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Seychelles vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Seychelles has a population of 121K (ranked 181/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). The Seychelles' land area is 177.6 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 181st vs. 157th).

By GDP, The Seychelles ranks 176/197 ($2.17B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, The Seychelles ranks 63/197 ($17,859), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

Seychelles Vanuatu
Population
125181
341110
Population rank 181/197 174/197
GDP
$2.17B
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 176/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$17,859
2024
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 63/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$33,239
2024
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$1.25B
2024
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.3%
2025
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$10,323
2024
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 59/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$9,988
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
177.6 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
683 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.02
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
35 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.1 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

Seychelles and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Seychelles and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
Seychelles

Vanuatu
Year GDP
Seychelles Vanuatu
1960 $12,012,025 -
1961 $11,592,024 -
1962 $12,642,026 -
1963 $13,923,029 -
1964 $15,393,032 -
1965 $15,603,032 -
1966 $16,443,034 -
1967 $16,632,032 -
1968 $16,074,028 -
1969 $16,452,028 -
1970 $18,432,032 -
1971 $21,965,951 -
1972 $30,645,123 -
1973 $36,896,280 -
1974 $43,134,496 -
1975 $47,803,146 -
1976 $49,278,982 -
1977 $64,526,401 -
1978 $85,552,366 -
1979 $127,261,099 $119,258,835
1980 $156,783,830 $121,185,498
1981 $163,750,728 $113,781,796
1982 $157,211,790 $114,501,913
1983 $156,098,237 $117,389,554
1984 $160,992,921 $144,482,515
1985 $179,691,483 $131,856,421
1986 $221,147,061 $126,498,935
1987 $265,212,957 $139,464,174
1988 $301,985,618 $158,351,368
1989 $324,333,367 $154,013,202
1990 $392,163,561 $168,879,207
1991 $398,307,170 $201,334,169
1992 $461,409,399 $209,088,825
1993 $504,230,621 $200,491,853
1994 $517,570,058 $233,701,301
1995 $540,733,048 $249,333,250
1996 $535,250,347 $261,370,044
1997 $598,966,982 $272,771,209
1998 $647,287,376 $262,293,411
1999 $662,838,615 $268,006,973
2000 $654,212,394 $272,014,628
2001 $662,064,156 $257,926,882
2002 $742,134,838 $262,596,536
2003 $750,847,230 $314,471,413
2004 $893,012,218 $364,996,869
2005 $977,899,382 $394,962,433
2006 $1,081,441,283 $439,358,587
2007 $1,077,308,814 $516,392,923
2008 $979,597,394 $590,748,429
2009 $850,901,620 $592,622,319
2010 $981,616,542 $670,712,980
2011 $1,058,918,707 $770,153,588
2012 $1,089,407,839 $747,839,698
2013 $1,333,160,407 $758,304,466
2014 $1,387,577,870 $773,717,011
2015 $1,432,403,352 $759,690,181
2016 $1,568,513,348 $804,323,577
2017 $1,675,370,641 $880,043,284
2018 $1,784,313,927 $914,727,908
2019 $1,868,690,097 $936,526,268
2020 $1,382,551,752 $909,421,044
2021 $1,487,173,795 $982,362,212
2022 $2,018,346,589 $1,030,654,208
2023 $2,187,379,755 $1,126,313,359
2024 $2,167,239,562 $1,161,251,868

Seychelles and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
Seychelles

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
Seychelles Vanuatu
1960 $288.1 -
1961 $270.3 -
1962 $287 -
1963 $308 -
1964 $332 -
1965 $328 -
1966 $338 -
1967 $333 -
1968 $314 -
1969 $314 -
1970 $344 -
1971 $402 -
1972 $547 -
1973 $649 -
1974 $745 -
1975 $806 -
1976 $814 -
1977 $1,044 -
1978 $1,377 -
1979 $2,030 $1,055
1980 $2,478 $1,048
1981 $2,557 $962
1982 $2,441 $946
1983 $2,426 $947
1984 $2,488 $1,137
1985 $2,754 $1,012
1986 $3,368 $946
1987 $3,872 $1,017
1988 $4,392 $1,125
1989 $4,689 $1,067
1990 $5,642 $1,141
1991 $5,655 $1,326
1992 $6,520 $1,344
1993 $6,979 $1,257
1994 $6,975 $1,431
1995 $7,181 $1,492
1996 $7,004 $1,529
1997 $7,747 $1,562
1998 $8,210 $1,471
1999 $8,243 $1,472
2000 $8,064 $1,460
2001 $8,153 $1,350
2002 $8,864 $1,341
2003 $9,070 $1,567
2004 $10,828 $1,774
2005 $11,802 $1,874
2006 $12,783 $2,035
2007 $12,669 $2,334
2008 $11,265 $2,604
2009 $9,747 $2,546
2010 $10,935 $2,815
2011 $12,110 $3,163
2012 $12,337 $3,005
2013 $14,821 $2,980
2014 $15,188 $2,973
2015 $15,333 $2,855
2016 $16,567 $2,956
2017 $17,480 $3,160
2018 $18,440 $3,207
2019 $19,142 $3,207
2020 $14,041 $3,043
2021 $14,983 $3,212
2022 $16,837 $3,292
2023 $18,263 $3,515
2024 $17,859 $3,543

Seychelles vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Seychelles

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
Seychelles Vanuatu
1950 57.8 43.9
1951 58 42.2
1952 58.4 45.3
1953 58.7 45.8
1954 59 46.5
1955 59.4 47.1
1956 59.8 47.7
1957 60.2 48.2
1958 60.4 48.7
1959 60.4 49.3
1960 60.5 49.8
1961 60.6 50.4
1962 60.7 50.9
1963 60.9 51.5
1964 61.2 52
1965 61.4 52.5
1966 61.7 53.1
1967 62.1 53.7
1968 62.6 54.2
1969 63.3 54.8
1970 64 55.3
1971 64.6 55.9
1972 65.3 56.4
1973 65.9 57
1974 66.4 57.6
1975 66.8 58.1
1976 67.2 58.7
1977 67.6 59.2
1978 67.9 59.9
1979 68.2 60.9
1980 68.5 61.3
1981 68.7 61.9
1982 69 62.5
1983 69.3 63.1
1984 69.5 63.5
1985 69.6 63.9
1986 69.8 64.6
1987 69.9 64.4
1988 70 65.7
1989 70.1 66
1990 70.2 66.7
1991 70.3 67.1
1992 70.3 67.4
1993 70.4 67.7
1994 70.5 68
1995 70.6 68.1
1996 70.8 68.2
1997 70.8 68.3
1998 71.1 68.4
1999 71.2 67.9
2000 71.3 68.6
2001 71.4 68.7
2002 71.5 68.8
2003 71.7 68.9
2004 71.7 69
2005 71.9 69.2
2006 72 69.1
2007 72.2 69.1
2008 72.3 69.3
2009 72.4 69.4
2010 72.5 69.6
2011 72.5 69.7
2012 72.5 69.9
2013 72.4 70
2014 72.4 70
2015 72.3 70.2
2016 72.2 70.4
2017 72.2 70.5
2018 72.2 70.6
2019 72.1 70.8
2020 74.1 70.4
2021 71.2 70
2022 71.2 71.3
2023 72.9 71.5
2024 73 71.7
2025 73.1 71.8

Seychelles and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
Seychelles

Vanuatu
Year Population
Seychelles Vanuatu
1960 41,700 64,431
1961 42,889 66,264
1962 44,042 68,174
1963 45,176 70,159
1964 46,322 72,219
1965 47,500 74,358
1966 48,699 76,590
1967 49,911 78,921
1968 51,134 81,314
1969 52,365 83,755
1970 53,600 86,266
1971 54,695 88,862
1972 56,029 91,562
1973 56,892 94,362
1974 57,937 97,260
1975 59,292 100,269
1976 60,504 103,388
1977 61,786 106,618
1978 62,150 109,963
1979 62,686 113,040
1980 63,261 115,660
1981 64,035 118,249
1982 64,413 121,035
1983 64,335 123,998
1984 64,717 127,109
1985 65,244 130,356
1986 65,652 133,720
1987 68,499 137,187
1988 68,755 140,756
1989 69,167 144,393
1990 69,507 148,063
1991 70,439 151,793
1992 70,763 155,608
1993 72,253 159,463
1994 74,205 163,314
1995 75,304 167,137
1996 76,417 170,911
1997 77,319 174,626
1998 78,846 178,313
1999 80,410 182,048
2000 81,131 186,281
2001 81,202 191,031
2002 83,723 195,863
2003 82,781 200,746
2004 82,475 205,711
2005 82,858 210,760
2006 84,600 215,923
2007 85,033 221,276
2008 86,956 226,896
2009 87,298 232,731
2010 89,770 238,248
2011 87,441 243,474
2012 88,303 248,883
2013 89,949 254,482
2014 91,359 260,240
2015 93,419 266,101
2016 94,677 272,087
2017 95,843 278,507
2018 96,762 285,259
2019 97,625 291,985
2020 98,462 298,858
2021 99,258 305,868
2022 119,878 313,046
2023 119,773 320,409
2024 121,354 327,777

Fertility rates in Seychelles and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
Seychelles

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
Seychelles Vanuatu
1960 5.31 6.78
1961 5.42 6.73
1962 5.51 6.67
1963 5.61 6.62
1964 5.69 6.57
1965 5.72 6.52
1966 6.13 6.51
1967 5.9 6.51
1968 5.61 6.46
1969 5.48 6.41
1970 5.31 6.35
1971 5.69 6.29
1972 5.16 6.23
1973 4.78 6.15
1974 5.1 6.06
1975 4.75 5.98
1976 4.09 5.89
1977 3.75 5.81
1978 3.92 5.77
1979 3.66 5.73
1980 3.79 5.69
1981 3.67 5.65
1982 3.13 5.6
1983 3.22 5.55
1984 3.24 5.49
1985 3.09 5.43
1986 3.07 5.38
1987 2.92 5.33
1988 2.79 5.27
1989 2.67 5.21
1990 2.61 5.17
1991 2.69 5.13
1992 2.53 5.09
1993 2.58 5.02
1994 2.6 4.94
1995 2.36 4.85
1996 2.31 4.75
1997 2.1 4.66
1998 2.04 4.6
1999 2.04 4.56
2000 2.08 4.54
2001 1.98 4.5
2002 2.04 4.38
2003 2.06 4.29
2004 2.01 4.21
2005 2.2 4.13
2006 2.11 4.1
2007 2.24 4.12
2008 2.33 4.16
2009 2.38 4.16
2010 2.16 4.13
2011 2.33 4.09
2012 2.37 4.06
2013 2.26 4.04
2014 2.25 4
2015 2.31 3.95
2016 2.39 3.92
2017 2.41 3.88
2018 2.41 3.83
2019 2.36 3.79
2020 2.29 3.74
2021 2.46 3.7
2022 2.01 3.65
2023 2.02 3.6

Seychelles and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
Seychelles

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
Seychelles Vanuatu
1960 21.9 17.7
1961 21.6 17.6
1962 21.3 17.5
1963 21 17.4
1964 20.6 17.3
1965 20.2 17.2
1966 19.8 17.1
1967 19.4 17.1
1968 19 17
1969 18.7 17
1970 18.5 17
1971 18.4 17
1972 18.5 17
1973 18.6 17
1974 18.7 17.1
1975 18.9 17.1
1976 19 17.1
1977 19.3 17.2
1978 19.6 17.3
1979 19.9 17.5
1980 20.4 17.6
1981 20.7 17.7
1982 21.1 17.7
1983 21.4 17.7
1984 21.7 17.7
1985 22 17.7
1986 22.3 17.8
1987 22.5 17.8
1988 22.9 17.8
1989 23.3 17.8
1990 23.6 17.8
1991 24 17.9
1992 24.5 17.8
1993 24.8 17.7
1994 25.2 17.7
1995 25.4 17.8
1996 25.7 18
1997 26.1 18
1998 26.4 18
1999 26.8 18
2000 27.3 18.2
2001 27.7 18.5
2002 28.1 18.7
2003 28.5 18.9
2004 28.9 19.2
2005 29.3 19.4
2006 29.6 19.6
2007 30 19.9
2008 30.4 20.1
2009 30.8 20.3
2010 31.2 20.5
2011 31.4 20.6
2012 31.5 20.8
2013 31.6 20.9
2014 31.8 21
2015 32.1 21.1
2016 32.3 21.1
2017 32.6 21.2
2018 32.9 21.2
2019 33.2 21.2
2020 33.6 21.2
2021 34 21.2
2022 34.4 21.2
2023 34.7 21.2
2024 35 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Seychelles Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$2.12B
2024
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
36%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.45%
2023
7.58%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.71%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.19%
2025
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.59%
2024
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
65.8%
2024
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
12.3%
2024
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
66.4
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.9%
2018
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2018
3%
2019
Listed domestic companies
23
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$811M
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$774M
2024
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$11.4M
2024
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
124,500
2020
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
18.4%
2020
50.4%
2020

Energy

Seychelles Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,411 kg
2007
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.08
2007
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.24 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
10.3 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
1.9%
2022
25%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
4.51%
2021
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

Seychelles Vanuatu
% of world population
0.001%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,747
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
59.2%
2024
26.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.77 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.33 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.5
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
7
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
9.34
2022
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
11.3
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
149
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.2%
2020
88%
2023
English speaking
37.9%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
87.4%
2023
45.7%
2023

Health

Seychelles Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$695
2022
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$169.6
2022
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
73.1 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.82
2022
0.16
2019
Maternal mortality per 100K births
42
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
14.3
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
30.2%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.3%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
52
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
20.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.2 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

Seychelles Vanuatu
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
1,464 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5.98 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
130.1 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length
327 mi
2015
665 mi
2000

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