Seychelles vs Vatican comparison: 68 facts & rankings

The Seychelles has a population of 121K (ranked 181/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). The Seychelles' land area is 177.6 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 181st vs. 197th).

By GDP, The Seychelles ranks 178/197 ($2.17B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, The Seychelles ranks 63/197 ($17,859), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

	Seychelles	Vatican
Population	126311	936
Population rank	181/197	197/197
GDP	$2.17B 2024	$19.8M 2025
GDP rank	178/197	197/197
GDP per capita	$17,859 2024	$19,800 2025
GDP per capita rank	63/197	59/197
GDP per capita, PPP	$33,239 2024	$39,191 2025
Government debt	$1.25B 2024	n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio	57.6% 2024	n/a
Government debt per person	$10,288 2024	n/a
Government debt per person rank	57/185	n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes	$10,944 2026	$18,169 2026
Land area	177.6 sq mi	0.17 sq mi
Population density	708 ppl/mi² 2026	5,493 ppl/mi² 2026
Fertility rate	2.02 2023	n/a
Median age	35 years 2024	n/a
Life expectancy	73.3 years 2026	83.4 years 2026

Seychelles and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Seychelles vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

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Year	Life expectancy, years
Year	Seychelles	Vatican
2026	73.3	83.4
2025	73.1	83.3
2024	73	83.1
2023	72.9	83
2022	71.2	83.3
2021	71.2	82.9
2020	74.1	83
2019	72.1	83.6
2018	72.2	83.3
2017	72.2	82.7
2016	72.2	82.9
2015	72.3	82.5
2014	72.4	82.6
2013	72.4	82.5
2012	72.5	82
2011	72.5	81.7
2010	72.5	81.5
2009	72.4	81.3
2008	72.3	81.4
2007	72.2	81.3
2006	72	81.2
2005	71.9	80.6
2004	71.7	80.2
2003	71.7	79.8
2002	71.5	80
2001	71.4	79.9
2000	71.3	79.3
1999	71.2	78.7
1998	71.1	78.3
1997	70.8	78.2
1996	70.8	78.5
1995	70.6	77.8
1994	70.5	77.7
1993	70.4	77
1992	70.3	77.3
1991	70.3	76.9
1990	70.2	76.9
1989	70.1	76.8
1988	70	76.4
1987	69.9	76.2
1986	69.8	75.7
1985	69.6	75.5
1984	69.5	75.1
1983	69.3	74.7
1982	69	74.8
1981	68.7	74.3
1980	68.5	74.1
1979	68.2	74
1978	67.9	73.7
1977	67.6	73.3
1976	67.2	72.9
1975	66.8	72.6
1974	66.4	72.7
1973	65.9	71.9
1972	65.3	72
1971	64.6	71.7
1970	64	71.5
1969	63.3	70.7
1968	62.6	70.7
1967	62.1	70.9
1966	61.7	70.9
1965	61.4	70.1
1964	61.2	70.3
1963	60.9	69.3
1962	60.7	69.2
1961	60.6	69.8
1960	60.5	69.2
1959	60.4	69.2
1958	60.4	68.7
1957	60.2	67.5
1956	59.8	67.3
1955	59.4	67.8
1954	59	67.5
1953	58.7	66.3
1952	58.4	65.7
1951	58	65.3
1950	57.8	65.9

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Seychelles and Vatican population clocks and comparison

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Year	Population
Year	Seychelles	Vatican
2024	121,354	-
2023	119,773	-
2022	119,878	-
2021	99,258	-
2020	98,462	-
2019	97,625	1,000
2018	96,762	-
2017	95,843	1,000
2016	94,677	-
2015	93,419	1,000
2014	91,359	842
2013	89,949	839
2012	88,303	836
2011	87,441	832
2010	89,770	829
2009	87,298	826
2008	86,956	824
2007	85,033	821
2006	84,600	932
2005	82,858	921
2004	82,475	921
2003	82,781	911
2002	83,723	900
2001	81,202	890
2000	81,131	880
1999	80,410	-
1998	78,846	-
1997	77,319	-
1996	76,417	-
1995	75,304	-
1994	74,205	-
1993	72,253	-
1992	70,763	-
1991	70,439	-
1990	69,507	-
1989	69,167	-
1988	68,755	-
1987	68,499	-
1986	65,652	-
1985	65,244	-
1984	64,717	-
1983	64,335	-
1982	64,413	-
1981	64,035	-
1980	63,261	-
1979	62,686	-
1978	62,150	-
1977	61,786	-
1976	60,504	-
1975	59,292	-
1974	57,937	-
1973	56,892	-
1972	56,029	-
1971	54,695	-
1970	53,600	-
1969	52,365	-
1968	51,134	-
1967	49,911	-
1966	48,699	-
1965	47,500	-
1964	46,322	-
1963	45,176	-
1962	44,042	-
1961	42,889	-
1960	41,700	-

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Finance

	Seychelles	Vatican
GNI, Atlas method	$2.12B 2024	n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP	33.8% 2024	n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP	4.45% 2023	n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP	1.18% 2024	n/a
Armed forces personnel	0 2020	n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP	-0.69% 2024	n/a
Unemployment rate	2.59% 2024	n/a
Services, % of GDP	65.8% 2024	n/a
Industry, % of GDP	12.3% 2024	n/a
Economic freedom index	66.5 2026	65 2025
Income share by richest 10%	23.9% 2018	n/a
Income share by poorest 10%	2.6% 2018	n/a
Listed domestic companies	23 2024	n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies	$811M 2024	n/a
Total reserves including gold	$774M 2024	n/a
Personal remittances received	$11.9M 2024	n/a
International tourist arrivals	124,500 2020	n/a
International tourism as share of exports	18.4% 2020	n/a

Energy

	Seychelles	Vatican
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	0.88 megatons 2024	n/a
CO2 emissions per capita	7.24 tons 2024	n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share	0% 2007	n/a
Renewable energy use share	1.9% 2022	n/a
Renewable electricity output share	4.51% 2021	n/a
Hydroelectric share	0% 2021	n/a
Nuclear share	0% 2021	n/a
Electricity access	100% 2023	n/a

Society

	Seychelles	Vatican
% of world population	0.001% 2024	0.00001% 2024
Annual migration change	+1,590 2025	n/a
Urban population	45.3% 2024	n/a
Male:Female ratio	55.2:44.8 2024	n/a
Average male height	5.77 ft 2025	n/a
Average female height	5.33 ft 2025	n/a
Quality of life index	61.8 2026	78.4 2026
Corruption Perceptions Index	68 2025	60 2025
Higher education index	7 2026	34 2026
Homicides per 100K people	9.34 2022	0 2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people	11.3 2019	0.5 2025
Visa free countries	148 2025	149 2025
Adult literacy rate	96.2% 2020	100% 2013
English speaking	37.9% 2023	20% 2025
People using the Internet	87.4% 2023	n/a

Health

	Seychelles	Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita	$766 2023	n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita	$214.2 2023	n/a
Life expectancy	73.3 years 2026	83.4 years 2026
Foreign aid share of health expenditure	0% 2023	n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people	6.6 2022	n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births	42 2023	n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age	14.3 2023	n/a
Obesity rate	30.2% 2022	n/a
Diabetes prevalence	9.3% 2024	n/a
Air quality index	52 2026	72 2026
Tobacco use prevalence	20.2% 2022	n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita	10.2 liters 2020	n/a

Territory

	Seychelles	Vatican
% of world land	0.0003% 2026	0.0000003% 2026
Land area per capita	1,464 sq mi 2024	169.9 sq mi 2019
Agricultural land area	5.98 sq mi 2026	n/a
Forest area	130.1 sq mi 2026	n/a
Roads length	327 mi 2015	5.59 mi 2003