Estonia vs Seychelles: Democracy
Estonia
9
in 2025
Seychelles
9
in 2025
Estonia rank
1st
Seychelles rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Estonia
- Seychelles
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 9 against 9 in Seychelles, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Seychelles ahead.
Estonia ranks 1st and Seychelles ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 6 and Seychelles in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | Estonia |
| 1920s | 7 | 0 | 7 | Estonia |
| 1930s | 3.1 | 0 | 3.1 | Estonia |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 6.6 | 2.7 | 3.9 | Estonia |
| 2000s | 9 | 3.3 | 5.7 | Estonia |
| 2010s | 9 | 5.7 | 3.3 | Estonia |
| 2020s | 9 | 9 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Estonia or Seychelles?
- Estonia, at 9 against 9 in Seychelles as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Estonia and Seychelles?
- 0, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Seychelles?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Seychelles rank globally for democracy?
- Estonia ranks 1st and Seychelles ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.