🇸🇨Seychelles rankings 2026: where Seychelles places in 70 global Top 10s

How does Seychelles compare with the rest of the world? On Top10Earth it is ranked in 70 of 491 live country rankings, each one built from a named public source. This page gathers every position, value and date in one place. Its best position is #1 in Countries with the highest brain cancer death rate, where it is measured at 7.99 deaths per 100,000 people (Brain and nervous system cancer death rate) as of 2026-11-01. Seychelles holds the #1 spot in 3 rankings and finishes inside the top 10 in 10 rankings.

Where Seychelles is number one

These are the rankings Seychelles currently tops. The next country in each table is listed too, because a #1 by a whisker and a #1 by a mile are different stories.

• Countries with the highest brain cancer death rate: 7.99 deaths per 100,000 people (Brain and nervous system cancer death rate), Our World in Data, captured 2026-11-01. Next: Montenegro with 6.89 deaths per 100,000 people.
• Countries with the highest breast cancer death rate: 37.94 deaths per 100,000 people (Breast cancer death rate in women), Our World in Data, captured 2026-11-02. Next: Grenada with 33.74 deaths per 100,000 people.
• Countries with the highest share of land that is protected: 68.1 % of total land area (Terrestrial protected areas), World Bank Open Data, captured 2026-11-02. Next: New Caledonia with 59.6 % of total land area.

Top 10 finishes

Seychelles is inside the top 10 of 7 further rankings beyond the ones it leads. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.

• #2 in Countries with the highest government debt (share of GDP) with 174.68 % of GDP, behind Sudan (865.87 % of GDP) and ahead of Cote d'Ivoire. World Bank Open Data, 2026-10-29.
• #3 in Countries with the most doctors per 1,000 people with 6.6 per 1,000 people, behind Monaco (8.61 per 1,000 people) and ahead of Greece. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
• #4 in Countries with the highest rotavirus vaccination coverage in children with 99 %, behind Oman (99 %) and ahead of Tuvalu. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
• #6 in Countries by trade in services with 127.53 % of GDP, behind Singapore (133.66 % of GDP) and ahead of Aruba. World Bank Open Data, 2026-10-28.
• #9 in Countries where tourist spending is the largest share of GDP with 46.89 % of GDP, behind Antigua and Barbuda (48.8 % of GDP) and ahead of Bahamas. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
• #9 in Countries with the highest food share of exports with 85.88 % of merchandise exports, behind Cape Verde (86.39 % of merchandise exports) and ahead of Antigua and Barbuda. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
• #9 in Countries with the highest pneumococcal vaccination coverage in children with 99 %, behind Palestine (99 %) and ahead of Uzbekistan. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.

Seychelles by theme

The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.

World and society

In world and society, Seychelles holds 19 positions: #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest rotavirus vaccination coverage in children (99 %), #9 of 50 in Countries with the highest pneumococcal vaccination coverage in children (99 %), #15 of 50 in Countries with the highest child homicide rates (11.2 per 100,000 people) and #20 of 50 in Countries with the highest average annual precipitation (2,330 mm per year). 15 more rankings are listed below.

Finance and crypto

In finance and crypto, Seychelles holds 15 positions: #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest government debt (share of GDP) (174.68 % of GDP), #6 of 50 in Countries by trade in services (127.53 % of GDP), #13 of 50 in Most trade-dependent economies (trade as share of GDP) (172.29 % of GDP) and #16 of 50 in Countries with the most commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults (31.91 per 100,000 adults). 11 more rankings are listed below.

Health and wellbeing

In health and wellbeing, Seychelles holds 14 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries with the highest brain cancer death rate (7.99 deaths per 100,000 people), #1 of 50 in Countries with the highest breast cancer death rate (37.94 deaths per 100,000 people), #3 of 50 in Countries with the most doctors per 1,000 people (6.6 per 1,000 people) and #12 of 50 in Countries with the most deaths attributable to alcohol (share) (8.78 %). 10 more rankings are listed below.

Food and agriculture

In food and agriculture, Seychelles holds 11 positions: #9 of 50 in Countries with the highest food share of exports (85.88 % of merchandise exports), #13 of 50 in Countries that drink the most beer per person (4.78 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year), #13 of 50 in Countries using the most pesticides per hectare of cropland (19.48 kg per hectare) and #18 of 50 in Countries with the most fish and seafood consumption per person (42.91 kg per person per year). 7 more rankings are listed below.

Environment and energy

In environment and energy, Seychelles holds 9 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of land that is protected (68.1 % of total land area), #13 of 50 in Countries generating the most plastic waste per person (0.36 kg per person per day), #15 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of waters that are protected (32.6 % of territorial waters) and #31 of 50 in Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from oil per person (5 tonnes per person). 5 more rankings are listed below.

Travel

In travel, Seychelles holds 1 position: #9 of 50 in Countries where tourist spending is the largest share of GDP (46.89 % of GDP).

Consumer tech

In consumer tech, Seychelles holds 1 position: #19 of 50 in Countries by communications, computer, etc. (58.17 % of service imports, BoP).

What changed at the latest refresh

Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Seychelles moved in 62 rankings:

• New entry at #1 in Countries with the highest share of land that is protected (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #2 in Countries with the highest government debt (share of GDP) (2026-10-29).
• New entry at #3 in Countries with the most doctors per 1,000 people (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #4 in Countries with the highest rotavirus vaccination coverage in children (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #6 in Countries by trade in services (2026-10-28).
• New entry at #9 in Countries where tourist spending is the largest share of GDP (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #9 in Countries with the highest food share of exports (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #9 in Countries with the highest pneumococcal vaccination coverage in children (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #13 in Countries generating the most plastic waste per person (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #13 in Countries using the most pesticides per hectare of cropland (2026-11-02).

Where Seychelles ranks lowest

A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Seychelles's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest banana yields (20.31 tonnes per hectare), 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from transport per person (1,562.98 tonnes per person) and 50th of 50 in Countries with the most bank borrowers per 1,000 adults (235.02 per 1,000 adults). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.

Every ranking that includes Seychelles

• #1 of 50 · Countries with the highest brain cancer death rate · 7.99 deaths per 100,000 people · 2026-11-01
• #1 of 50 · Countries with the highest breast cancer death rate · 37.94 deaths per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #1 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of land that is protected · 68.1 % of total land area · 2026-11-02
• #2 of 50 · Countries with the highest government debt (share of GDP) · 174.68 % of GDP · 2026-10-29
• #3 of 50 · Countries with the most doctors per 1,000 people · 6.6 per 1,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #4 of 50 · Countries with the highest rotavirus vaccination coverage in children · 99 % · 2026-11-02
• #6 of 50 · Countries by trade in services · 127.53 % of GDP · 2026-10-28
• #9 of 50 · Countries where tourist spending is the largest share of GDP · 46.89 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
• #9 of 50 · Countries with the highest food share of exports · 85.88 % of merchandise exports · 2026-11-02
• #9 of 50 · Countries with the highest pneumococcal vaccination coverage in children · 99 % · 2026-11-02
• #12 of 50 · Countries with the most deaths attributable to alcohol (share) · 8.78 % · 2026-10-29
• #13 of 50 · Countries generating the most plastic waste per person · 0.36 kg per person per day · 2026-11-02
• #13 of 50 · Countries that drink the most beer per person · 4.78 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year · 2026-11-01
• #13 of 50 · Countries using the most pesticides per hectare of cropland · 19.48 kg per hectare · 2026-11-02
• #13 of 50 · Most trade-dependent economies (trade as share of GDP) · 172.29 % of GDP · 2026-10-29
• #15 of 50 · Countries with the highest child homicide rates · 11.2 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #15 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of waters that are protected · 32.6 % of territorial waters · 2026-11-02
• #16 of 50 · Countries with the most commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults · 31.91 per 100,000 adults · 2026-11-02
• #17 of 50 · Countries with the highest cardiovascular death rate · 250.82 deaths per 100,000 people · 2026-10-29
• #18 of 50 · Countries with the highest foreign investment inflows · 10.15 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
• #18 of 50 · Countries with the most fish and seafood consumption per person · 42.91 kg per person per year · 2026-11-02
• #19 of 50 · Countries by communications, computer, etc. · 58.17 % of service imports, BoP · 2026-10-28
• #19 of 50 · Countries with the highest fertilizer use per hectare · 286.67 kg per hectare of arable land · 2026-11-02
• #20 of 50 · Countries with the highest average annual precipitation · 2,330 mm per year · 2026-11-02
• #20 of 50 · Countries with the most bank depositors per 1,000 adults · 1,626.57 per 1,000 adults · 2026-11-02
• #21 of 50 · Countries with the highest colon and rectum cancer death rates · 12.26 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #24 of 50 · Countries with the highest imports as a share of GDP · 64.44 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
• #24 of 50 · Countries with the highest second-dose measles vaccination coverage · 97 % · 2026-11-02
• #25 of 50 · Countries with the highest hepatitis B vaccine coverage in infants · 98 % · 2026-11-02
• #26 of 50 · Countries with the highest alcohol consumption per person · 10.19 litres of pure alcohol per person · 2026-11-02
• #26 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of services in total exports · 74.25 % · 2026-11-02
• #27 of 50 · Countries with the highest cancer death rate · 107.3 deaths per 100,000 people · 2026-10-29
• #27 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from digestive diseases · 27.69 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #27 of 50 · Countries with the highest diabetes death rates · 31.37 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #28 of 50 · Countries with the highest measles vaccination coverage in children · 98 % · 2026-11-02
• #28 of 50 · Countries with the highest rubella vaccination coverage · 98 % · 2026-11-02
• #29 of 50 · Countries with the highest child overweight rates · 10.9 % · 2026-11-02
• #29 of 50 · Countries with the highest DTP3 vaccination coverage in children · 98 % · 2026-11-02
• #30 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from hypertensive heart disease · 39.96 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #30 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of overweight children under 5 · 10.9 % of children under 5 (modeled estimate) · 2026-11-02
• #30 of 41 · Countries with the oldest liberal democracies · 10 years · 2026-10-29
• #31 of 50 · Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from oil per person · 5 tonnes per person · 2026-11-02
• #32 of 50 · Countries with the highest carbon dioxide emissions per person · 7.24 t CO2e per person · 2026-11-02
• #32 of 50 · Countries with the highest chronic respiratory disease death rates · 22.01 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #32 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people using basic sanitation · 99.7 % of population · 2026-11-02
• #33 of 50 · Countries where most people cannot afford enough calories · 28.8 % · 2026-11-02
• #34 of 50 · Countries with the highest drowning death rates · 6.68 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #34 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of urban people living in slums · 48.34 % · 2026-11-02
• #35 of 50 · Countries with the highest homicide rates · 7.97 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #35 of 50 · Countries with the most ATMs per 100,000 adults · 76.18 per 100,000 adults · 2026-11-02
• #35 of 50 · Fastest-growing countries by GDP per person · 4.61 annual % · 2026-10-29
• #35 of 50 · Most forested countries · 58.51 % of land · 2026-10-28
• #36 of 50 · Hottest countries by average surface temperature · 26.64 °C · 2026-10-29
• #37 of 50 · Countries generating the most fossil fuel electricity per person · 4,063.3 kWh per person · 2026-11-02
• #38 of 50 · Countries eating the most poultry per person · 40.36 kg per person per year · 2026-11-02
• #39 of 50 · Countries where a calorie-sufficient diet costs the most · 1.22 PPP dollars · 2026-11-02
• #39 of 50 · Countries with the highest broad money as a share of GDP · 84.7 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
• #39 of 50 · Fastest-growing economies by GDP growth · 5.8 % · 2026-10-28
• #40 of 50 · Countries with the highest goods trade as a share of GDP · 86.72 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
• #40 of 50 · Countries with the most nurses and midwives per 1,000 people · 7.32 per 1,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #42 of 50 · Countries with the highest industrial share of water withdrawals · 27.74 % · 2026-11-02
• #42 of 50 · Countries with the highest median daily income · 17.81 international-$ per day (2011 prices) · 2026-11-02
• #43 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people using improved sanitation · 100 % · 2026-11-02
• #45 of 50 · Countries with the highest cassava yields · 12.28 tonnes per hectare · 2026-10-31
• #48 of 50 · Countries with the most adults who drank alcohol in the last year · 60.53 % · 2026-11-02
• #49 of 50 · Countries getting the largest share of their calories from animal protein · 7.8 % · 2026-11-02
• #49 of 50 · Countries with the fastest import growth · 7.5 % · 2026-10-29
• #50 of 50 · Countries with the highest banana yields · 20.31 tonnes per hectare · 2026-10-29
• #50 of 50 · Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from transport per person · 1,562.98 tonnes per person · 2026-11-02
• #50 of 50 · Countries with the most bank borrowers per 1,000 adults · 235.02 per 1,000 adults · 2026-11-02

How to read these numbers

Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Seychelles's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.

Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.

Questions people ask about Seychelles

What is Seychelles's best ranking on Top10Earth?

#1 in Countries with the highest brain cancer death rate, with 7.99 deaths per 100,000 people (Brain and nervous system cancer death rate) as of 2026-11-01.

How many rankings include Seychelles?

70 current country rankings out of 491 on the site, including 3 rankings where it is #1.

Is Seychelles in the top 10 of anything?

Yes: 10 rankings, including #1 in Countries with the highest brain cancer death rate, #1 in Countries with the highest breast cancer death rate and #1 in Countries with the highest share of land that is protected.

Where do the numbers come from?

From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.

When was this guide last updated?

The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.