Human Development & Quality of Life in Seychelles
HDI 0.848 · UNDP rank 54 · latest published data
For 2023, Seychelles records HDI 0.848 and UNDP rank 54; that headline belongs to the very high human development category. Two details sharpen that picture. The health component is anchored by life expectancy of 72.9 years. Education combines 18.2 expected years of schooling with 11.2 mean years already attained.
What sits inside Seychelles' HDI
For the current profile, Seychelles' 2023 HDI inputs include life expectancy of 72.9, expected schooling of 18.2, mean schooling of 11.2, and GNI per capita of $29,195 in 2021 PPP dollars. Together they explain the headline index without turning any single input into a separate ranking.
Inequality changes the headline
The inequality-adjusted measure for Seychelles applies a distribution penalty to the same three HDI dimensions. It should therefore be read alongside HDI, not as a separate life-satisfaction score. When using this figure elsewhere, do not infer an unstated comparison because a composite score cannot explain every outcome on its own.
Gender and planetary-pressure adjustments
When reading this profile, Seychelles has additional UNDP measures of GDI 1.004. These measures remain distinct because they measure different aspects of development.
Quality-of-life coverage is conditional
The OECD comparison used here does not provide a life-satisfaction observation that this Seychelles page can reproduce. A missing source value is shown as unavailable.
What Seychelles' numbers say together
Within the UNDP framework, the complementary evidence for Seychelles includes IHDI 0.755 with a 11.0% loss; GDI 1.004. They complement one another, but none is treated as a substitute for another.
For 2023, Seychelles records HDI 0.848 and rank 54 in the UNDP table. The result should be read as a composite of health, schooling and income outcomes. When looking across the UNDP tables, do not infer an unstated comparison because the surrounding measures answer different questions.
The IHDI is 0.755, and UNDP reports an overall loss of 11.0% relative to the headline index.
The GDI value is 1.004 in group 1; it should be read alongside, not merged into, HDI.
Frequently asked questions
What is Seychelles' HDI?
For the 2023 observation year, UNDP reports HDI 0.848 and rank 54 for Seychelles.
How does inequality affect Seychelles' HDI?
For Seychelles, IHDI is 0.755 and the associated inequality loss is 11.0%. This adjustment concerns the distribution of HDI achievements.
Why is there no life satisfaction score on this page?
Quality-of-life data for Seychelles appear only when the page can tie the value to a comparable source and year. A missing source value is shown as unavailable. When using this figure elsewhere, avoid turning the indicator into a general country score because the index and its adjustments have different meanings.
Is HDI the same as quality of life?
No. HDI is an objective development index based on health, education and income. Life satisfaction is shown only as a separate subjective well-being measure.
Sources & methodology
Sources for the development indicators and definitions shown above.
View sources used for this page
Primary source for 2023 HDI and its components, plus IHDI, GDI, GII and PHDI where reported.
Report edition underlying the 2023 human-development indices and ranking.
Data note: Reference years are shown with each indicator; unavailable observations remain unfilled.