Seychelles

Name: World Residence Index 2026 scores for Seychelles
Published: 2026

Region: East Africa
Capital: Victoria
Currency: Seychellois Rupee (SCR)
Density: 219 / km²

WRI Score 2026

76.17

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 34th
In Africa: 1st
Ranked: 211

Parameter Breakdown · 2026

The nine components behind the score.

Every parameter is scored 1–100, higher is better, equally weighted; their sum normalises to the 0–100 WRI Score.

Personal Income Tax · 100 = no income tax Territorial system · top rate 15%· KPMG / EY
91.0
Territorial system taxes only locally sourced income.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 219 / km²· UN WPP
30.3
Densely populated relative to land area.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $21,940· IMF WEO 2026
61.6
Middle-income economy by per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 74 years· WHO / UN
56.4
Moderate life expectancy relative to peers.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 3 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
100.0
Exceptionally high tourism intensity relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 3%· ILO / SECO
95.7
Among the lowest unemployment rates globally.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 1.3% of GDP· SIPRI
91.7
Modest military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
64.9
Moderate safety and rule-of-law composite.
Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric
96.0
Among the highest ideological-neutrality scores on this list.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

Seychelles holds 34th of 211 with a WRI Score of 76.17 — holds a strong position in the upper tier. Its strength lies in tourism and lifestyle appeal (100) and ideological neutrality (96); population density remains a clear structural constraint.