Political centralization index in Seychelles
Seychelles: Political centralization index was 0.045 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political centralization index in Seychelles, 1903–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 0.045 for political centralization index in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 123 years on record.
The figure is down 11.8% on the previous year and down 70.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political centralization index in Seychelles peaked at 0.798 in 1903 and was at its lowest, 0.045, in 2025.
That places Seychelles 159th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 123 years of available data.
Political centralization index in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 0.798 | — |
| 1904 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.752 | -5.8% |
| 1949 | 0.616 | -18.1% |
| 1950 | 0.616 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.616 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.616 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.616 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.616 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.616 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.616 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.616 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.616 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.616 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.616 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.616 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.616 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.616 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.616 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.616 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.616 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.619 | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.619 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.619 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.574 | -7.3% |
| 1971 | 0.529 | -7.8% |
| 1972 | 0.529 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.529 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.529 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.529 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.51 | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.559 | +9.6% |
| 1978 | 0.698 | +24.9% |
| 1979 | 0.532 | -23.8% |
| 1980 | 0.532 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.532 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.532 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.532 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.532 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.532 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.532 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.532 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.532 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.518 | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.514 | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.514 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.448 | -12.8% |
| 1993 | 0.437 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.437 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.437 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.437 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.437 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.437 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.437 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.437 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.437 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.421 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.264 | -37.3% |
| 2004 | 0.23 | -12.9% |
| 2005 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.234 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.227 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.235 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.235 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.228 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.219 | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.22 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.191 | -13.2% |
| 2014 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.154 | -19.4% |
| 2016 | 0.138 | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 0.14 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.117 | -16.4% |
| 2019 | 0.119 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.107 | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 0.047 | -56.1% |
| 2022 | 0.049 | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.048 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.051 | +6.2% |
| 2025 | 0.045 | -11.8% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 0.045 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.09, 50% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 0.045 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.683, 7% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.798 | 0.798 | 0.798 | 7 |
| 1910s | 0.798 | 0.798 | 0.798 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.798 | 0.798 | 0.798 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.798 | 0.798 | 0.798 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.7752 | 0.616 | 0.798 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.616 | 0.616 | 0.616 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6169 | 0.616 | 0.619 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5518 | 0.51 | 0.698 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5306 | 0.518 | 0.532 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4535 | 0.437 | 0.514 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.295 | 0.227 | 0.437 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1717 | 0.117 | 0.228 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0578 | 0.045 | 0.107 | 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 political centralization index in Seychelles?
- Political centralization index in Seychelles was 0.045 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 0.798 in 1903.
- What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.045 in 2025.
- How does Seychelles rank for political centralization index?
- Seychelles ranks 159th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political centralization index rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political centralization index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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