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Seychelles vs Tanzania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Seychelles has a population of 121K (ranked 181/197), compared with 68.6M in Tanzania (ranked 22/197). The Seychelles' land area is 177.6 sq mi versus 342,009 sq mi for Tanzania (ranked 181st vs. 31st).

By GDP, The Seychelles ranks 176/197 ($2.17B) and Tanzania ranks 82/197 ($78.8B). By GDP per capita, The Seychelles ranks 63/197 ($17,859), while Tanzania ranks 170/197 ($1,149).

Main facts and rankings

Seychelles Tanzania
Population
125181
72166806
Population rank 181/197 20/197
GDP
$2.17B
2024
$78.8B
2024
GDP rank 176/197 82/197
GDP per capita
$17,859
2024
$1,149
2024
GDP per capita rank 63/197 170/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$33,239
2024
$4,221
2024
Government debt
$1.25B
2024
$38B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.3%
2025
47.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$10,323
2024
$554
2024
Government debt per person rank 59/185 163/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$9,988
2025
$2,745
2025
Land area
177.6 sq mi
2025
342,009 sq mi
2025
Population density
683 ppl/mi²
2024
200.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.02
2023
4.61
2023
Median age
35 years
2024
18.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.1 years
2025
67.4 years
2025

Seychelles and Tanzania: Comparison Charts

Seychelles and Tanzania economies compared

GDP
Seychelles

Tanzania
Year GDP
Seychelles Tanzania
1960 $12,012,025 $2,651,729,807
1961 $11,592,024 $2,826,179,031
1962 $12,642,026 $3,101,589,993
1963 $13,923,029 $3,456,579,293
1964 $15,393,032 $3,748,840,925
1965 $15,603,032 $3,817,226,546
1966 $16,443,034 $4,377,998,825
1967 $16,632,032 $4,565,132,048
1968 $16,074,028 $4,895,251,824
1969 $16,452,028 $5,142,066,811
1970 $18,432,032 $2,851,419,386
1971 $21,965,951 $3,050,673,517
1972 $30,645,123 $3,472,787,266
1973 $36,896,280 $4,144,104,535
1974 $43,134,496 $4,977,337,978
1975 $47,803,146 $5,729,917,840
1976 $49,278,982 $6,472,511,988
1977 $64,526,401 $7,732,598,995
1978 $85,552,366 $9,261,675,710
1979 $127,261,099 $9,804,637,491
1980 $156,783,830 $11,409,228,087
1981 $163,750,728 $13,161,540,378
1982 $157,211,790 $13,927,383,240
1983 $156,098,237 $14,049,883,809
1984 $160,992,921 $12,906,635,133
1985 $179,691,483 $15,328,295,175
1986 $221,147,061 $10,840,864,521
1987 $265,212,957 $7,824,193,222
1988 $301,985,618 $7,406,614,407
1989 $324,333,367 $6,418,799,007
1990 $392,163,561 $6,184,384,225
1991 $398,307,170 $7,197,768,159
1992 $461,409,399 $6,681,997,469
1993 $504,230,621 $6,182,872,708
1994 $517,570,058 $6,550,480,484
1995 $540,733,048 $7,631,431,840
1996 $535,250,347 $9,433,528,150
1997 $598,966,982 $11,158,197,942
1998 $647,287,376 $12,172,790,056
1999 $662,838,615 $12,704,334,196
2000 $654,212,394 $13,371,767,082
2001 $662,064,156 $13,563,990,022
2002 $742,134,838 $14,129,651,896
2003 $750,847,230 $15,211,487,709
2004 $893,012,218 $16,673,062,473
2005 $977,899,382 $18,395,383,647
2006 $1,081,441,283 $18,619,859,795
2007 $1,077,308,814 $21,860,434,823
2008 $979,597,394 $27,947,821,398
2009 $850,901,620 $29,400,573,554
2010 $981,616,542 $32,012,892,919
2011 $1,058,918,707 $34,657,140,096
2012 $1,089,407,839 $39,650,394,363
2013 $1,333,160,407 $45,648,857,242
2014 $1,387,577,870 $49,986,726,461
2015 $1,432,403,352 $47,413,919,817
2016 $1,568,513,348 $49,774,409,374
2017 $1,675,370,641 $53,274,884,533
2018 $1,784,313,927 $57,003,712,892
2019 $1,868,690,097 $61,026,731,926
2020 $1,382,551,752 $66,068,737,786
2021 $1,487,173,795 $70,655,628,148
2022 $2,018,346,589 $75,769,974,505
2023 $2,187,379,755 $79,062,403,837
2024 $2,167,239,562 $78,779,864,877

Seychelles and Tanzania economies compared

GDP per capita
Seychelles

Tanzania
Year GDP per capita
Seychelles Tanzania
1960 $288.1 $267.8
1961 $270.3 $277.4
1962 $287 $295.7
1963 $308 $320
1964 $332 $337
1965 $328 $333
1966 $338 $370
1967 $333 $374
1968 $314 $388
1969 $314 $394
1970 $344 $211.3
1971 $402 $218.4
1972 $547 $239.8
1973 $649 $276.1
1974 $745 $320
1975 $806 $355
1976 $814 $387
1977 $1,044 $446
1978 $1,377 $515
1979 $2,030 $527
1980 $2,478 $595
1981 $2,557 $665
1982 $2,441 $683
1983 $2,426 $667
1984 $2,488 $593
1985 $2,754 $681
1986 $3,368 $466
1987 $3,872 $326
1988 $4,392 $299
1989 $4,689 $252.3
1990 $5,642 $236.9
1991 $5,655 $268.8
1992 $6,520 $243.4
1993 $6,979 $218.2
1994 $6,975 $222.5
1995 $7,181 $251.2
1996 $7,004 $305
1997 $7,747 $353
1998 $8,210 $375
1999 $8,243 $382
2000 $8,064 $390
2001 $8,153 $385
2002 $8,864 $391
2003 $9,070 $410
2004 $10,828 $438
2005 $11,802 $469
2006 $12,783 $462
2007 $12,669 $528
2008 $11,265 $657
2009 $9,747 $674
2010 $10,935 $715
2011 $12,110 $753
2012 $12,337 $837
2013 $14,821 $935
2014 $15,188 $993
2015 $15,333 $911
2016 $16,567 $925
2017 $17,480 $957
2018 $18,440 $992
2019 $19,142 $1,031
2020 $14,041 $1,084
2021 $14,983 $1,125
2022 $16,837 $1,171
2023 $18,263 $1,187
2024 $17,859 $1,149

Seychelles vs. Tanzania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Seychelles

Tanzania
Year Life expectancy, years
Seychelles Tanzania
1950 57.8 41
1951 58 41.2
1952 58.4 41.4
1953 58.7 41.5
1954 59 41.7
1955 59.4 41.8
1956 59.8 42
1957 60.2 42.1
1958 60.4 42.3
1959 60.4 42.5
1960 60.5 42.6
1961 60.6 42.8
1962 60.7 43.2
1963 60.9 43.6
1964 61.2 44.1
1965 61.4 44.5
1966 61.7 44.9
1967 62.1 45.2
1968 62.6 45.6
1969 63.3 46
1970 64 46.5
1971 64.6 47
1972 65.3 47.4
1973 65.9 47.9
1974 66.4 48.4
1975 66.8 48.9
1976 67.2 49.5
1977 67.6 50
1978 67.9 50.4
1979 68.2 50.8
1980 68.5 51.3
1981 68.7 51.7
1982 69 52
1983 69.3 52.2
1984 69.5 52.2
1985 69.6 52.2
1986 69.8 52.2
1987 69.9 52.2
1988 70 52.2
1989 70.1 52.1
1990 70.2 52
1991 70.3 51.8
1992 70.3 51.4
1993 70.4 51.2
1994 70.5 51.1
1995 70.6 51
1996 70.8 51.1
1997 70.8 51.2
1998 71.1 51.8
1999 71.2 52.4
2000 71.3 53.2
2001 71.4 54.1
2002 71.5 54.9
2003 71.7 55.9
2004 71.7 56.8
2005 71.9 57.7
2006 72 58.5
2007 72.2 59.3
2008 72.3 59.9
2009 72.4 60.5
2010 72.5 61.1
2011 72.5 61.6
2012 72.5 62.3
2013 72.4 62.8
2014 72.4 63.4
2015 72.3 63.9
2016 72.2 64.4
2017 72.2 65
2018 72.2 65.5
2019 72.1 66
2020 74.1 66.8
2021 71.2 66.1
2022 71.2 66.9
2023 72.9 67
2024 73 67.2
2025 73.1 67.4

Seychelles and Tanzania population clocks and comparison

Population
Seychelles

Tanzania
Year Population
Seychelles Tanzania
1960 41,700 9,901,419
1961 42,889 10,187,886
1962 44,042 10,487,756
1963 45,176 10,799,528
1964 46,322 11,127,826
1965 47,500 11,470,728
1966 48,699 11,827,459
1967 49,911 12,200,109
1968 51,134 12,602,076
1969 52,365 13,036,700
1970 53,600 13,492,677
1971 54,695 13,971,451
1972 56,029 14,479,308
1973 56,892 15,010,101
1974 57,937 15,561,630
1975 59,292 16,138,361
1976 60,504 16,736,211
1977 61,786 17,352,929
1978 62,150 17,976,566
1979 62,686 18,592,038
1980 63,261 19,189,769
1981 64,035 19,784,703
1982 64,413 20,398,571
1983 64,335 21,079,874
1984 64,717 21,779,066
1985 65,244 22,501,693
1986 65,652 23,258,959
1987 68,499 24,030,378
1988 68,755 24,769,686
1989 69,167 25,438,759
1990 69,507 26,110,207
1991 70,439 26,780,436
1992 70,763 27,457,588
1993 72,253 28,332,692
1994 74,205 29,442,356
1995 75,304 30,383,497
1996 76,417 30,945,762
1997 77,319 31,578,089
1998 78,846 32,420,458
1999 80,410 33,300,330
2000 81,131 34,260,139
2001 81,202 35,198,299
2002 83,723 36,121,304
2003 82,781 37,089,555
2004 82,475 38,109,668
2005 82,858 39,182,076
2006 84,600 40,294,902
2007 85,033 41,435,512
2008 86,956 42,570,728
2009 87,298 43,633,982
2010 89,770 44,758,488
2011 87,441 46,029,367
2012 88,303 47,374,260
2013 89,949 48,824,128
2014 91,359 50,351,512
2015 93,419 52,020,962
2016 94,677 53,824,013
2017 95,843 55,652,890
2018 96,762 57,437,145
2019 97,625 59,174,891
2020 98,462 60,972,798
2021 99,258 62,830,412
2022 119,878 64,711,821
2023 119,773 66,617,606
2024 121,354 68,560,157

Fertility rates in Seychelles and Tanzania

Fertility rate
Seychelles

Tanzania
Year Fertility rate
Seychelles Tanzania
1960 5.31 6.54
1961 5.42 6.56
1962 5.51 6.61
1963 5.61 6.65
1964 5.69 6.68
1965 5.72 6.73
1966 6.13 6.8
1967 5.9 6.86
1968 5.61 6.9
1969 5.48 6.95
1970 5.31 7
1971 5.69 7.04
1972 5.16 7.05
1973 4.78 7.06
1974 5.1 7.12
1975 4.75 7.1
1976 4.09 7.09
1977 3.75 7.07
1978 3.92 7.06
1979 3.66 7.04
1980 3.79 6.99
1981 3.67 6.93
1982 3.13 6.87
1983 3.22 6.81
1984 3.24 6.72
1985 3.09 6.6
1986 3.07 6.49
1987 2.92 6.41
1988 2.79 6.38
1989 2.67 6.3
1990 2.61 6.2
1991 2.69 6.14
1992 2.53 6.08
1993 2.58 6
1994 2.6 5.89
1995 2.36 5.82
1996 2.31 5.83
1997 2.1 5.84
1998 2.04 5.81
1999 2.04 5.75
2000 2.08 5.67
2001 1.98 5.62
2002 2.04 5.57
2003 2.06 5.58
2004 2.01 5.6
2005 2.2 5.58
2006 2.11 5.51
2007 2.24 5.4
2008 2.33 5.32
2009 2.38 5.26
2010 2.16 5.23
2011 2.33 5.14
2012 2.37 5.14
2013 2.26 5.16
2014 2.25 5.12
2015 2.31 5.03
2016 2.39 5.01
2017 2.41 4.99
2018 2.41 4.93
2019 2.36 4.87
2020 2.29 4.8
2021 2.46 4.73
2022 2.01 4.67
2023 2.02 4.61

Seychelles and Tanzania demographics compared

Median age
Seychelles

Tanzania
Year Median age, years
Seychelles Tanzania
1960 21.9 17.4
1961 21.6 17.4
1962 21.3 17.4
1963 21 17.4
1964 20.6 17.4
1965 20.2 17.3
1966 19.8 17.2
1967 19.4 17.2
1968 19 17.1
1969 18.7 17.1
1970 18.5 17.1
1971 18.4 17
1972 18.5 17
1973 18.6 17
1974 18.7 16.9
1975 18.9 16.9
1976 19 16.8
1977 19.3 16.8
1978 19.6 16.7
1979 19.9 16.6
1980 20.4 16.5
1981 20.7 16.4
1982 21.1 16.3
1983 21.4 16.2
1984 21.7 16.2
1985 22 16.3
1986 22.3 16.4
1987 22.5 16.5
1988 22.9 16.6
1989 23.3 16.6
1990 23.6 16.7
1991 24 16.7
1992 24.5 16.8
1993 24.8 17
1994 25.2 17.3
1995 25.4 17.4
1996 25.7 17.4
1997 26.1 17.3
1998 26.4 17.3
1999 26.8 17.4
2000 27.3 17.4
2001 27.7 17.5
2002 28.1 17.5
2003 28.5 17.4
2004 28.9 17.4
2005 29.3 17.4
2006 29.6 17.4
2007 30 17.3
2008 30.4 17.3
2009 30.8 17.2
2010 31.2 17.2
2011 31.4 17.2
2012 31.5 17.3
2013 31.6 17.3
2014 31.8 17.4
2015 32.1 17.5
2016 32.3 17.6
2017 32.6 17.8
2018 32.9 17.9
2019 33.2 17.9
2020 33.6 18
2021 34 18.1
2022 34.4 18.2
2023 34.7 18.3
2024 35 18.4

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Finance

Seychelles Tanzania
GNI, Atlas method
$2.12B
2024
$80B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
36%
2025
19.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.45%
2023
3.16%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.71%
2023
1.15%
2023
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
28,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.19%
2025
-2.89%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.59%
2024
1.79%
2020
Services, % of GDP
65.8%
2024
28.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
12.3%
2024
28.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.4
2025
59.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.9%
2018
33.1%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2018
2.9%
2018
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.000003%
2025
Listed domestic companies
23
2024
22
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$811M
2024
$7.32B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$774M
2024
$5.05B
2018
Personal remittances received
$11.4M
2024
$750M
2024
International tourist arrivals
124,500
2020
1,527,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
18.4%
2020
27.2%
2019
Banked people share n/a
59.8%
2024

Energy

Seychelles Tanzania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,411 kg
2007
405 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.08
2007
$9.09
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.24 megatons
2023
19.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
10.3 tons
2023
0.29 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
23.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.9%
2022
78.3%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.93%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
12.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
123.5 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
4.51%
2021
39.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
29.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
48.3%
2023

Society

Seychelles Tanzania
% of world population
0.001%
2024
0.84%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,747
2024
-29,865
2024
Urban population
59.2%
2024
38.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.77 ft
2025
5.48 ft
2025
Average female height
5.33 ft
2025
5.15 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.5
2025
37.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
41
2024
Higher education index
7
2025
50
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.34
2022
3.71
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
11.3
2019
31.1
2019
Visa free countries
149
2025
76
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.2%
2020
78.2%
2022
English speaking
37.9%
2023
9.89%
2023
People using the Internet
87.4%
2023
29.1%
2023

Health

Seychelles Tanzania
Government health expenditure per capita
$695
2022
$35.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$169.6
2022
$10.2
2022
Life expectancy
73.1 years
2025
67.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
38.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.82
2022
0.13
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
42
2023
276
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
14.3
2023
38.9
2023
Obesity rate
30.2%
2022
13%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.3%
2024
9.8%
2024
Air quality index
52
2025
37
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
20.2%
2022
9.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.2 liters
2020
11 liters
2020

Territory

Seychelles Tanzania
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.59%
2025
Land area per capita
1,464 sq mi
2024
4,988 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5.98 sq mi
2025
152,592 sq mi
2025
Forest area
130.1 sq mi
2025
171,190 sq mi
2025
Roads length
327 mi
2015
90,225 mi
2022

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