Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Seychelles

Seychelles: Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) was 1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
up 25.0%
World rank
30th
of 208 countries
All-time high
1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2025
All-time low
0.4425 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2003
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Political Stability - Governance estimate in Seychelles, 1996–2025

00.250.50.7511.21996201020251996: 0.773 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: 0.769 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: 0.729 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: 0.442 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: 0.488 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: 0.772 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: 0.813 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: 0.744 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: 0.709 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: 0.644 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: 0.867 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: 0.783 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: 0.71 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: 0.722 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: 0.448 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: 0.757 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: 0.756 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: 0.792 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: 0.759 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: 0.679 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: 0.714 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: 0.712 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: 0.83 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: 0.937 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: 0.938 approx. -2.5 to +2.52025: 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

Analysis

Seychelles recorded 1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for political stability - governance estimate in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of up 25.0% on the previous year and up 54.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - governance estimate in Seychelles peaked at 1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4425 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2003.

That places Seychelles 30th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Seychelles, year by year

Annual values for Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Seychelles, 1996 to 2025.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 0.7729 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 —
1998 0.7691 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5%
2000 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +30.3%
2002 0.7286 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -27.3%
2003 0.4425 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -39.3%
2004 0.4877 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +10.2%
2005 0.7716 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +58.2%
2006 0.8127 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5.3%
2007 0.7442 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -8.4%
2008 0.7088 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -4.8%
2009 0.6442 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -9.1%
2010 0.8673 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +34.6%
2011 0.7835 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -9.7%
2012 0.71 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -9.4%
2013 0.722 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.7%
2014 0.4485 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -37.9%
2015 0.7575 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +68.9%
2016 0.7563 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2%
2017 0.7918 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +4.7%
2018 0.759 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -4.1%
2019 0.679 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -10.5%
2020 0.7138 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5.1%
2021 0.7124 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2%
2022 0.8303 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +16.5%
2023 0.9375 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +12.9%
2024 0.9376 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.0%
2025 1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +25.0%

Seychelles compared with similar countries

  • Seychelles's 1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8176 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 1.4× the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Seychelles's 1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.5276 approx. -2.5 to +2.5. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.771 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.7691 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.7729 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s 0.7047 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.4425 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s 0.7275 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.4485 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.8673 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s 0.8839 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.7124 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 6

Countries ranked near Seychelles

  1. 27 Luxembourg 1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 28 Guam 1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 29 New Zealand 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 31 Saint Lucia 1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 32 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 33 Switzerland 1.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - governance estimate in Seychelles?
Political stability - governance estimate in Seychelles was 1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
What is the highest political stability - governance estimate recorded in Seychelles?
The highest recorded value was 1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025.
What is the lowest political stability - governance estimate recorded in Seychelles?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4425 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2003.
How does Seychelles rank for political stability - governance estimate?
Seychelles ranks 30th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is political stability - governance estimate rising or falling in Seychelles?
Over the last ten years it is up 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Seychelles data come from?
The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Unit
approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,485 data points, 1996–2025
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Political Stability (PV) captures perceptions of the extent to which political power and governance are secure from destabilization, and of the likelihood that authority will be challenged or altered through violent, coercive, or unconstitutional means. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.