Seychelles

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 30,550.32 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 119,878 HDI (2022): 0.80
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 75
Score: 52.1
Vulnerability 0.437
Readiness 0.479

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 83rd most vulnerable country and the 66th 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
Ranking
73
69
72
71
65
64
66
69
68
81
68
78
79
80
78
84
89
86
88
88
79
84
78
80
79
76
76
75
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.437
Food
0.454
Projected change of cereal yields
0.890
Projected population change
0.131
Food import dependency
0.239
Rural population
0.448
Agriculture capacity
0.837
Child malnutrition
0.176
Water
-
Projected change of annual runoff
-
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
-
Fresh water withdrawal rate
-
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
1.000
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.399
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
0.605
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
0.418
Projected change of warm periods
0.399
Projected change of flood hazard
0.666
Urban concentration
0.552
Age dependency ratio
0.437
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
-