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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2024): 33,238.58 Int. Dollar | Population (2024): 121,354 | HDI (2024): 0.85 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
83
Score: 48.7
Vulnerability
0.428
Readiness
0.402
The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Seychelles places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Seychelles is well positioned to adapt. Seychelles is the 111th most vulnerable country and the 93rd 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 | 24 |
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| Ranking | 67 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 62 | 66 | 68 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 76 | 72 | 74 | 72 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 69 | 64 | 65 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 80 | 82 | 83 |
| Indicator | 2005 to 2024 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.428 | |
| Food | 0.510 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.890 | |
| Projected population change | 0.131 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.414 | |
| Rural population | 0.589 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.857 | |
| 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 | 0.358 | |
| Health | 0.402 | |
| 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 | 0.491 | |
| Medical staff | 0.529 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | - | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.428 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | - | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.677 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.023 | |
| Ecological footprint | - | |
| Protected biome | 0.266 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.745 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.372 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.399 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.666 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.411 | |
| 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 | - |