Rule of Law in Seychelles
Seychelles: Rule of Law was 0.1538 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Rule of Law in Seychelles, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
In 2011, rule of law in Seychelles stood at 0.1538 standard error. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law in Seychelles peaked at 0.3693 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1538 standard error, in 2011.
That places Seychelles 4th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3345 standard error | 0.2996 standard error | 0.3693 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2121 standard error | 0.1644 standard error | 0.2749 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1572 standard error | 0.1538 standard error | 0.1605 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 1 Comoros 0.1905 standard error compare
- 2 Guinea-Bissau 0.1855 standard error compare
- 3 Somalia 0.1827 standard error compare
- 5 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1529 standard error compare
- 6 Equatorial Guinea 0.152 standard error compare
- 7 Djibouti 0.1517 standard error compare
More reference data data for Seychelles
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.4096 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0597 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.0283 °C (2026)
- 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 in practice 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rule of law in Seychelles?
- Rule of law in Seychelles was 0.1538 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest rule of law recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3693 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest rule of law recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1538 standard error in 2011.
- How does Seychelles rank for rule of law?
- Seychelles ranks 4th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is rule of law rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Institute, published as part of Rule of Law (standard error). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
See definition GV.RULE.LW.ES. Inherent to all Governance Indicators is a margin of error, which might vary from country to country, normally attributable to two factors: (i) cross-country differences in the number of sources in which a country appears, and (ii) differences in the precision of the sources in which each country appears.