South Korea vs Seychelles: Deliberative Political Institutions Index

South Korea
0.937
in 2025
Seychelles
0.953
in 2025
South Korea rank
7th
Seychelles rank
6th

Deliberative Political Institutions Index over time

  • South Korea
  • Seychelles
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How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 0.953 against 0.937 in South Korea, a difference of 0.016.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Seychelles ahead.

South Korea ranks 7th and Seychelles ranks 6th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 3 and Seychelles in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Seychelles Difference Ahead
1900s 0.0496 0.242 0.1924 Seychelles
1910s 0.0539 0.242 0.1881 Seychelles
1920s 0.059 0.242 0.183 Seychelles
1930s 0.059 0.242 0.183 Seychelles
1940s 0.0639 0.2854 0.2215 Seychelles
1950s 0.0731 0.446 0.3729 Seychelles
1960s 0.1421 0.5327 0.3906 Seychelles
1970s 0.0631 0.5407 0.4776 Seychelles
1980s 0.2904 0.324 0.0336 Seychelles
1990s 0.8509 0.5549 0.296 South Korea
2000s 0.9286 0.6523 0.2763 South Korea
2010s 0.8363 0.749 0.0873 South Korea
2020s 0.888 0.9302 0.0422 Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, South Korea or Seychelles?
Seychelles, at 0.953 against 0.937 in South Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between South Korea and Seychelles?
0.016, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Seychelles?
123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
How do South Korea and Seychelles rank globally for deliberative political institutions index?
South Korea ranks 7th and Seychelles ranks 6th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Deliberative Political Institutions Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.