Seychelles Republic of Seychelles
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	78th best
Capital	Victoria
Land Area	460km²₁
Location	Africa
Groupings	Small Islands
Population	97 096₂
Life Expectancy	73.30yrs (2017)₃
GNI	$23 886 (2017)₄
ISO3166-1 Codes	SC, SYC, 690₅
Internet Domain	.sc₆
Currency	Rupee (SCR)₇
Telephone	+248₈

1. Overview

“A lengthy struggle between France and Great Britain for the islands ended in 1814, when they were ceded to the latter. Independence came in 1976. Socialist rule was brought to a close with a new constitution and free elections in 1993. President France-Albert RENE, who had served since 1977, was re-elected in 2001, but stepped down in 2004. Vice President James MICHEL took over the presidency and in July 2006 was elected to a new five-year term; he was reelected in May 2011.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₉

“Welcome to paradise. It may be a much-abused cliché, but the sandy, turquoise-rimmed islands that make up the Seychelles come as close to living up to this claim as anywhere on the planet. Close your eyes and imagine: you´re lazing on a talcum-powder beach lapped by topaz waters and backed by lush hills and big glacis boulders. Brochure material? No, just routine in the Seychelles. Many think the eye-catching images of turquoise seas and shimmering white sands are digitally enhanced but, once here, they realise the pictures barely do them justice.
With such a dreamlike setting, the Seychelles is unsurprisingly a choice place for newlyweds. But for those looking for more than a suntan or romance, this archipelago offers a number of high-energy distractions. There are jungle and coastal walks, boat excursions, and diving and snorkelling to keep you buzzing, as well marine parks and natural reserves filled with endemic species.
The Seychelles is also more affordable than you think. On top of ultra-luxurious options, the country has plenty of self-catering facilities and family-run guesthouses. So if you are suffering from visions of tropical paradise, here is your medicine.”
"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

2. Seychelles National and Social Development

#economics #human_development

UN HDI (2016)₁₁
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₁₁
1	Norway	1
2	Australia	2
3	Switzerland	2
	...
60	Palau	60
61	Panama	60
62	Antigua & Barbuda	62
63	Seychelles	63
64	Mauritius	64
65	Trinidad & Tobago	65
66	Costa Rica	66
67	Serbia	66
	World Avg	94.3
q=188.

Gross National Income Per-Capita (2011)₁₂
Pos.		Higher is better PPP $₁₂
1	Qatar	$129 916
2	Singapore	$78 162
3	Kuwait	$76 075
	...
45	Greece	$24 808
46	Malaysia	$24 620
47	Poland	$24 117
48	Seychelles	$23 886
49	Hungary	$23 394
50	Russia	$23 286
51	Latvia	$22 589
52	St Kitts & Nevis	$22 436
	World Avg	$17 240
q=193.

Social & Moral Development Index₁₃_,₁₄
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₃_,₁₄
1	Taiwan	30.2
2	Denmark	30.5
3	Norway	30.9
	...
75	Thailand	78.5
76	S. Africa	79.0
77	Vietnam	79.0
78	Seychelles	79.5
79	Philippines	79.5
80	Qatar	80.4
81	Jordan	80.6
82	Russia	81.1
	World Avg	86.4
q=195.

The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..

The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.

Progress is always going to be difficult in a country where the richest 10% hold 40% of the country's entire income₁₅.

3. Seychelles's Demographics

#demographics #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #population

Population:

Seychelles's population is predicted to fall to 92 000 by 2030. Developed countries with falling populations face a pension's crises, whereby an incresingly ageing population must be cared for by fewer and fewer workers. Economic stability can be maintained by increasing foreign workers from younger countries.

Population (2018)₂
Pos.		Population₂
1	China	1.4b
2	India	1.4b
3	USA	327.1m
	...
181	Grenada	0.1m
182	St Vincent & Grenadines	0.1m
183	Tonga	0.1m
184	Seychelles	97 096
185	Antigua & Barbuda	96 286
186	Andorra	77 006
187	Dominica	71 625
188	Marshall Islands	58 413
	World Avg	39.0m
q=195.

Life Expectancy (2015)₁₂
Pos.		Higher is better Years₁₂
1	Hong Kong	84.16
2	Japan	83.68
3	Italy	83.34
	...
93	Cape Verde	73.54
94	Lithuania	73.50
95	Honduras	73.33
96	Seychelles	73.30
97	El Salvador	73.27
98	Palestine	73.07
99	St Vincent & Grenadines	73.04
100	Paraguay	73.00
	World Avg	71.27
q=190.

Old-Age Dependency Ratio (2016)₁₆
Pos.		Lower is better Per 100₁₆
1	Uganda	04.3
2	Mali	04.5
3	Chad	04.7
	...
115	Colombia	18.8
116	Antigua & Barbuda	19.0
117	St Vincent & Grenadines	19.7
118	Seychelles	19.8
119	St Lucia	19.9
120	Brazil	19.9
121	Argentina	20.3
122	Jamaica	21.0
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

Migration:

Immigrants (2017)₁₇
Pos.		%₁₇
1	UAE	88.4%
2	Kuwait	75.5%
3	Qatar	65.2%
	...
37	Estonia	14.7%
38	Gabon	13.8%
39	St Kitts & Nevis	13.7%
40	Seychelles	13.6%
41	Croatia	13.4%
42	UK	13.4%
43	Latvia	13.2%
44	Spain	12.8%
	World Avg	9.4%
q=195.

Emigrants (2010)₁₈
Pos.		%₁₈
1	Dominica	104.8%
2	Palestine	68.4%
3	Samoa	67.3%
	...
41	Bulgaria	16.0%
42	Lebanon	15.6%
43	Equatorial Guinea	14.9%
44	Seychelles	14.6%
45	New Zealand	14.5%
46	Ukraine	14.4%
47	Israel	14.0%
48	Swaziland	13.4%
	World Avg	11.5%
q=192.

4. Seychelles's Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#equality #freedom #gender_equality #homosexuality #human_rights #international_law #mass_media #morals #politics #prejudice #tolerance #women

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2020)₁₉_,₂₀
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₉_,₂₀
1	Denmark	9.7
2	Sweden	10.0
3	Norway	16.1
	...
61	Paraguay	66.7
62	Colombia	68.9
63	Armenia	70.5
64	Seychelles	71.0
65	Nicaragua	71.1
66	Montenegro	72.6
67	Honduras	73.2
68	Mauritius	73.4
69	Philippines	75.2
	World Avg	89.8
q=199.

The best countries in the world at ensuring human rights, fostering equality and promoting tolerance, are Denmark, Sweden and Norway₁₉. These countries are displaying the best traits that humanity has to offer. The worst countries are Tuvalu, The Solomon Islands and Palestine₁₉.

The data sets used to calculate points for each country are statistics on commentary in Human Rights Watch reports, its nominal commitment to Human Rights, speed of uptake of HR treaties, supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms, supporting press freedom, eliminating modern slavery, opposing gender inequality, the year from which women could participate in democracy, its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice and LGBT equality. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe₁₉, whereas the worst are Micronesia, Melanesia and Australasia₁₉.

Human Rights & Tolerance:

Nominal Commitment to HR (2009)₂₁
Pos.		Higher is better Treaties₂₁
1	Argentina	24
2	Chile	23
3	Costa Rica	23
	...
84	Egypt	16
85	Togo	16
86	Belarus	16
87	Seychelles	16
88	Tajikistan	16
89	Ghana	16
90	Belize	16
91	Monaco	16
	World Avg	15.1
q=194.

HR Treaties Lag (2019)₂₂
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Yrs/Treaty₂₂
1	Ecuador	2.15
2	Uruguay	2.25
3	Tunisia	3.65
	...
56	Jamaica	7.61
57	Honduras	7.64
58	Congo, DR	7.72
59	Seychelles	7.73
60	Jordan	7.75
61	Madagascar	7.75
62	Cuba	7.80
63	Guyana	7.85
	World Avg	10.02
q=195.

Personal, Civil & Economic Freedom (2014)₂₃
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₂₃
1	Hong Kong	1
2	Switzerland	2
3	New Zealand	3
	...
48	Bahamas	48
49	Greece	48
50	Albania	50
51	Seychelles	51
52	Israel	52
53	Peru	53
54	Bosnia & Herzegovina	54
55	Armenia	55
	World Avg	79.7
q=159.

Press Freedom (2013)₂₄
Pos.		Lower is better₂₄
1	Finland	638
2	Netherlands	648
3	Norway	652
	...
89	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	2872
90	Paraguay	2878
91	Guinea-Bissau	2894
92	Seychelles	2919
93	Northern Cyprus	2934
94	Guatemala	2939
95	Ivory Coast	2977
96	Liberia	2989
	World Avg	3249
q=178.

Gender Equality:

See:

"Religion Versus Womankind" by Vexen Crabtree (2007)

Year Women Can Vote
Pos.		Lower is better Year
1	New Zealand	1893
2	Australia	1902
3	Finland	1906
	...
74	Belgium	1948
75	Niger	1948
76	Suriname	1948
77	Seychelles	1948
78	Costa Rica	1949
79	Chile	1949
80	China	1949
81	Bosnia & Herzegovina	1949
	World Avg	1930
q=189.

Prejudice:

LGBT Equality (2017)₂₅
Pos.		Higher is better Score₂₅
1	Netherlands	103
2	Belgium	90
3	Sweden	86
	...
74	Turkey	25
75	Latvia	25
76	Dominican Rep.	25
77	Seychelles	25
78	Panama	25
79	Vietnam	25
80	Nepal	25
81	Cuba	25
	World Avg	12.6
q=196.

5. Seychelles's Health

#alcohol #health #life_expectancy #longevity #mental_health #obesity #parenting #population #smoking #suicide #vaccines

Health (2020)₂₆_,₂₀
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₆_,₂₀
1	Hong Kong	18.0
2	Singapore	41.5
3	Maldives	43.3
	...
109	Indonesia	94.9
110	Vanuatu	95.7
111	Paraguay	96.3
112	Seychelles	96.3
113	Panama	96.5
114	Chile	96.5
115	Kazakhstan	97.9
116	Honduras	98.3
117	Azerbaijan	98.4
	World Avg	92.3
q=187.

The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Hong Kong, Singapore and The Maldives₂₆. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea₂₆.

The data sets used to calculate points for each country are its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Asia and Europe₂₆, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Polynesia₂₆.

Health:

Seychelles has some poor policies and cultural issues which cause some public health problems. Seychelles comes in the best 20 for its immunizations take-up₂₇ (the best in Africa). It does better than average in its suicide rate₂₈ (amongst the lowest in Africa). However Seychelles performs less well in most areas. It does worse than average in terms of its smoking rate₂₉, its average life expectancy₁₂ (still high for Africa), its adolescent birth rate₃₀ (still low for Africa) and in its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance₃₁. And finally, it falls into the worst 20 in its alcohol consumption rate₃₂ (one of the worst in Africa). The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% during the last 40 years.

Life Expectancy (2015)₁₂
Pos.		Higher is better Years₁₂
1	Hong Kong	84.16
2	Japan	83.68
3	Italy	83.34
	...
93	Cape Verde	73.54
94	Lithuania	73.50
95	Honduras	73.33
96	Seychelles	73.30
97	El Salvador	73.27
98	Palestine	73.07
99	St Vincent & Grenadines	73.04
100	Paraguay	73.00
	World Avg	71.27
q=190.

Alcohol Consumption (2016)₃₂
Pos.		Lower is better Per Capita₃₂
1	Bangladesh	0.0
2	Kuwait	0.0
3	Libya	0.0
	...
172	Estonia	11.6
173	Poland	11.6
174	Russia	11.7
175	Seychelles	12.0
176	Belgium	12.1
177	Portugal	12.3
178	Slovenia	12.6
179	France	12.6
	World Avg	6.2
q=189.

Smoking Rates (2014)₂₉
Pos.		Higher is worse₂₉
182	Montenegro	4 125
181	Belarus	3 831
180	Lebanon	3 023
	...
98	Fiji	618
97	N. Korea	610
96	Jamaica	593
95	Seychelles	590
94	Malaysia	584
93	Oman	577
92	Uzbekistan	573
91	Venezuela	565
	World Avg	819
q=182.

Suicide Rate (2013)₂₈
Pos.		Per 100k₂₈
1	Haiti	0
2	Grenada	0
3	Egypt	0.1
	...
25	Mexico	8.5
26	Israel	8.5
27	Georgia	8.8
28	Seychelles	8.9
29	Cyprus	9.1
30	Uzbekistan	9.3
31	Brazil	9.7
32	Colombia	9.9
	World Avg	20.93
q=91.

Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance (2017)₃₁
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₁
1	Sweden	1
2	Ireland	2
3	Denmark	3
	...
117	Swaziland	117
118	Iran	118
119	Yemen	119
120	Seychelles	120
121	Guinea-Bissau	121
122	Argentina	122
123	Laos	123
124	Antigua & Barbuda	124
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Overweight Adults (2016)₃₃
Pos.		Lower is better %₃₃
1	Vietnam	18.3
2	India	19.7
3	Bangladesh	20.0
	...
58	Mauritania	34.4
59	Cape Verde	34.8
60	Sao Tome & Principe	35.4
61	Seychelles	36.8
62	Zimbabwe	38.2
63	Swaziland	38.4
64	Djibouti	38.6
65	Lesotho	38.7
	World Avg	49.0
q=191.

Children's Health:

Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)₃₀
Pos.		Lower is better Per 1000₃₀
1	N. Korea	0.5
2	S. Korea	1.6
3	Switzerland	2.9
	...
116	Papua New Guinea	54.8
117	Uruguay	56.1
118	Costa Rica	56.5
119	Seychelles	57.4
120	Paraguay	57.4
121	Ethiopia	58.4
122	Palestine	58.6
123	Jamaica	59.7
	World Avg	47.9
q=185.

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015)₂₇
Pos.		Higher is better Avg %₂₇
1	Hungary	99.0
2	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
4	Niue	98.8
5	Mongolia	98.7
6	Czechia	98.7
7	Seychelles	98.6
8	S. Korea	98.6
9	Sri Lanka	98.4
10	St Lucia	98.2
11	Bahrain	98.2
12	Iran	98.1
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

6. Seychelles's Modernity and Learning

#education #modernity #technology #the_internet

Modernity and Learning (2020)₃₄
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₄
1	Finland	8.0
2	Belgium	9.1
3	Denmark	10.0
	...
86	Dominican Rep.	68.3
87	Azerbaijan	68.6
88	Bahamas	68.6
89	Seychelles	69.8
90	Morocco	70.0
91	Grenada	70.5
92	Cuba	71.2
93	Jordan	71.8
94	Lebanon	71.9
	World Avg	69.0
q=180.

Modernity and Education:

Length of Schooling (2018)₃₅
Pos.		Higher is better Years₃₅
1	Australia	22.1
2	Belgium	19.7
3	Finland	19.3
	...
38	Palau	15.6
39	Russia	15.5
40	France	15.5
41	Seychelles	15.5
42	Georgia	15.4
43	Brazil	15.4
44	Costa Rica	15.4
45	Belarus	15.4
	World Avg	13.2
q=193.

Intellectual Endeavours (2017)₃₁
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₁
1	Ukraine	1
2	Czechia	2
3	Hungary	3
	...
86	Georgia	86
87	Benin	87
88	Pakistan	88
89	Seychelles	89
90	Iran	90
91	Antigua & Barbuda	91
92	Burkina Faso	92
93	Trinidad & Tobago	93
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users (2016)₃₆
Pos.		Higher is better₃₆
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
	...
82	Turkey	58%
83	Romania	58%
84	Venezuela	58%
85	Seychelles	58%
86	Morocco	58%
87	Colombia	57%
88	Costa Rica	56%
89	Kazakhstan	56%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

IPv6 Uptake (2017)₃₇
Pos.		Higher is better Ratio₃₇
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
	...
62	Uruguay	0.3
63	Moldova	0.3
64	UAE	0.3
65	Seychelles	0.2
66	Puerto Rico	0.2
67	Indonesia	0.2
68	S. Africa	0.1
69	Jersey	0.1
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

7. National Culture

Creativity and Culture (2017)₃₁
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₁
1	Belgium	1
2	Netherlands	2
3	Estonia	3
	...
46	Moldova	46
47	Greece	47
48	Australia	48
49	Seychelles	49
50	Grenada	50
51	Chile	51
52	Bahamas	52
53	UAE	53
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Open Trading, Aid and Development (2017)₃₁
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₁
1	Ireland	1
2	Denmark	2
3	Sweden	3
	...
98	Czechia	98
99	Israel	99
100	Argentina	100
101	Seychelles	101
102	Australia	102
103	Madagascar	103
104	Dominica	104
105	Iceland	105
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

8. Peace Versus Instability

Peacekeeping and Security (2017)₃₁
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₁
1	Samoa	1
2	S. Africa	2
3	Tunisia	3
	...
147	UAE	147
148	Central African Rep.	148
149	Bosnia & Herzegovina	149
150	Seychelles	150
151	Sierra Leone	151
152	Afghanistan	152
153	Lebanon	153
154	Liberia	154
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Refugees and UN Treaties (2017)₃₁
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₁
1	Austria	1
2	Germany	2
3	Netherlands	3
	...
57	Ukraine	57
58	Croatia	58
59	Bangladesh	59
60	Seychelles	60
61	Philippines	61
62	Indonesia	62
63	Uganda	63
64	Moldova	64
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

9. The Natural Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #over-exploitation #the_environment

Forest Area Change 1990-2015 (2015)₃₈
Pos.		Higher is better %₃₈
1	Iceland	205.6
2	Bahrain	144.4
3	Uruguay	131.3
	...
70	Czechia	01.5
71	Germany	01.2
72	Estonia	01.2
73	Seychelles	01.1
74	Palestine	01.0
75	Tajikistan	01.0
76	Slovakia	01.0
77	Russia	00.8
	World Avg	02.8
q=184.

Environmental Performance (2018)₃₉
Pos.		Higher is better₃₉
1	Switzerland	87.4
2	France	84.0
3	Denmark	81.6
	...
36	St Vincent & Grenadines	66.5
37	Latvia	66.1
38	Turkmenistan	66.1
39	Seychelles	66.0
40	Albania	65.5
41	Croatia	65.5
42	Colombia	65.2
43	Hungary	65.0
	World Avg	56.4
q=180.

Convention on Biological Diversity
Pos.		Earlier is better Signed
1	China	1993 Dec 29
2	Guinea	1993 Dec 29
3	Cook Islands	1993 Dec 29
	...
11	Monaco	1993 Dec 29
12	Maldives	1993 Dec 29
13	Marshall Islands	1993 Dec 29
14	Seychelles	1993 Dec 29
15	Mauritius	1993 Dec 29
16	Antigua & Barbuda	1993 Dec 29
17	Mongolia	1993 Dec 29
18	St Kitts & Nevis	1993 Dec 29
	World Avg	1899 Dec 30
q=197.

10. Economic Inequality and Poverty

#capitalism #economics #health #inequality #life_expectancy #social_development

Inequality in Life Expectancy (2019)₄₀
Pos.		Higher is worse₄₀
184	Chad	40.90
183	Central African Rep.	40.10
182	Sierra Leone	39.00
	...
80	Jamaica	10.00
79	Samoa	10.00
78	Moldova	9.60
77	Seychelles	9.60
76	Mauritius	9.40
75	Iran	9.20
74	Libya	9.10
73	Tunisia	9.00
	World Avg	14.59
q=184.

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) (2017)₄₁
Pos.		Lower is better %₄₁
1	Ukraine	25.0
2	Belarus	25.4
3	Slovenia	25.4
	...
129	S. Sudan	46.3
130	Cameroon	46.6
131	Chile	46.6
132	Seychelles	46.8
133	Cape Verde	47.2
134	Benin	47.8
135	Guatemala	48.3
136	Costa Rica	48.3
	World Avg	38.1
q=152.

11. Religion and Beliefs

#buddhism #christianity #hinduism #islam #judaism

Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below₄₂:

Christian	94%
Muslim	1.1%
Hindu	2.1%
Buddhist	0.1%
Folk Religion	0.1%
Jew	0.1%
Unaffiliated	2.1%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Roman Catholic 82.3%, Protestant 7.5% (Anglican 6.4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.1%), other Christian 3.4%, Hindu 2.1%, Muslim 1.1%, other non-Christian 1.5%, unspecified 1.5%, none 0.6% (2002 census)₄₃.

Links:

A List of All Religions and Belief Systems