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Seychelles vs Nigeria

Seychelles and Nigeria side by side across 203 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$2.25B vs $377.37BSeychelles vs Nigeria
GDP per Capita$17,675 vs $1,556Seychelles vs Nigeria
Population122.73K vs 237.53MSeychelles vs Nigeria

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Indicator Seychelles NigeriaPeriod
GDPEconomy$2.25B$377.37B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$17,675$1,5562026
Inflation RateEconomy2.6%15.9%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy26.5%2026-07-01
Official Exchange RateEconomy14.14 LCU/USD1,376.34 LCU/USD2026-07
Budget BalanceEconomy-2.1%-4.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy2.6%3.1%2025
Public DebtEconomy55%32.3%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-311.5M$-322.41M2025/1960 ⚠
GDP GrowthEconomy1.5%4.1%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$19,200$1,3602025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$34,930$9,2302025
GDP (PPP)Economy$4.4B$2.26T2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy2.6%23%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy14.3%16.4%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy5.4%8.3%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy67.9%58.2%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy18.7%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$11.95M$22.79B2024/2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy0.5%7.8%2024/2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy60%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$773.68M$46.02B2024/2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy24.5%9.6%2016/2022 ⚠
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy22.1%2008
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy82.5%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy80.7%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy32.133.92018/2022
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy0.7%41.8%2018/2022
Account OwnershipEconomy63.3%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy16.9%11.9%2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy1.2%0.6%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy172.3%26.2%2025/1960 ⚠
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy2.6%13.9%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$228M$321M2020
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy124.5K5.27M2020/2016
Current Account BalanceEconomy-7.8%5.8%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$298.58M$1.08B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy13.8%0.4%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy33.1%10.8%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy33.8%12.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy9.6%5.4%2025/2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy52.130.72024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy0.1%8.6%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%6.2%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%1.2%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy1%0.8%2017/2023 ⚠
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$169$162017/2023 ⚠
Lending Interest RateEconomy9.9%14%2025/2023
Real Interest RateEconomy7.1%2.9%2025/2023
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy2.5%2024
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$12,252$1,6632021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy33.5%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy17%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy49.5%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy66.5%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy69.3%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy7.1%7.5%2018/2022
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy31.93.32024
ATMs per 100,000Economy76.212.82024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy4.6%1.9%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy5.5%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy1.4%64%2018/2022
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy8.4%92.9%2018/2022
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$1.9B$387.79M2025/1960 ⚠
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$2.21B$710.2M2025/1960 ⚠
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.7870.8262024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.4890.6942024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade8.520.82021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade0%88.6%2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade0.3%3.5%2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade85.9%6%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade0.1%2.7%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade79.6%9.2%2025/1960 ⚠
Imports (% of GDP)Trade92.7%16.9%2025/1960 ⚠
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.8480.562023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.6772023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.7550.3792023
PopulationDemographics122.73K237.53M2025
Population GrowthDemographics1.1%2.1%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics76.3 years54.6 years2024
Median AgeDemographics34.6 years18.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics1.854.382024
Rural PopulationDemographics54.5%36.2%2025
Population Under 15Demographics19.8%40.5%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics45.5%63.8%2025
Population DensityDemographics295.3/km²266.2/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics13.231.82026
Death RateDemographics8.0911.52026
Net Migration RateDemographics10.1-0.012026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics80.7 years54.9 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics72.1 years54.3 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics1.6%3.3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth12.969.82024
HIV PrevalenceHealth1.2%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health4.5%4.2%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health6.60.382022/2023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth80472023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth6.617.22021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth15.6%17.7%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth28%70.9%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth32.2%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth41.9992.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth14.3104.92023
Neonatal MortalityHealth8.5133.72023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth172192024
Measles ImmunizationHealth98%56%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth98%62%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth33%52.3%2024
Basic SanitationHealth15.7%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth9.3%3%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health2.630.52023/2004 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth21.6%2021
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth99.5%50.7%2020/2022
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health7.321.652023/2022
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth53.5842024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$766$672023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth69%27.7%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth17.3%3.1%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth67%2018
Child StuntingChild Welfare6.2%33.8%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare4.3%11.6%2012/2021 ⚠
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare39.7%2024
Child MarriageChild Welfare33.4%2024
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare10.2%1.5%2012/2021 ⚠
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education4.5%0.3%2023
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation14.5%9.7%2024/2011 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation93.9%70.4%2010/2024 ⚠
Youth Literacy RateEducation99%81.4%2010/2024 ⚠
Primary Completion RateEducation77.4%2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation74.1%2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation93.2%75.7%2024/2023
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation96.1%2024
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation76.3%2024
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation68.5%2024
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation89.7%62.2%2024/2018 ⚠
Secondary EnrollmentEducation70.8%46.9%2024/2023
UndernourishmentFood Security2.5%19.9%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security16.5M2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture3.4%76.2%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture149.8119.92022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture241.36 t62.62M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture1.81K t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture350K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture6.5M t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture1.55M t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture11.16M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture9.13M t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture43.93K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture2,030 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture1,997 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture1,574 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture557 head20.9M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance815.72022/2023
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance72262024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.760.5052025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.680.3112025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.0540.8342025
Control of CorruptionGovernance1.23-1.112024
Government EffectivenessGovernance0.63-1.012024
Rule of LawGovernance0.6-1.012024
Political StabilityGovernance0.92-22024
Regulatory QualityGovernance0.39-0.632024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance0.63-0.732024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian123.85K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian3.54M2025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian18.19K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian02025
Internet UsersTechnology87.8%41.2%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology125.670.82024
4G CoverageTechnology99%84.6%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology31.60.12024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology1.4%1.6%2025
3G CoverageTechnology99%89.4%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology1%15.5%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology1.4%2.7%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.2%0.3%2016/2019
Electricity AccessInfrastructure100%62.5%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure236.92K5.27M2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure48.7%48.5%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy24.9 MW3.2K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy18.9 MW284.5 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy6 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy2.9K MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy1.9%80.3%2022/2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy100%26.2%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy144 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy14.2%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy4.1 MW118.1 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy100%23.5%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy14.3%0.3%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy1.6%0%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy0%30.9%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy84.1%68.7%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy0.6 TWh39 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy556 gCO₂/kWh456 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy28,967 kWh2,343 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate7.24 t0.57 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate4.5%22.2%2021
Forest AreaClimate73.3%23.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate32.6%11.6%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate5.6%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate9.3 µg/m³65.7 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Seychelles or Nigeria have the larger economy?

Nigeria has the larger economy: $2.25B for Seychelles versus $377.37B for Nigeria (GDP, current US$).

How do Seychelles and Nigeria compare across indicators?

This page compares Seychelles and Nigeria on 203 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

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Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=<key>&latest=true&country_codes=SC,NG with a free Africa API key to get both countries' latest values as JSON.

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