Seychelles

 
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Seychelles
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP2.62[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita27114.02[$]
Population0.10[millions]
Urbanization57.55[%]
Land Area496.82[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 38 58.2 14.8
Health 59 50.8 2.1
Air Quality 49 53.6 1.3
PM2.5 94 39.2 -0.4
Household solid fuels 49 72.3 7.7
Ozone 34 62.4 -30.2
Sanitation & Drinking Water 80 51.4 2.8
Sanitation 67 60.1 5.1
Drinking water 88 45.7 1.3
Heavy Metals 44 68.6 5.4
Lead 44 68.6 5.4
Waste Management 133 - -
Solid waste 133 - -
Ecosystem Vitality 24 63.1 23.3
Biodiversity 36 78.9 15.1
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 1 100 33.3
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100 26.2
Marine protected areas 1 100 -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 158 7.5 2.1
Species Habitat Index - - -
Species Protection Index - - -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 180 23.6 -
Ecosystem Services 19 84.3 -15.7
Tree cover loss 16 83.5 -16.5
Grassland loss 1 100 -
Wetland loss - - -
Fisheries 30 18.1 -4.4
Fish Stock Status 61 8.9 -8.8
Marine Trophic Index 22 27.2 -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 19 70.7 42.6
CO2 growth rate 3 83.7 52.3
CH4 growth rate 172 19.6 19.6
F-gas growth rate - - -
N2O growth rate 118 46.4 -15.7
Black Carbon growth rate 30 93.3 93.3
CO2 from land cover - - -
GHG intensity trend 8 95.8 26.2
GHG per capita 101 43.5 13.6
Pollution Emissions 41 86.3 86.3
SO2 growth rate 51 96.1 96.1
NOx growth rate 56 76.5 76.5
Agriculture 173 8.8 2.2
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 173 8.8 2.2
Water Resources 99 1.6 -
Wastewater treatment 99 1.6 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Latvia 61.6
Poland 60.9
Seychelles 58.2
Singapore 58.1
Taiwan 57.2
Bulgaria 57
United Arab Emirates 55.6
North Macedonia 55.4
Chile 55.3
Serbia 55.2
GDP per capita
Hungary 63.7
Latvia 61.6
Poland 60.9
Seychelles 58.2
Russia 50.5
Iran 48
Malaysia 47.9
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Bahamas 43.5
Turkey 42.6
Issue Performance
Seychelles 58.2
Taiwan 57.2
Jordan 53.4
Venezuela 50.3
Albania 49
Jamaica 48.2
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Montenegro 46.3
Gabon 45.8
Namibia 40.2
Regulatory Quality
Seychelles 58.2
Paraguay 46.4
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.4
Sri Lanka 39
China 37.3
Samoa 37.3
Guatemala 31.8
Senegal 30.7
India 27.6
Cote d'Ivoire 25.8
Voice & Accountability
Seychelles 58.2
Colombia 52.9
Albania 49
Tunisia 46.7
Peru 44
Georgia 41.3
Indonesia 37.8
Guyana 35.9
Fiji 34.4
Senegal 30.7
Political Stability
Slovakia 68.3
Seychelles 58.2
United Arab Emirates 55.6
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Cuba 48.4
Namibia 40.2
Oman 38.5
Qatar 37.1
Fiji 34.4
Cabo Verde 32.8
Sub-Saharan Africa
Seychelles 58.2
Gabon 45.8
Mauritius 45.1
South Africa 43.1
Botswana 40.4
Namibia 40.2
Burkina Faso 38.3
Malawi 38.3
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
Small Island Developing States
Seychelles 58.2
Singapore 58.1
Bahrain 51
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Cuba 48.4
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.4
Jamaica 48.2
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Dominican Republic 46.3
Barbados 45.6
Ease of Doing Business Index
Seychelles 58.2
Jordan 53.4
Uruguay 49.1
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Tonga 45.1
Namibia 40.2
Sri Lanka 39
Philippines 38.4
Samoa 37.3
Fiji 34.4
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
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