Gabon vs Seychelles: Elected Political Leaders Index
Gabon
1
in 2025
Seychelles
1
in 2025
Gabon rank
1st
Seychelles rank
1st
Elected Political Leaders Index over time
- Gabon
- Seychelles
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 1 against 1 in Seychelles, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1910 it was Seychelles ahead.
Gabon ranks 1st and Seychelles ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 4 and Seychelles in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | Gabon |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.402 | 0.598 | Gabon |
| 1980s | 0.9685 | 0.96 | 0.0085 | Gabon |
| 1990s | 0.9965 | 0.988 | 0.0085 | Gabon |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 0.6667 | 1 | 0.3333 | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected political leaders index, Gabon or Seychelles?
- Gabon, at 1 against 1 in Seychelles as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected political leaders index between Gabon and Seychelles?
- 0, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Seychelles?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2025.
- How do Gabon and Seychelles rank globally for elected political leaders index?
- Gabon ranks 1st and Seychelles ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected Political Leaders Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measures the extent to which the legislature is chosen through broad elections, and the chief executive is elected directly or indirectly (appointed by a popularly elected legislature).