Seychelles vs United States: Free and Fair Elections Index
Seychelles
0.884
in 2025
United States
0.902
in 2025
Seychelles rank
37th
United States rank
36th
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- Seychelles
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.902 against 0.884 in Seychelles, a difference of 0.018.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was United States ahead.
Seychelles ranks 37th and United States ranks 36th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Seychelles averaged higher in 1 and United States in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Seychelles | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0.5251 | 0.5251 | United States |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.5397 | 0.5397 | United States |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.5365 | 0.5365 | United States |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.5581 | 0.5581 | United States |
| 1940s | 0.0313 | 0.62 | 0.5887 | United States |
| 1950s | 0.2391 | 0.6771 | 0.438 | United States |
| 1960s | 0.2929 | 0.732 | 0.4391 | United States |
| 1970s | 0.3888 | 0.8084 | 0.4196 | United States |
| 1980s | 0.2867 | 0.8788 | 0.5921 | United States |
| 1990s | 0.4441 | 0.891 | 0.4469 | United States |
| 2000s | 0.5276 | 0.8875 | 0.3599 | United States |
| 2010s | 0.6614 | 0.9177 | 0.2563 | United States |
| 2020s | 0.8768 | 0.871 | 0.0058 | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Seychelles or United States?
- United States, at 0.902 against 0.884 in Seychelles as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Seychelles and United States?
- 0.018, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and United States?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Seychelles and United States rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Seychelles ranks 37th and United States ranks 36th 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.