Human development index (Our World) in Seychelles
Seychelles: Human development index (Our World) was 0.848 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.848
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
54th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.853
in 2020
All-time low
0.758
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023
Human development index in Seychelles, 2010–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 0.848 for human development index in 2023.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index in Seychelles peaked at 0.853 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.758, in 2010.
That places Seychelles 54th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Human development index (Our World) in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.758 | — |
| 2011 | 0.772 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.797 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.797 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.814 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.819 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.836 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.844 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.847 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.85 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.853 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.838 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.836 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.848 | +1.4% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 0.848 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.913, 93% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 0.848 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.56, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8134 | 0.758 | 0.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8438 | 0.836 | 0.853 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More reference data data for Seychelles
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0024 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0046 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0082 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0082 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0247 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.043 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0348 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 2.17 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index in Seychelles?
- Human development index in Seychelles was 0.848 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 0.853 in 2020.
- What is the lowest human development index recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.758 in 2010.
- How does Seychelles rank for human development index?
- Seychelles ranks 54th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human development index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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