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Seychelles

Republic of Seychelles

Capital
Victoria
Population
122,730 2025
Area
452 km²
Neighbours
0
Locator map of SeychellesSEYCHELLESSOMALIAETHIOPIAMADAGASCARKENYACOMOROSFRANCEIndian OceanArabian Sea0500 km
Seychelles hatched and ringed, Victoria marked with a triangle. Orthographic projection centred on 4.7°S 55.5°E; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Seychelles is an island country in Eastern Africa. Of the other 194 countries in this atlas, the nearest capital to Victoria is Mogadishu, in Somalia, 1,345 km away. It is the smallest country in Africa, at 452 km².

With 122,730 people in 2025, it has the smallest population in Africa. Density is 272 people per km². Most people live outside urban areas: the urban share was 45.5% in 2025.

In 2025, GDP per capita stood at US$19,449 in current US dollars: 60th of 191 worldwide, the highest in Africa. Newborns in 2024 had a life expectancy of 76.3 years.

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres. The point on the opposite side of the Earth from Victoria lies in the North Pacific Ocean, about 2,150 km from the nearest land, Mexico.

How it compares Africa: 54 countries

MeasureFigureWorldAfrica
Population122,7302025, World Bank179th of 19454th of 54
Area452 km²world-countries181st of 19554th of 54
GDPUS$2.4 billion2025, World Bank, current US$172nd of 19150th of 52
GDP per capitaUS$19,4492025, World Bank, current US$60th of 1911st of 52
Population density272 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries33rd of 1945th of 54
Life expectancy76.3 years2024, World Bank75th of 1943rd of 54
Urban population45.5%2025, World Bank139th of 19428th of 54
Forest area58.5% of land2024, World Bank32nd of 1949th of 54
Population growth+1.13% a year2025, World Bank92nd of 19447th of 54
Internet users87.8%2024, World Bank68th of 1882nd of 53
Fertility rate1.85 births per woman2024, World Bank106th of 19451st of 54
Land neighbours0world-countries; among the 195157th of 19549th of 54
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaPalau, Antigua and Barbuda and Andorra

Closest in populationGrenada, Micronesia and Kiribati

Neighbours none by land

No land borders. The nearest capitals:

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Southern and Eastern
Capital
Victoria
4.62°S 55.45°E
Northernmost latitude
4.56°S
Southernmost latitude
4.79°S
Westernmost longitude
55.39°E
Easternmost longitude
55.54°E
North to south
about 25 km
Antipode of Victoria
4.62°N 124.55°W
in the North Pacific Ocean, about 2,150 km from the nearest land (Mexico)