Australia vs Seychelles: Justified Political Positions Score

Australia
2.06
in 2025
Seychelles
2.05
in 2025
Australia rank
19th
Seychelles rank
22nd

Justified Political Positions Score over time

  • Australia
  • Seychelles
-10123190119632025

How they compare

Australia currently reports 2.06 against 2.05 in Seychelles, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 19th and Seychelles ranks 22nd of 175 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Seychelles Difference Ahead
1900s 1.63 -1.05 2.68 Australia
1910s 1.63 -1.05 2.68 Australia
1920s 1.63 -1.05 2.68 Australia
1930s 1.63 -1.05 2.68 Australia
1940s 1.63 -0.9052 2.54 Australia
1950s 1.63 -0.322 1.95 Australia
1960s 1.63 -0.2245 1.86 Australia
1970s 1.63 0.3216 1.31 Australia
1980s 1.63 0.217 1.42 Australia
1990s 1.63 0.3898 1.24 Australia
2000s 2.08 0.7704 1.31 Australia
2010s 2.21 1.14 1.07 Australia
2020s 2.16 1.92 0.2367 Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher justified political positions score, Australia or Seychelles?
Australia, at 2.06 against 2.05 in Seychelles as of 2025.
What is the difference in justified political positions score between Australia and Seychelles?
0.01, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Seychelles?
123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
How do Australia and Seychelles rank globally for justified political positions score?
Australia ranks 19th and Seychelles ranks 22nd of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Justified Political Positions Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Justified Political Positions Score
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 provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.