World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The Seychelles fits inside the median country 244 times
Seychelles: 457 km² (2024) · World median: 111,370 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
The Seychelles’ coastline is 12% longer than the median country’s
Seychelles: 491 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The median country’s highest peak towers 1,430 m above the Seychelles’
Seychelles: 905 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 38% of the median country, versus 3.4% of the Seychelles
Seychelles: 3.4% (2024) · World median: 37.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The median country has 60 times as many people as the Seychelles
Seychelles: 122,730 (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The Seychelles is 2.7 times as densely populated as the median country
Seychelles: 269 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the Seychelles are 2.4 cm taller than in the median country
Seychelles: 175.9 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the Seychelles are 1.9 cm taller than in the median country
Seychelles: 162.5 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the Seychelles is 2.5 years older than in the median country
Seychelles: 33.7 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the median country have 0.1 more children on average than in the Seychelles
Seychelles: 1.85 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
The Seychelles and the median country are practically level
Seychelles: 8.7% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Seychelles: no data · World median: 0.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Seychelles: no data · World median: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
The Seychelles has 3 official languages, the median country 1
Seychelles: 3 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The median country’s economy is 19 times the size of the Seychelles’
Seychelles: $2.39 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The Seychelles produces 70% more per person than the median country
Seychelles: Int$35,854 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the median country than in the Seychelles (Gini 2.3 points higher)
Seychelles: 32.1 (2018) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
1.6% of people in the median country live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.7% in the Seychelles
Seychelles: 0.7% (2018) · World median: 1.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Seychelles: no data · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The median country spends 1.8% of its GDP on the military, the Seychelles 1.2%
Seychelles: 1.2% (2025) · World median: 1.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Seychelles: no data · World median: 17% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The Seychelles’ price level (US = 100) is 1.2× the median country’s
Seychelles: 54% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The Seychelles spends 63% more on health per person than the median country
Seychelles: $766 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the Seychelles live 1.7 years longer than in the median country
Seychelles: 76.3 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the Seychelles is 2% more likely to die before turning one than in the median country
Seychelles: 12.9 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The Seychelles has 3.9 times as many doctors per person as the median country
Seychelles: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
The Seychelles has 9% more hospital beds per person than the median country
Seychelles: 2.6 per 1,000 (2023) · World median: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in the median country is 19% higher than in the Seychelles
Seychelles: 8.4 per 100k (2023) · World median: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
35% of adults in the Seychelles are obese, versus 24% in the median country
Seychelles: 34.9% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
19% of adults in the median country smoke, versus 17% in the Seychelles
Seychelles: 17.3% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Seychelles: no data · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the Seychelles drink 2.1 times as much alcohol as in the median country
Seychelles: 9 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The Seychelles has 26% more meat per person than the median country
Seychelles: 70.7 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The median country has 49 kcal more food per person per day than the Seychelles
Seychelles: 2,888 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Seychelles: no data · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the Seychelles went to school 1.3 years longer than in the median country
Seychelles: 11.2 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The Seychelles welcomed 8 times as many tourists per resident as the median country (2019)
Seychelles: 2.77 (2022) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
The median country has 1 more World Heritage site than the Seychelles (3 against 2)
Seychelles: 2 (2026) · World median: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The median country has won 4 Olympic medals, the Seychelles none
Seychelles: 0 (2026 edition) · World median: 4 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in the Seychelles are online, versus 82% in the median country
Seychelles: 88% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in the median country is 15% faster than in the Seychelles
Seychelles: 139 Mbps (2026) · World median: 161 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
The Seychelles and the median country are practically level
Seychelles: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
64% of people in the median country live in cities, versus 45% in the Seychelles
Seychelles: 45% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The Seychelles has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the median country 115
Seychelles: 126 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Seychelles: no data · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the Seychelles fly 8.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from the median country
Seychelles: 1.93 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 59% of the Seychelles, but only 33% of the median country
Seychelles: 58.5% (2024) · World median: 32.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the Seychelles emits 67% more CO₂ than someone in the median country
Seychelles: 5 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of the median country’s electricity is renewable, versus 16% in the Seychelles
Seychelles: 15.9% (2024) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the median country carries 2.4 times as much fine dust as in the Seychelles
Seychelles: 6.9 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.5 times as likely to be murdered in the Seychelles as in the median country
Seychelles: 8 per 100k (2022) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the median country are 79% deadlier than in the Seychelles
Seychelles: 10.4 per 100k (2023) · World median: 18.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The Seychelles is on average 3.7 °C warmer than the median country
Seychelles: 26.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The Seychelles gets 92% more rain than the median country
Seychelles: 1,948 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is the Seychelles bigger than the median country?
The median country is larger. The Seychelles fits inside the median country 244 times.
Which has more people, the Seychelles or the median country?
The median country has 60 times as many people as the Seychelles (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, the Seychelles or the median country?
People in the Seychelles live 1.7 years longer than in the median country. Life expectancy at birth is 76.3 years in the Seychelles and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in the Seychelles or the median country?
Men in the Seychelles are 2.4 cm taller than in the median country (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).