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Seychelles
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP2.40[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita24361.89[$]
Population0.10[millions]
Land Area496.82[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 32 55.60 7.00
Ecosystem Vitality 34 57.80 14.30
Biodiversity 43 76.10 36.70
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 1 100.00 33.30
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100.00 26.20
Marine protected areas 1 100.00 98.10
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 161 7.50 2.20
Biodiversity Habitat Index 82 44.30 NA
Species Protection Index 128 31.20 4.40
Species Habitat Index NA NA NA
Ecosystem Services 17 71.70 -28.30
Tree cover loss 12 66.90 -33.10
Grassland loss 1 100.00 NA
Wetland loss NA NA NA
Fisheries 62 20.30 -0.70
Fish Stock Status 62 27.10 -1.40
Marine Trophic Index 69 13.50 NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 80 72.40 40.50
SO2 growth rate 90 73.80 24.10
NOx growth rate 78 70.90 56.80
Agriculture 175 8.80 2.20
Pesticide NA NA NA
N Mgmt Index 173 8.80 2.20
Water Resources 61 19.50 NA
Wastewater treatment 61 19.50 NA
Health 45 54.20 2.90
Air Quality 36 54.80 2.30
PM2.5 94 31.20 0.40
Household solid fuels 49 71.80 8.70
Ozone 34 66.10 -32.40
NOx 10 94.20 2.50
SO2 8 97.50 4.20
CO 11 95.00 2.60
VOC 1 100.00 NA
Sanitation Drinking Water 80 51.50 3.00
Sanitation 67 60.00 5.50
Drinking water 88 45.80 1.30
Heavy Metals 44 67.80 6.80
Lead 44 67.80 6.80
Waste Management 60 44.40 2.30
Solid waste 83 42.10 NA
Recycling 50 24.40 0.60
Ocean Plastics 7 69.10 8.40
Climate Policy 34 53.90 1.10
Climate Change 34 53.90 1.10
CO2 growth rate 101 31.50 12.10
CH4 growth rate 122 31.90 -3.00
F-gas growth rate NA NA NA
N2O growth rate 137 45.40 20.70
Black Carbon growth rate 146 47.50 47.50
Proj. GHG Emissions 17 83.80 -13.70
CO2 from land cover NA NA NA
GHG intensity trend 102 47.00 0.10
GHG per capita 95 48.00 9.50

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
New Zealand 56.7
Spain 56.6
Bahamas 56.2
Greece 56.2
Romania 56
Lithuania 55.9
Seychelles 55.6
Hungary 55.1
North Macedonia 54.3
Botswana 54
GDP per capita
Croatia 60.2
Seychelles 55.6
Bulgaria 51.9
Panama 50.5
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Cuba 47.5
Chile 46.7
Kazakhstan 40.9
Russia 37.5
Malaysia 35
Issue Performance
Bahamas 56.2
Seychelles 55.6
Sao Tome and Principe 52.9
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Belize 50
Saint Lucia 49.4
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Ecuador 46.5
Costa Rica 46.3
Jamaica 45.6
Government Effectiveness
Croatia 60.2
Slovakia 60
Bahamas 56.2
Greece 56.2
Seychelles 55.6
Hungary 55.1
Barbados 53.2
Jamaica 45.6
Bahrain 42
Samoa 36.4
Regulatory Quality
Seychelles 55.6
Namibia 50.9
Grenada 47.9
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Brazil 43.6
Fiji 31.3
Morocco 28.4
Guatemala 28
Viet Nam 20.1
India 18.9
Voice and Accountability
Seychelles 55.6
Hungary 55.1
Botswana 54
Sao Tome and Principe 52.9
Namibia 50.9
Belize 50
Suriname 45.9
Timor-Leste 35.1
Solomon Islands 35
Mongolia 29.6
Rule of Law
Croatia 60.2
Italy 57.7
Seychelles 55.6
Grenada 47.9
Jordan 43.6
Tunisia 40.7
Georgia 39.1
Thailand 38.1
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Vanuatu 36.9
Control of Corruption
France 62.5
Bahamas 56.2
Seychelles 55.6
Barbados 53.2
United Arab Emirates 52.4
United States of America 51.1
Chile 46.7
Brunei Darussalam 45.7
Taiwan 45.3
Uruguay 37.4
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Slovenia 67.3
Germany 62.4
Estonia 61.4
Seychelles 55.6
Namibia 50.9
Costa Rica 46.3
Taiwan 45.3
Qatar 33
Fiji 31.3
Laos 30.7
Sub-Saharan Africa
Seychelles 55.6
Botswana 54
Sao Tome and Principe 52.9
Namibia 50.9
Gabon 49.7
Djibouti 47.5
Zimbabwe 46.2
Central African Republic 44.9
Eswatini 44.9
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Small Island Developing States
Bahamas 56.2
Seychelles 55.6
Barbados 53.2
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53.2
Sao Tome and Principe 52.9
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Dominica 51.2
Singapore 50.9
Belize 50
Saint Lucia 49.4
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