Liberal political institutions in Seychelles

Seychelles: Liberal political institutions was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 176 countries
All-time high
1
in 2016
All-time low
0
in 1903
Years of data
123
1903–2025

Liberal political institutions in Seychelles, 1903–2025

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Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, liberal political institutions in Seychelles stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 123 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over five years.

Over the whole period, liberal political institutions in Seychelles peaked at 1 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1903.

Seychelles ranks 1st of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Liberal political institutions in Seychelles, year by year

Annual values for Liberal political institutions in Seychelles, 1903 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1903 0
1904 0
1905 0
1906 0
1907 0
1908 0
1909 0
1910 0
1911 0
1912 0
1913 0
1914 0
1915 0
1916 0
1917 0
1918 0
1919 0
1920 0
1921 0
1922 0
1923 0
1924 0
1925 0
1926 0
1927 0
1928 0
1929 0
1930 0
1931 0
1932 0
1933 0
1934 0
1935 0
1936 0
1937 0
1938 0
1939 0
1940 0
1941 0
1942 0
1943 0
1944 0
1945 0
1946 0
1947 0
1948 0
1949 0
1950 0
1951 0
1952 0
1953 0
1954 0
1955 0
1956 0
1957 0
1958 0
1959 0
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 1
2017 1 +0.0%
2018 1 +0.0%
2019 1 +0.0%
2020 1 +0.0%
2021 1 +0.0%
2022 1 +0.0%
2023 1 +0.0%
2024 1 +0.0%
2025 1 +0.0%

Seychelles compared with similar countries

  • Seychelles's 1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)

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 0.4 0 1 10
2020s 1 1 1 6

Countries ranked near Seychelles

  1. 1 Australia 1 compare
  2. 1 Austria 1 compare
  3. 1 Barbados 1 compare
  4. 1 Belgium 1 compare
  5. 1 Brazil 1 compare
  6. 1 Bulgaria 1 compare
  7. 1 Canada 1 compare
  8. 1 Cape Verde 1 compare
  9. 1 Chile 1 compare
  10. 1 Colombia 1 compare
  11. 1 Costa Rica 1 compare
  12. 1 Croatia 1 compare
  13. 1 Cyprus 1 compare
  14. 1 Czechia 1 compare
  15. 1 Denmark 1 compare
  16. 1 Estonia 1 compare
  17. 1 Finland 1 compare
  18. 1 France 1 compare
  19. 1 Gambia 1 compare
  20. 1 Germany 1 compare
  21. 1 Ghana 1 compare
  22. 1 Guatemala 1 compare
  23. 1 Iceland 1 compare
  24. 1 Ireland 1 compare
  25. 1 Israel 1 compare
  26. 1 Italy 1 compare
  27. 1 Jamaica 1 compare
  28. 1 Japan 1 compare
  29. 1 Latvia 1 compare
  30. 1 Lithuania 1 compare
  31. 1 Luxembourg 1 compare
  32. 1 Malawi 1 compare
  33. 1 Mauritius 1 compare
  34. 1 Namibia 1 compare
  35. 1 Netherlands 1 compare
  36. 1 New Zealand 1 compare
  37. 1 Norway 1 compare
  38. 1 Poland 1 compare
  39. 1 Portugal 1 compare
  40. 1 Sao Tome and Principe 1 compare
  41. 1 Slovenia 1 compare
  42. 1 South Africa 1 compare
  43. 1 South Korea 1 compare
  44. 1 Spain 1 compare
  45. 1 Sweden 1 compare
  46. 1 Switzerland 1 compare
  47. 1 Taiwan 1 compare
  48. 1 Trinidad and Tobago 1 compare
  49. 1 United Kingdom 1 compare
  50. 1 Uruguay 1 compare
  51. 1 Vanuatu 1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal political institutions in Seychelles?
Liberal political institutions in Seychelles was 1 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal political institutions recorded in Seychelles?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2016.
What is the lowest liberal political institutions recorded in Seychelles?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1903.
How does Seychelles rank for liberal political institutions?
Seychelles ranks 1st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Where does this Seychelles data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Liberal political institutions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Liberal political institutions
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of whether the country has meaningfully liberal political institutions.