Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Seychelles

Seychelles: Voice and Accountability - Number of sources was 7 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
160th
of 208 countries
All-time high
10
in 2013
All-time low
4
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Seychelles, 1996–2025

02468101996201020251996: 41998: 42000: 52002: 62003: 62004: 82005: 82006: 82007: 82008: 82009: 82010: 82011: 82012: 92013: 102014: 102015: 102016: 102017: 102018: 82019: 82020: 72021: 72022: 82023: 72024: 72025: 7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for voice and accountability - number of sources in Seychelles is 7, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - number of sources in Seychelles peaked at 10 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1996.

That places Seychelles 160th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Seychelles, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Seychelles, 1996 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1996 4 —
1998 4 +0.0%
2000 5 +25.0%
2002 6 +20.0%
2003 6 +0.0%
2004 8 +33.3%
2005 8 +0.0%
2006 8 +0.0%
2007 8 +0.0%
2008 8 +0.0%
2009 8 +0.0%
2010 8 +0.0%
2011 8 +0.0%
2012 9 +12.5%
2013 10 +11.1%
2014 10 +0.0%
2015 10 +0.0%
2016 10 +0.0%
2017 10 +0.0%
2018 8 -20.0%
2019 8 +0.0%
2020 7 -12.5%
2021 7 +0.0%
2022 8 +14.3%
2023 7 -12.5%
2024 7 +0.0%
2025 7 +0.0%

Seychelles compared with similar countries

  • Seychelles's 7 is below the median for high income countries, which is 10, 70% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Seychelles's 7 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.5, 52% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4 4 4 2
2000s 7.22 5 8 9
2010s 9.1 8 10 10
2020s 7.17 7 8 6

Countries ranked near Seychelles

  1. 160 Bahrain 7 compare
  2. 160 Belarus 7 compare
  3. 160 Belize 7 compare
  4. 160 Bhutan 7 compare
  5. 160 Guyana 7 compare
  6. 160 Israel 7 compare
  7. 160 North Korea 7 compare
  8. 160 Laos 7 compare
  9. 160 Oman 7 compare
  10. 160 Syria 7 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - number of sources in Seychelles?
Voice and accountability - number of sources in Seychelles was 7 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Seychelles?
The highest recorded value was 10 in 2013.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Seychelles?
The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1996.
How does Seychelles rank for voice and accountability - number of sources?
Seychelles ranks 160th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is voice and accountability - number of sources rising or falling in Seychelles?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Seychelles data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Voice and Accountability - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Voice and Accountability - Number of sources
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,514 data points, 1996–2025
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