Malta vs Seychelles: Free and Fair Elections Index
Malta
0.903
in 2025
Seychelles
0.884
in 2025
Malta rank
35th
Seychelles rank
37th
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- Malta
- Seychelles
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.903 against 0.884 in Seychelles, a difference of 0.019.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Seychelles ahead.
Malta ranks 35th and Seychelles ranks 37th of 176 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.5955 | 0 | 0.5955 | Malta |
| 1930s | 0.1578 | 0 | 0.1578 | Malta |
| 1940s | 0.1817 | 0.0313 | 0.1504 | Malta |
| 1950s | 0.6561 | 0.2391 | 0.417 | Malta |
| 1960s | 0.5913 | 0.2929 | 0.2984 | Malta |
| 1970s | 0.7466 | 0.3888 | 0.3578 | Malta |
| 1980s | 0.697 | 0.2867 | 0.4103 | Malta |
| 1990s | 0.8254 | 0.4441 | 0.3813 | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.8669 | 0.5276 | 0.3393 | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.9029 | 0.6614 | 0.2415 | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.8968 | 0.8768 | 0.02 | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Malta or Seychelles?
- Malta, at 0.903 against 0.884 in Seychelles as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Malta and Seychelles?
- 0.019, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Seychelles?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Seychelles rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Malta ranks 35th 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.