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Private Civil Liberties Index in Seychelles

Seychelles: Private Civil Liberties Index was 0.894 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.894
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
34th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.894
in 2022
All-time low
0.456
in 1903
Years of data
123
1903–2025

Private Civil Liberties Index in Seychelles, 1903–2025

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

Analysis

Seychelles recorded 0.894 for private civil liberties index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 123 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, private civil liberties index in Seychelles peaked at 0.894 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.456, in 1903.

Seychelles ranks 34th 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.

Private Civil Liberties Index in Seychelles, year by year

Year Value Change
1903 0.456 —
1904 0.456 +0.0%
1905 0.456 +0.0%
1906 0.456 +0.0%
1907 0.456 +0.0%
1908 0.456 +0.0%
1909 0.456 +0.0%
1910 0.456 +0.0%
1911 0.456 +0.0%
1912 0.456 +0.0%
1913 0.456 +0.0%
1914 0.456 +0.0%
1915 0.456 +0.0%
1916 0.456 +0.0%
1917 0.456 +0.0%
1918 0.456 +0.0%
1919 0.456 +0.0%
1920 0.456 +0.0%
1921 0.456 +0.0%
1922 0.456 +0.0%
1923 0.456 +0.0%
1924 0.456 +0.0%
1925 0.456 +0.0%
1926 0.456 +0.0%
1927 0.456 +0.0%
1928 0.456 +0.0%
1929 0.456 +0.0%
1930 0.456 +0.0%
1931 0.456 +0.0%
1932 0.456 +0.0%
1933 0.456 +0.0%
1934 0.456 +0.0%
1935 0.456 +0.0%
1936 0.456 +0.0%
1937 0.456 +0.0%
1938 0.456 +0.0%
1939 0.456 +0.0%
1940 0.503 +10.3%
1941 0.503 +0.0%
1942 0.503 +0.0%
1943 0.503 +0.0%
1944 0.503 +0.0%
1945 0.503 +0.0%
1946 0.503 +0.0%
1947 0.503 +0.0%
1948 0.503 +0.0%
1949 0.503 +0.0%
1950 0.503 +0.0%
1951 0.503 +0.0%
1952 0.503 +0.0%
1953 0.503 +0.0%
1954 0.503 +0.0%
1955 0.503 +0.0%
1956 0.503 +0.0%
1957 0.503 +0.0%
1958 0.503 +0.0%
1959 0.503 +0.0%
1960 0.503 +0.0%
1961 0.503 +0.0%
1962 0.503 +0.0%
1963 0.503 +0.0%
1964 0.503 +0.0%
1965 0.52 +3.4%
1966 0.52 +0.0%
1967 0.52 +0.0%
1968 0.52 +0.0%
1969 0.52 +0.0%
1970 0.558 +7.3%
1971 0.558 +0.0%
1972 0.558 +0.0%
1973 0.558 +0.0%
1974 0.558 +0.0%
1975 0.558 +0.0%
1976 0.723 +29.6%
1977 0.57 -21.2%
1978 0.625 +9.6%
1979 0.625 +0.0%
1980 0.678 +8.5%
1981 0.678 +0.0%
1982 0.681 +0.4%
1983 0.688 +1.0%
1984 0.719 +4.5%
1985 0.747 +3.9%
1986 0.747 +0.0%
1987 0.747 +0.0%
1988 0.747 +0.0%
1989 0.747 +0.0%
1990 0.736 -1.5%
1991 0.736 +0.0%
1992 0.745 +1.2%
1993 0.745 +0.0%
1994 0.745 +0.0%
1995 0.735 -1.3%
1996 0.743 +1.1%
1997 0.743 +0.0%
1998 0.743 +0.0%
1999 0.743 +0.0%
2000 0.754 +1.5%
2001 0.741 -1.7%
2002 0.746 +0.7%
2003 0.746 +0.0%
2004 0.746 +0.0%
2005 0.743 -0.4%
2006 0.743 +0.0%
2007 0.743 +0.0%
2008 0.75 +0.9%
2009 0.75 +0.0%
2010 0.75 +0.0%
2011 0.75 +0.0%
2012 0.747 -0.4%
2013 0.769 +2.9%
2014 0.779 +1.3%
2015 0.82 +5.3%
2016 0.817 -0.4%
2017 0.819 +0.2%
2018 0.819 +0.0%
2019 0.819 +0.0%
2020 0.822 +0.4%
2021 0.822 +0.0%
2022 0.894 +8.8%
2023 0.894 +0.0%
2024 0.894 +0.0%
2025 0.894 +0.0%

Seychelles compared with similar countries

  • Seychelles's 0.894 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.894, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Seychelles's 0.894 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.682, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.456 0.456 0.456 7
1910s 0.456 0.456 0.456 10
1920s 0.456 0.456 0.456 10
1930s 0.456 0.456 0.456 10
1940s 0.503 0.503 0.503 10
1950s 0.503 0.503 0.503 10
1960s 0.5115 0.503 0.52 10
1970s 0.5891 0.558 0.723 10
1980s 0.7179 0.678 0.747 10
1990s 0.7414 0.735 0.745 10
2000s 0.7462 0.741 0.754 10
2010s 0.7889 0.747 0.82 10
2020s 0.87 0.822 0.894 6

Countries ranked near Seychelles

  1. 31 Albania 0.907 compare
  2. 32 Jamaica 0.899 compare
  3. 33 Ghana 0.897 compare
  4. 34 Moldova 0.894 compare
  5. 34 Slovenia 0.894 compare
  6. 34 South Korea 0.894 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is private civil liberties index in Seychelles?
Private civil liberties index in Seychelles was 0.894 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest private civil liberties index recorded in Seychelles?
The highest recorded value was 0.894 in 2022.
What is the lowest private civil liberties index recorded in Seychelles?
The lowest recorded value was 0.456 in 1903.
How does Seychelles rank for private civil liberties index?
Seychelles ranks 34th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is private civil liberties index rising or falling in Seychelles?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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 Private Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Private 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, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate the extent to which people are free from forced labor, have property rights, and enjoy freedom of movement and religion.