Compare Seychelles vs United States

Seychelles Africa

United States North America

Key Statistics

Population

people

121.4K

189th

340.1M

3rd

GDP

gross domestic product, US$

$2.2B

191st

$28.8T

1st

GDP per Capita

US$ per person

$17,859

80th

$84,534

12th

GNI per Capita (PPP)

international $

$32,180

74th

$85,980

10th

GDP Growth

annual %

3.5% 100th

2.8% 122nd

Surface Area

km²

460 km²

193rd

9,831,510 km²

3rd

Population Density

people per km²

263.8 /km²

34.6 /km²

Fertility Rate

births per woman

2.0 101st

1.6 135th

Urban Population

% of population

45.3% 160th

80.1% 57th

Population 65+

% of population

8.5% 108th

17.9% 45th

Health

Life Expectancy

years at birth

75.0 yrs

106th

78.4 yrs

63rd

Infant Mortality

per 1,000 live births

13.1 98th

5.5 56th

Maternal Mortality

per 100,000 live births

42.0 95th

17.0 67th

Health Spending per Capita

US$

$766

72nd

$13,473

1st

Health Spending

% of GDP

4.5% 141st

16.7% 3rd

Physicians

per 1,000 people

6.60

3rd

3.68

39th

Hospital Beds

per 1,000 people

2.63

84th

2.68

82nd

Population Pyramidsby age & sex, 2024

Population pyramid of Seychelles — **Seychelles**

Population pyramid of United States — **United States**

Economy & Environment

Unemployment Rate

% of labour force

N/A

4.0% 71st

GHG Emissions

tons per capita

8.02 133rd

17.74 175th

Agriculture

% of GDP

2.5%

1.0%

Industry

% of GDP

12.3%

17.9%

Services

% of GDP

65.8%

77.6%

Exports

% of GDP

85.2%

11.1%

Imports

% of GDP

103.2%

14.3%

Education & Society

Literacy Rate

% of adults

93.9% 79th

N/A

Education Spending

% of GDP

4.5% 82nd

5.4% 44th

Gini Index

0 = perfect equality

32.1 49th

41.8 134th

Poverty Rate

at $2.15/day

0.7% 52nd

1.2% 68th

Homicide Rate

per 100,000 people

8.0 149th

5.8 134th

Women in Parliament

% of seats

20.6% 124th

28.7% 76th

Female Labor Participation

% of female population

N/A

56.6% 73rd

Military Spending

% of GDP

1.2% 113th

3.4% 24th

Technology & Infrastructure

Internet Users

% of population

87.4%

75th

93.1%

42nd

Mobile Subscriptions

per 100 people

184.9 8th

112.4 111th

Access to Electricity

% of population

100.0%

99th

100.0%

124th

Access to Water

% of population

97.7%

104th

100.0%

44th

Access to Sanitation

% of population

99.7%

32nd

99.6%

34th

Renewable Energy

% of consumption

1.9% 182nd

10.9% 143rd

Forest Area

% of land area

73.3% 12th

33.9% 96th

Ochre marks the leading country for each measure.

GDP Compositionagriculture · industry · services

Trade Balanceexports vs imports, % of GDP

Population Over Time1960 – 2024

GDP Over Time1960 – 2024, US$

Life Expectancy Over Time1960 – 2024

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