Seychelles vs Switzerland: Democracy

Seychelles
7
in 2025
Switzerland
7
in 2025
Seychelles rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Seychelles
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

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

Across all 123 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Seychelles Switzerland Difference Ahead
1900s 0 5 5 Switzerland
1910s 0 5 5 Switzerland
1920s 0 5 5 Switzerland
1930s 0 5 5 Switzerland
1940s 0.4 5 4.6 Switzerland
1950s 2 5 3 Switzerland
1960s 2 5 3 Switzerland
1970s 1.6 6.8 5.2 Switzerland
1980s 1 7 6 Switzerland
1990s 4.5 7 2.5 Switzerland
2000s 6 7 1 Switzerland
2010s 6 7 1 Switzerland
2020s 6.83 7 0.1667 Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Seychelles or Switzerland?
Seychelles, at 7 against 7 in Switzerland as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Seychelles and Switzerland?
0, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Switzerland?
123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
How do Seychelles and Switzerland rank globally for democracy?
Seychelles ranks 1st and Switzerland 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).