Political regime in Seychelles

Seychelles: Political regime was 3 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 176 countries
All-time high
3
in 2016
All-time low
0
in 1903
Years of data
123
1903–2025

Political regime in Seychelles, 1903–2025

0123190319642025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for political regime in Seychelles is 3, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 123 years on record.

That represents a change of up 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political regime in Seychelles peaked at 3 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.

Political regime in Seychelles, year by year

Annual values for Political regime 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 1 —
1971 1 +0.0%
1972 1 +0.0%
1973 1 +0.0%
1974 1 +0.0%
1975 1 +0.0%
1976 1 +0.0%
1977 0 -100.0%
1978 0 —
1979 1 —
1980 1 +0.0%
1981 1 +0.0%
1982 1 +0.0%
1983 1 +0.0%
1984 1 +0.0%
1985 1 +0.0%
1986 1 +0.0%
1987 0 -100.0%
1988 0 —
1989 0 —
1990 1 —
1991 1 +0.0%
1992 1 +0.0%
1993 1 +0.0%
1994 1 +0.0%
1995 1 +0.0%
1996 1 +0.0%
1997 1 +0.0%
1998 1 +0.0%
1999 1 +0.0%
2000 1 +0.0%
2001 1 +0.0%
2002 1 +0.0%
2003 1 +0.0%
2004 1 +0.0%
2005 1 +0.0%
2006 1 +0.0%
2007 1 +0.0%
2008 1 +0.0%
2009 1 +0.0%
2010 1 +0.0%
2011 1 +0.0%
2012 1 +0.0%
2013 1 +0.0%
2014 1 +0.0%
2015 2 +100.0%
2016 3 +50.0%
2017 3 +0.0%
2018 3 +0.0%
2019 3 +0.0%
2020 3 +0.0%
2021 3 +0.0%
2022 3 +0.0%
2023 3 +0.0%
2024 3 +0.0%
2025 3 +0.0%

Seychelles compared with similar countries

  • Seychelles's 3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Seychelles's 3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1, 3.0× the median. (48 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 0.8 0 1 10
1980s 0.7 0 1 10
1990s 1 1 1 10
2000s 1 1 1 10
2010s 1.9 1 3 10
2020s 3 3 3 6

Countries ranked near Seychelles

  1. 1 Australia 3 compare
  2. 1 Austria 3 compare
  3. 1 Barbados 3 compare
  4. 1 Belgium 3 compare
  5. 1 Chile 3 compare
  6. 1 Costa Rica 3 compare
  7. 1 Cyprus 3 compare
  8. 1 Czechia 3 compare
  9. 1 Denmark 3 compare
  10. 1 Estonia 3 compare
  11. 1 Finland 3 compare
  12. 1 France 3 compare
  13. 1 Germany 3 compare
  14. 1 Iceland 3 compare
  15. 1 Ireland 3 compare
  16. 1 Italy 3 compare
  17. 1 Japan 3 compare
  18. 1 Latvia 3 compare
  19. 1 Lithuania 3 compare
  20. 1 Luxembourg 3 compare
  21. 1 Netherlands 3 compare
  22. 1 New Zealand 3 compare
  23. 1 Norway 3 compare
  24. 1 South Korea 3 compare
  25. 1 Spain 3 compare
  26. 1 Sweden 3 compare
  27. 1 Switzerland 3 compare
  28. 1 Taiwan 3 compare
  29. 1 Trinidad and Tobago 3 compare
  30. 1 Uruguay 3 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political regime in Seychelles?
Political regime in Seychelles was 3 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest political regime recorded in Seychelles?
The highest recorded value was 3 in 2016.
What is the lowest political regime recorded in Seychelles?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1903.
How does Seychelles rank for political regime?
Seychelles ranks 1st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political regime rising or falling in Seychelles?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Seychelles data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political regime. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political regime
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,400 data points, 1789–2025
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