Seychelles vs Sweden: Democracy
Seychelles
9
in 2025
Sweden
9
in 2025
Seychelles rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Seychelles
- Sweden
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 9 against 9 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
Across all 123 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Seychelles ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Seychelles | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0 | 7.2 | 7.2 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0 | 8 | 8 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0 | 8 | 8 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0 | 8.8 | 8.8 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0 | 9 | 9 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 2.3 | 9 | 6.7 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 1.4 | 9 | 7.6 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 2.7 | 9 | 6.3 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 3.3 | 9 | 5.7 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 5.7 | 9 | 3.3 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 9 | 9 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Seychelles or Sweden?
- Seychelles, at 9 against 9 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Seychelles and Sweden?
- 0, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Sweden?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Seychelles and Sweden rank globally for democracy?
- Seychelles ranks 1st and Sweden 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.