Civil Liberties Score in Seychelles
Seychelles: Civil Liberties Score was 46 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Civil Liberties Score in Seychelles, 2003–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 46 for civil liberties score in 2025. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil liberties score in Seychelles peaked at 46 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40, in 2007.
Seychelles ranks 72nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Civil Liberties Score in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 42 | — |
| 2004 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 41 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 40 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 42 | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 43 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 43 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 43 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 43 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 43 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 45 | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 46 | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 46 | +0.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 46 is below the median for high income countries, which is 53, 87% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 46 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.57 | 40 | 42 | 7 |
| 2010s | 42.4 | 42 | 43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 45 | 43 | 46 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More reference data data for Seychelles
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0024 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0046 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0082 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0082 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0247 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.043 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0348 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 2.17 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil liberties score in Seychelles?
- Civil liberties score in Seychelles was 46 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil liberties score recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 46 in 2024.
- What is the lowest civil liberties score recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 40 in 2007.
- How does Seychelles rank for civil liberties score?
- Seychelles ranks 72nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil liberties score rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Liberties Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The variable identifies the fine-grained extent of freedom of expression and association, the rule of law, and personal autonomy. Higher scores indicate more liberties.