Maldives vs Seychelles: Democratic change
Maldives
2
in 2025
Seychelles
2
in 2025
Maldives rank
1st
Seychelles rank
1st
Democratic change over time
- Maldives
- Seychelles
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 2 against 2 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.
Maldives ranks 1st and Seychelles ranks 1st of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Seychelles in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1.3 | 1 | 0.3 | Maldives |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | Seychelles |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Maldives |
| 1980s | 1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0.4 | 1.7 | 1.3 | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democratic change, Maldives or Seychelles?
- Maldives, at 2 against 2 in Seychelles as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democratic change between Maldives and Seychelles?
- 0, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Seychelles?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Seychelles rank globally for democratic change?
- Maldives ranks 1st and Seychelles ranks 1st of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democratic change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data by Episodes of Regime Transformation and V-Dem.