Seychelles

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 32,705.94 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 119,773 HDI (2023): 0.85
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 55
Score: 53.8
Vulnerability 0.444
Readiness 0.520

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 78th most vulnerable country and the 45th 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 21 22 23
Ranking
64
60
61
60
56
56
58
60
57
67
71
76
76
74
73
76
77
78
78
74
65
66
60
64
57
55
53
52
55
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.444
Food
0.487
Projected change of cereal yields
0.890
Projected population change
0.131
Food import dependency
0.399
Rural population
0.444
Agriculture capacity
0.883
Child malnutrition
0.178
Water
-
Projected change of annual runoff
-
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
-
Fresh water withdrawal rate
-
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
0.998
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.409
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
0.644
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
0.401
Projected change of warm periods
0.399
Projected change of flood hazard
0.666
Urban concentration
0.556
Age dependency ratio
0.348
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
-
Paved roads
0.035
Infrastructure
-
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
1.000
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
-