995 2.36 1.73
1996 2.31 1.6
1997 2.1 1.52
1998 2.04 1.5
1999 2.04 1.5
2000 2.08 1.54
2001 1.98 1.57
2002 2.04 1.65
2003 2.06 1.71
2004 2.01 1.75
2005 2.2 1.77
2006 2.11 1.85
2007 2.24 1.88
2008 2.33 1.91
2009 2.38 1.94
2010 2.16 1.98
2011 2.33 1.9
2012 2.37 1.91
2013 2.26 1.89
2014 2.25 1.88
2015 2.31 1.85
2016 2.39 1.85
2017 2.41 1.78
2018 2.41 1.76
2019 2.36 1.71
2020 2.29 1.67
2021 2.46 1.67
2022 2.01 1.53
2023 2.02 1.45

Seychelles and Sweden demographics compared

Median age
Seychelles

Sweden
Year Median age, years
Seychelles Sweden
1960 21.9 36
1961 21.6 36.2
1962 21.3 36.3
1963 21 36.3
1964 20.6 36.3
1965 20.2 36.2
1966 19.8 36
1967 19.4 35.9
1968 19 35.8
1969 18.7 35.6
1970 18.5 35.4
1971 18.4 35.3
1972 18.5 35.3
1973 18.6 35.3
1974 18.7 35.3
1975 18.9 35.3
1976 19 35.4
1977 19.3 35.5
1978 19.6 35.7
1979 19.9 36
1980 20.4 36.2
1981 20.7 36.5
1982 21.1 36.8
1983 21.4 37.1
1984 21.7 37.4
1985 22 37.6
1986 22.3 37.9
1987 22.5 38.1
1988 22.9 38.2
1989 23.3 38.3
1990 23.6 38.3
1991 24 38.3
1992 24.5 38.4
1993 24.8 38.4
1994 25.2 38.4
1995 25.4 38.5
1996 25.7 38.6
1997 26.1 38.8
1998 26.4 39
1999 26.8 39.2
2000 27.3 39.4
2001 27.7 39.5
2002 28.1 39.7
2003 28.5 39.8
2004 28.9 40
2005 29.3 40.2
2006 29.6 40.4
2007 30 40.5
2008 30.4 40.6
2009 30.8 40.7
2010 31.2 40.7
2011 31.4 40.8
2012 31.5 40.9
2013 31.6 40.9
2014 31.8 40.9
2015 32.1 40.9
2016 32.3 40.8
2017 32.6 40.7
2018 32.9 40.6
2019 33.2 40.5
2020 33.6 40.6
2021 34 40.7
2022 34.4 40.7
2023 34.7 40.9
2024 35 41.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Seychelles Sweden
GNI, Atlas method
$2.12B
2024
$622B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
36%
2025
49.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.45%
2023
7.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.71%
2023
1.47%
2023
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.19%
2025
-1.45%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.59%
2024
8.31%
2024
Services, % of GDP
65.8%
2024
65.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
12.3%
2024
22.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.4
2025
77.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.9%
2018
22.3%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2018
2.8%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
575,426
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
7.06%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
45
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0006%
2025
Listed domestic companies
23
2024
278
2002
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$811M
2024
$290B
2003
Total reserves including gold
$774M
2024
$62.6B
2024
Personal remittances received
$11.4M
2024
$4.47B
2024
International tourist arrivals
124,500
2020
1,957,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
18.4%
2020
4.85%
2010
Banked people share n/a
98.6%
2024

Energy

Seychelles Sweden
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,411 kg
2007
4,289 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.08
2007
$15.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.24 megatons
2023
35.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
10.3 tons
2023
3.36 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
24.9%
2023
Renewable energy use share
1.9%
2022
57.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
49.9%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
27.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
12,150 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
4.51%
2021
67.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
39.9%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
29.2%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Seychelles Sweden
% of world population
0.001%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,747
2024
+50,115
2024
Urban population
59.2%
2024
89%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.77 ft
2025
5.92 ft
2025
Average female height
5.33 ft
2025
5.47 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.5
2025
92
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
80
2024
Higher education index
7
2025
94
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.34
2022
1.15
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
11.3
2019
3.1
2019
Visa free countries
149
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.2%
2020
99%
2003
English speaking
37.9%
2023
89%
2023
People using the Internet
87.4%
2023
95.5%
2024

Health

Seychelles Sweden
Government health expenditure per capita
$695
2022
$6,152
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$169.6
2022
$780
2023
Life expectancy
73.1 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.82
2022
4.31
2020
Age at first childbirth n/a
30 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
42
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
14.3
2023
2.5
2023
Obesity rate
30.2%
2022
15.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.3%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
52
2025
89
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
20.2%
2022
22.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.2 liters
2020
9.57 liters
2020

Territory

Seychelles Sweden
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.27%
2025
Land area per capita
1,464 sq mi
2024
14,877 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5.98 sq mi
2025
11,514 sq mi
2025
Forest area
130.1 sq mi
2025
108,031 sq mi
2025
Roads length
327 mi
2015
356,129 mi
2016

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