Panama vs Seychelles: Multi-party elections
Panama
1
in 2025
Seychelles
1
in 2025
Panama rank
1st
Seychelles rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Panama
- Seychelles
How they compare
Panama currently reports 1 against 1 in Seychelles, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Seychelles ahead.
Panama ranks 1st and Seychelles ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 2 and Seychelles in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.8571 | 0.8571 | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Panama |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Panama |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher multi-party elections, Panama or Seychelles?
- Panama, at 1 against 1 in Seychelles as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Panama and Seychelles?
- 0, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Seychelles?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Seychelles rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Panama ranks 1st and Seychelles ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Multi-party elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate whether national multi-party elections were held.