What is democratic change in Seychelles?

Democratic change in Seychelles was 2 in 2025, according to Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest democratic change recorded in Seychelles?

The highest recorded value was 2 in 1964.

What is the lowest democratic change recorded in Seychelles?

The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1972.

How does Seychelles rank for democratic change?

Seychelles ranks 1st out of 175 countries with data for 2025.

Is democratic change rising or falling in Seychelles?

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

Where does this Seychelles data come from?

The figures come from Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democratic change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Democratic change in Seychelles

Name: Democratic change in Seychelles
Creator: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Seychelles: Democratic change was 2 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

1st

of 175 countries

All-time high

in 1964

All-time low

in 1972

Years of data

123

1903–2025

Democratic change in Seychelles, 1903–2025

Source: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for democratic change in Seychelles is 2, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 123 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, democratic change in Seychelles peaked at 2 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1972.

That places Seychelles 1st out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	1	1	1	7
1910s	1	1	1	10
1920s	1	1	1	10
1930s	1	1	1	10
1940s	1	1	1	10
1950s	1	1	1	10
1960s	1.6	1	2	10
1970s	0.6	0	2	10
1980s	1.1	1	2	10
1990s	1.3	1	2	10
2000s	1.5	1	2	10
2010s	1.7	1	2	10
2020s	2	2	2	6

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More reference data data for Seychelles

Spring temperature anomalies -0.0597 °C (2026)
Summer temperature anomalies -0.0283 °C (2026)
Temperature anomalies by month 0.4096 °C (2026)
Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
Autumn temperature anomalies -0.3814 °C (2025)
Winter temperature anomalies 0.4806 °C (2025)
Consumer price index 147.52 2010 = 100 (2025)
Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
Competitive elections 1 (2025)
Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is democratic change in Seychelles?: Democratic change in Seychelles was 2 in 2025, according to Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest democratic change recorded in Seychelles?: The highest recorded value was 2 in 1964.
What is the lowest democratic change recorded in Seychelles?: The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1972.
How does Seychelles rank for democratic change?: Seychelles ranks 1st out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is democratic change rising or falling in Seychelles?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Seychelles data come from?: The figures come from Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democratic change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Democratic change
Source: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 19,128 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Data by Episodes of Regime Transformation and V-Dem.