Seychelles

Electoral democracy in Seychelles

Electoral democracy in Seychelles: 0.07 of 1 in 1903 and 0.76 of 1 in 2025, by V-Dem estimates.

Latest, 2025
0.76 of 1
Since 1903
+0.7 of 1
Rank, 2025
39 of 175
counting from the highest
World, 2025
0.48 of 1
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Electoral democracy in SeychellesElectoral democracy in Seychelles: 0.07 of 1 in 1903 and 0.76 of 1 in 2025, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025, Seychelles ranked 39 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
Estimates, V-DemWorld

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearSeychellesWorld
20250.760.48
20240.740.49
20230.730.49
20220.740.5
20210.710.5
20200.670.51
20190.620.52
20180.610.52
20170.60.52
20160.590.52
20150.520.52
20140.50.52
20130.490.52
20120.480.53
20110.480.53
20100.480.52
20090.480.52
20080.480.52
20070.470.52
20060.450.52
20050.440.52
20040.440.51
20030.40.51
20020.360.5
20010.360.49
20000.370.49
19990.370.49
19980.370.49
19970.370.49
19960.360.48
19950.360.47
19940.350.47
19930.340.46
19920.280.44
19910.220.42
19900.210.41
19890.210.36
19880.20.36
19870.210.35
19860.210.34
19850.210.34
19840.20.33
19830.20.32
19820.20.32
19810.20.32
19800.20.32
19790.150.31
19780.10.3
19770.170.3
19760.290.29
19750.270.29
19740.270.29
19730.320.29
19720.320.29
19710.330.29
19700.250.29
19690.240.29
19680.240.3
19670.240.29
19660.170.29
19650.170.3
19640.160.3
19630.130.3
19620.130.29
19610.130.29
19600.130.28
19590.130.27
19580.130.27
19570.130.27
19560.130.26
19550.130.25
19540.130.25
19530.130.24
19520.120.24
19510.120.24
19500.130.23
19490.130.22
19480.090.22
19470.070.21
19460.070.19
19450.070.16
19440.070.14
19430.070.14
19420.070.14
19410.070.15
19400.070.15
19390.070.17
19380.070.17
19370.070.17
19360.070.17
19350.070.17
19340.070.18
19330.070.18
19320.070.19
19310.070.18
19300.070.18
19290.070.19
19280.070.19
19270.070.19
19260.070.19
19250.070.19
19240.070.19
19230.070.19
19220.070.19
19210.070.19
19200.070.18
19190.070.16
19180.070.15
19170.070.15
19160.070.15
19150.070.15
19140.070.15
19130.070.15
19120.070.15
19110.070.15
19100.070.15
19090.070.15
19080.070.15
19070.070.15
19060.070.15
19050.070.15
19040.070.14
19030.070.14
1902–0.15
1901–0.14
1900–0.14
1899–0.22
1898–0.22
1897–0.22
1896–0.22
1895–0.22
1894–0.21
1893–0.21
1892–0.21
1891–0.2
1890–0.2
1889–0.2
1888–0.2
1887–0.2
1886–0.19
1885–0.19
1884–0.2
1883–0.19
1882–0.19
1881–0.19
1880–0.19
1879–0.19
1878–0.18
1877–0.18
1876–0.19
1875–0.18
1874–0.18
1873–0.18
1872–0.18
1871–0.18
1870–0.18
1869–0.17
1868–0.17
1867–0.17
1866–0.16
1865–0.16
1864–0.16
1863–0.16
1862–0.16
1861–0.15
1860–0.15
1859–0.14
1858–0.14
1857–0.14
1856–0.13
1855–0.13
1854–0.13
1853–0.13
1852–0.13
1851–0.13
1850–0.13
1849–0.15
1848–0.13
1847–0.11
1846–0.11
1845–0.11
1844–0.11
1843–0.1
1842–0.1
1841–0.1
1840–0.1
1839–0.1
1838–0.09
1837–0.09
1836–0.1
1835–0.09
1834–0.09
1833–0.09
1832–0.09
1831–0.09
1830–0.09
1829–0.08
1828–0.08
1827–0.09
1826–0.08
1825–0.08
1824–0.08
1823–0.08
1822–0.08
1821–0.07
1820–0.07
1819–0.06
1818–0.06
1817–0.06
1816–0.06
1815–0.06
1814–0.05
1813–0.05
1812–0.06
1811–0.06
1810–0.06
1809–0.05
1808–0.05
1807–0.05
1806–0.05
1805–0.05
1804–0.05
1803–0.05
1802–0.05
1801–0.05
1800–0.05
1799–0.05
1798–0.06
1797–0.05
1796–0.05
1795–0.05
1794–0.05
1793–0.05
1792–0.05
1791–0.05
1790–0.05
1789–0.05

Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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