What is rule of law index in Seychelles?

Rule of law index in Seychelles was 0.976 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Seychelles?

The highest recorded value was 0.976 in 2025.

What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Seychelles?

The lowest recorded value was 0.455 in 1978.

How does Seychelles rank for rule of law index?

Seychelles ranks 13th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is rule of law index rising or falling in Seychelles?

Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. 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 Rule of Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Rule of Law Index in Seychelles

Name: Rule of Law Index in Seychelles
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Seychelles: Rule of Law Index was 0.976 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.976

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

13th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.976

in 2025

All-time low

0.455

in 1978

Years of data

123

1903–2025

Rule of Law Index in Seychelles, 1903–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for rule of law index in Seychelles is 0.976, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 123 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law index in Seychelles peaked at 0.976 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.455, in 1978.

Seychelles ranks 13th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Rule of Law Index in Seychelles, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law Index in Seychelles, 1903 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1903	0.722	—
1904	0.722	+0.0%
1905	0.722	+0.0%
1906	0.722	+0.0%
1907	0.722	+0.0%
1908	0.722	+0.0%
1909	0.722	+0.0%
1910	0.722	+0.0%
1911	0.722	+0.0%
1912	0.722	+0.0%
1913	0.722	+0.0%
1914	0.722	+0.0%
1915	0.722	+0.0%
1916	0.722	+0.0%
1917	0.722	+0.0%
1918	0.722	+0.0%
1919	0.722	+0.0%
1920	0.722	+0.0%
1921	0.722	+0.0%
1922	0.722	+0.0%
1923	0.722	+0.0%
1924	0.722	+0.0%
1925	0.722	+0.0%
1926	0.722	+0.0%
1927	0.722	+0.0%
1928	0.722	+0.0%
1929	0.722	+0.0%
1930	0.722	+0.0%
1931	0.722	+0.0%
1932	0.722	+0.0%
1933	0.722	+0.0%
1934	0.722	+0.0%
1935	0.722	+0.0%
1936	0.722	+0.0%
1937	0.722	+0.0%
1938	0.722	+0.0%
1939	0.722	+0.0%
1940	0.722	+0.0%
1941	0.722	+0.0%
1942	0.722	+0.0%
1943	0.722	+0.0%
1944	0.722	+0.0%
1945	0.722	+0.0%
1946	0.722	+0.0%
1947	0.722	+0.0%
1948	0.722	+0.0%
1949	0.722	+0.0%
1950	0.722	+0.0%
1951	0.722	+0.0%
1952	0.722	+0.0%
1953	0.722	+0.0%
1954	0.722	+0.0%
1955	0.722	+0.0%
1956	0.722	+0.0%
1957	0.722	+0.0%
1958	0.722	+0.0%
1959	0.722	+0.0%
1960	0.722	+0.0%
1961	0.722	+0.0%
1962	0.722	+0.0%
1963	0.722	+0.0%
1964	0.722	+0.0%
1965	0.722	+0.0%
1966	0.722	+0.0%
1967	0.72	-0.3%
1968	0.72	+0.0%
1969	0.72	+0.0%
1970	0.73	+1.4%
1971	0.757	+3.7%
1972	0.757	+0.0%
1973	0.757	+0.0%
1974	0.757	+0.0%
1975	0.757	+0.0%
1976	0.604	-20.2%
1977	0.46	-23.8%
1978	0.455	-1.1%
1979	0.483	+6.2%
1980	0.498	+3.1%
1981	0.498	+0.0%
1982	0.498	+0.0%
1983	0.498	+0.0%
1984	0.498	+0.0%
1985	0.498	+0.0%
1986	0.498	+0.0%
1987	0.498	+0.0%
1988	0.498	+0.0%
1989	0.498	+0.0%
1990	0.512	+2.8%
1991	0.512	+0.0%
1992	0.562	+9.8%
1993	0.633	+12.6%
1994	0.633	+0.0%
1995	0.633	+0.0%
1996	0.641	+1.3%
1997	0.641	+0.0%
1998	0.641	+0.0%
1999	0.641	+0.0%
2000	0.641	+0.0%
2001	0.641	+0.0%
2002	0.661	+3.1%
2003	0.746	+12.9%
2004	0.75	+0.5%
2005	0.768	+2.4%
2006	0.771	+0.4%
2007	0.783	+1.6%
2008	0.777	-0.8%
2009	0.781	+0.5%
2010	0.783	+0.3%
2011	0.783	+0.0%
2012	0.781	-0.3%
2013	0.803	+2.8%
2014	0.811	+1.0%
2015	0.831	+2.5%
2016	0.857	+3.1%
2017	0.874	+2.0%
2018	0.894	+2.3%
2019	0.891	-0.3%
2020	0.944	+5.9%
2021	0.965	+2.2%
2022	0.969	+0.4%
2023	0.973	+0.4%
2024	0.975	+0.2%
2025	0.976	+0.1%

Seychelles compared with similar countries

Seychelles's 0.976 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.927, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Seychelles's 0.976 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3685, 2.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.722	0.722	0.722	7
1910s	0.722	0.722	0.722	10
1920s	0.722	0.722	0.722	10
1930s	0.722	0.722	0.722	10
1940s	0.722	0.722	0.722	10
1950s	0.722	0.722	0.722	10
1960s	0.7214	0.72	0.722	10
1970s	0.6517	0.455	0.757	10
1980s	0.498	0.498	0.498	10
1990s	0.6049	0.512	0.641	10
2000s	0.7319	0.641	0.783	10
2010s	0.8308	0.781	0.894	10
2020s	0.967	0.944	0.976	6

Countries ranked near Seychelles

10 Iceland 0.983 compare
10 Ireland 0.983 compare
12 Luxembourg 0.979 compare
14 Singapore 0.974 compare
15 Latvia 0.973 compare
16 Netherlands 0.969 compare

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More reference data data for Seychelles

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0024 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0046 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0075 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0075 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0082 (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) - Agricultural Soils 0.0348 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 2.17 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law index in Seychelles?: Rule of law index in Seychelles was 0.976 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Seychelles?: The highest recorded value was 0.976 in 2025.
What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Seychelles?: The lowest recorded value was 0.455 in 1978.
How does Seychelles rank for rule of law index?: Seychelles ranks 13th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is rule of law index rising or falling in Seychelles?: Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. 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 Rule of Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Rule of Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,303 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the government complies with the law, courts are independent, laws transparent, justice accessible, corruption absent, and the bureaucracy is impartial.