What is political civil liberties index in Seychelles?

Political civil liberties index in Seychelles was 0.893 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest political civil liberties index recorded in Seychelles?

The highest recorded value was 0.893 in 2024.

What is the lowest political civil liberties index recorded in Seychelles?

The lowest recorded value was 0.213 in 1978.

How does Seychelles rank for political civil liberties index?

Seychelles ranks 38th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is political civil liberties index rising or falling in Seychelles?

Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Seychelles data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Political Civil Liberties Index in Seychelles

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

Seychelles: Political Civil Liberties Index was 0.893 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.893

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

38th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.893

in 2024

All-time low

0.213

in 1978

Years of data

123

1903–2025

Political Civil Liberties Index in Seychelles, 1903–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for political civil liberties index in Seychelles is 0.893, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 123 years on record.

The figure is up 23.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political civil liberties index in Seychelles peaked at 0.893 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.213, in 1978.

Seychelles ranks 38th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 123 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.412	0.412	0.412	7
1910s	0.412	0.412	0.412	10
1920s	0.412	0.412	0.412	10
1930s	0.412	0.412	0.412	10
1940s	0.4151	0.412	0.443	10
1950s	0.443	0.443	0.443	10
1960s	0.4938	0.442	0.538	10
1970s	0.4579	0.213	0.569	10
1980s	0.2569	0.227	0.287	10
1990s	0.4824	0.293	0.542	10
2000s	0.6288	0.524	0.683	10
2010s	0.7295	0.682	0.81	10
2020s	0.8762	0.851	0.893	6

Countries ranked near Seychelles

35 Taiwan 0.904 compare
36 Namibia 0.896 compare
37 Sri Lanka 0.895 compare
38 Cape Verde 0.893 compare
38 Lithuania 0.893 compare
41 Germany 0.892 compare
41 Netherlands 0.892 compare
41 Solomon Islands 0.892 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More reference data data for Seychelles

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0075 (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) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0082 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0046 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0348 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0075 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0024 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 15.22 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is political civil liberties index in Seychelles?: Political civil liberties index in Seychelles was 0.893 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest political civil liberties index recorded in Seychelles?: The highest recorded value was 0.893 in 2024.
What is the lowest political civil liberties index recorded in Seychelles?: The lowest recorded value was 0.213 in 1978.
How does Seychelles rank for political civil liberties index?: Seychelles ranks 38th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political civil liberties index rising or falling in Seychelles?: Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Seychelles data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Political Civil Liberties Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people enjoy the freedoms of expression and association.