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Elections recently led to a change in government in Seychelles

Seychelles: Elections recently led to a change in government was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 197 countries
All-time high
1
in 2020
All-time low
0
in 1903
Years of data
123
1903–2025

Elections recently led to a change in government in Seychelles, 1903–2025

00.20.40.60.81190319642025

Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Seychelles recorded 1 for elections recently led to a change in government in 2025. That is the highest value across all 123 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over five years.

Over the whole period, elections recently led to a change in government in Seychelles peaked at 1 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1903.

That places Seychelles 1st out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0 0 0 7
1910s 0 0 0 10
1920s 0 0 0 10
1930s 0 0 0 10
1940s 0 0 0 10
1950s 0 0 0 10
1960s 0 0 0 10
1970s 0 0 0 10
1980s 0 0 0 10
1990s 0 0 0 10
2000s 0 0 0 10
2010s 0 0 0 10
2020s 1 1 1 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is elections recently led to a change in government in Seychelles?
Elections recently led to a change in government in Seychelles was 1 in 2025, according to Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest elections recently led to a change in government recorded in Seychelles?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2020.
What is the lowest elections recently led to a change in government recorded in Seychelles?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1903.
How does Seychelles rank for elections recently led to a change in government?
Seychelles ranks 1st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
Where does this Seychelles data come from?
The figures come from Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Elections recently led to a change in government. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Elections recently led to a change in government
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

Indicates whether the country experienced an electoral turnover event within the last 12 years.