Italy vs Seychelles: Democracy

Italy
7
in 2025
Seychelles
7
in 2025
Italy rank
1st
Seychelles rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Italy
  • Seychelles
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 7 against 7 in Seychelles, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 1st and Seychelles ranks 1st of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Seychelles Difference Ahead
1900s 3 0 3 Italy
1910s 3.2 0 3.2 Italy
1920s 2.6 0 2.6 Italy
1930s 0.9 0 0.9 Italy
1940s 2.4 0.4 2 Italy
1950s 6.4 2 4.4 Italy
1960s 7 2 5 Italy
1970s 7 1.6 5.4 Italy
1980s 7 1 6 Italy
1990s 7 4.5 2.5 Italy
2000s 7 6 1 Italy
2010s 7 6 1 Italy
2020s 7 6.83 0.1667 Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Italy or Seychelles?
Italy, at 7 against 7 in Seychelles as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Italy and Seychelles?
0, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Seychelles?
123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
How do Italy and Seychelles rank globally for democracy?
Italy ranks 1st and Seychelles ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).