Legislative constraints on the executive index in Seychelles
Seychelles: Legislative constraints on the executive index was 0.818 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.818
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
48th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.878
in 2018
All-time low
0.404
in 1979
Years of data
76
1949–2025
Legislative constraints on the executive index in Seychelles, 1949–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for legislative constraints on the executive index in Seychelles is 0.818, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, legislative constraints on the executive index in Seychelles peaked at 0.878 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.404, in 1979.
That places Seychelles 48th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Legislative constraints on the executive index in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 0.573 | — |
| 1950 | 0.573 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.573 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.573 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.573 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.573 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.573 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.573 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.573 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.573 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.573 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.573 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.573 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.573 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.573 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.573 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.573 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.573 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.573 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.573 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.573 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.569 | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.55 | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.468 | -14.9% |
| 1973 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.469 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.404 | -13.9% |
| 1980 | 0.404 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.404 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.404 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.404 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.404 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.404 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.404 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.404 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.404 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.404 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.437 | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 0.437 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.49 | +12.1% |
| 1993 | 0.49 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.49 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.49 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.49 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.49 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.49 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.49 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.521 | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.505 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.626 | +24.0% |
| 2005 | 0.626 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.626 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.626 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.626 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.626 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.639 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.658 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.647 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.675 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.687 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.724 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.811 | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 0.858 | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.878 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.878 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.844 | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.853 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.794 | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.818 | +2.2% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 0.818 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.871, 94% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 0.818 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.352, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.573 | 0.573 | 0.573 | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.573 | 0.573 | 0.573 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.573 | 0.573 | 0.573 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4813 | 0.404 | 0.569 | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.404 | 0.404 | 0.404 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4794 | 0.437 | 0.49 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5824 | 0.505 | 0.626 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7455 | 0.639 | 0.878 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8182 | 0.794 | 0.853 | 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 legislative constraints on the executive index in Seychelles?
- Legislative constraints on the executive index in Seychelles was 0.818 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest legislative constraints on the executive index recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 0.878 in 2018.
- What is the lowest legislative constraints on the executive index recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.404 in 1979.
- How does Seychelles rank for legislative constraints on the executive index?
- Seychelles ranks 48th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is legislative constraints on the executive index rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Legislative constraints on the executive index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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