What is the highest centralization of political power index recorded in Seychelles?

The highest recorded value was 0.798 in 1903.

What is the lowest centralization of political power index recorded in Seychelles?

The lowest recorded value was 0.045 in 2025.

How does Seychelles rank for centralization of political power index?

Seychelles ranks 159th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is centralization of political power 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Centralization of Political Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Centralization of Political Power Index in Seychelles

Name: Centralization of Political Power Index in Seychelles
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Seychelles: Centralization of Political Power Index was 0.045 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.045

Change on year

down 11.8%

World rank

159th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.798

in 1903

All-time low

0.045

in 2025

Years of data

123

1903–2025

Centralization of Political Power Index in Seychelles, 1903–2025

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

Analysis

Seychelles recorded 0.045 for centralization of political power 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, centralization of political power 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.

Centralization of Political Power Index in Seychelles, year by year

Annual values for Centralization of Political Power Index in Seychelles, 1903 to 2025.
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

156 France 0.048 compare
157 Lithuania 0.046 compare
157 Uruguay 0.046 compare
159 Iceland 0.045 compare
161 Latvia 0.044 compare
162 Ireland 0.039 compare

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More reference data data for Seychelles

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is centralization of political power index in Seychelles?: Centralization of political power index in Seychelles was 0.045 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest centralization of political power index recorded in Seychelles?: The highest recorded value was 0.798 in 1903.
What is the lowest centralization of political power index recorded in Seychelles?: The lowest recorded value was 0.045 in 2025.
How does Seychelles rank for centralization of political power index?: Seychelles ranks 159th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is centralization of political power 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Centralization of Political Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Centralization of Political Power Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.