Cyprus vs Seychelles: Free and Fair Elections Index
Cyprus
0.909
in 2025
Seychelles
0.884
in 2025
Cyprus rank
34th
Seychelles rank
37th
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- Cyprus
- Seychelles
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 0.909 against 0.884 in Seychelles, a difference of 0.025.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Seychelles ahead.
Cyprus ranks 34th and Seychelles ranks 37th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 7 and Seychelles in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.0313 | 0.0313 | Seychelles |
| 1950s | 0.0023 | 0.2391 | 0.2368 | Seychelles |
| 1960s | 0.4893 | 0.2929 | 0.1964 | Cyprus |
| 1970s | 0.5475 | 0.3888 | 0.1587 | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 0.7782 | 0.2867 | 0.4915 | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 0.8716 | 0.4441 | 0.4275 | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 0.901 | 0.5276 | 0.3734 | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 0.9185 | 0.6614 | 0.2571 | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 0.9122 | 0.8768 | 0.0353 | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Cyprus or Seychelles?
- Cyprus, at 0.909 against 0.884 in Seychelles as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Cyprus and Seychelles?
- 0.025, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Seychelles?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Seychelles rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Cyprus ranks 34th and Seychelles ranks 37th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.