Seychelles
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Africa.
- Capital
- Victoria
- Continent
- Africa
More Africa quizzes - Land neighbours
- None
- Population
- 122,730 (2025)
- Total area
- 460 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 4.7° S, 55.5° E
Seychelles at a glance
Seychelles is a country in Africa. Its capital is Victoria. It has no land neighbours.
Within Africa, Seychelles has the smallest population (about 123,000 people in 2025), the smallest area (460 km² in 2023) and the highest GDP per person ($19,449 in 2025, among 52).
Flag of Seychelles
Seychelles’ flag is drawn in the proportions 1:2 (height to width), like 51 other flags in our quizzes.
Seychelles in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Africa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 122,730 | 180thof 195 | 54thof 54 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 460 km² | 180thof 194 | 54thof 54 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $2.387B | 164thof 182 | 50thof 52 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $19,449 | 55thof 182 | 1stof 52 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 76.3 years | 76thof 195 | 3rdof 54 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 1.85 | 106thof 195 | 51stof 54 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $766 | 70thof 191 | 1stof 54 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 45.5% | 140thof 195 | 28thof 54 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 87.8% | 67thof 180 | 2ndof 51 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 73.3% | 11thof 191 | 4thof 54 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 7.24 t | 28thof 181 | 2ndof 53 |
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Seychelles and its nearest countries
Seychelles has no land neighbours, so this compares it with the four countries closest to it.
| Country | Population2025 | Area2023 | GDP per person2025 | Distanceclosest points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seychelles | 122,730 | 460 km² | $19,449 | |
| Madagascar | 32,740,678 | 587,295 km² | $599 | about 1,060 km |
| Somalia | 19,654,739 | 637,660 km² | $661 | about 1,290 km |
| Comoros | 882,847 | 1,861 km² | $2,056 | about 1,450 km |
| Ethiopia | 135,472,051 | 1,136,240 km² | $933 | about 1,570 km |
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Seychelles · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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