Seychelles

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 25,767.61 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 98,462 HDI (2020): 0.80
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 81
Score: 49.5
Vulnerability 0.469
Readiness 0.458

The high vulnerability score and high readiness score of Seychelles places it in the upper-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. It is on the road to responding effectively to climate change, but the adaptation needs and urgency to act are greater. Seychelles is the 65th most vulnerable country and the 74th most ready country.

ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995

Year 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ranking
83
77
84
86
86
84
86
89
90
92
85
88
90
90
93
93
93
90
92
90
84
94
84
85
83
81
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.469
Food
0.392
Projected change of cereal yields
0.890
Projected population change
0.131
Food import dependency
0.293
Rural population
0.458
Agriculture capacity
0.384
Child malnutrition
0.195
Water
-
Projected change of annual runoff
-
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
-
Fresh water withdrawal rate
-
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
0.997
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.476
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.333
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.658
Dependency on external resource for health services
0
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.911
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.479
Projected change of biome distribution
-
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.677
Natural capital dependency
0.023
Ecological footprint
-
Protected biome
0.472
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.745
Human Habitat
0.420
Projected change of warm periods
0.399
Projected change of flood hazard
0.666
Urban concentration
0.542
Age dependency ratio
0.458
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
-
Paved roads
0.035
Infrastructure
0.578
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
-
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
1.000
Dependency on imported energy
-
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.961
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.350