Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Seychelles or United Kingdom?

Seychelles, at 0.632 against 0.612 in United Kingdom as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and United Kingdom?

123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Seychelles vs United Kingdom: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Seychelles

0.632

in 2025

United Kingdom

0.612

in 2025

Seychelles rank

35th

United Kingdom rank

38th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Seychelles
United Kingdom

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 0.632 against 0.612 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Seychelles ranks 35th and United Kingdom ranks 38th of 175 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Seychelles	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.094	0.2256	0.1316	United Kingdom
1910s	0.094	0.2457	0.1517	United Kingdom
1920s	0.094	0.3664	0.2724	United Kingdom
1930s	0.094	0.3955	0.3015	United Kingdom
1940s	0.0983	0.4954	0.3971	United Kingdom
1950s	0.1108	0.6541	0.5433	United Kingdom
1960s	0.1269	0.6676	0.5407	United Kingdom
1970s	0.1879	0.6944	0.5065	United Kingdom
1980s	0.2273	0.6512	0.4239	United Kingdom
1990s	0.2989	0.6643	0.3654	United Kingdom
2000s	0.3589	0.7456	0.3867	United Kingdom
2010s	0.4332	0.7354	0.3022	United Kingdom
2020s	0.5945	0.6883	0.0938	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Seychelles or United Kingdom?: Seychelles, at 0.632 against 0.612 in United Kingdom as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Seychelles and United Kingdom?: 0.02, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and United Kingdom?: 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
How do Seychelles and United Kingdom rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Seychelles ranks 35th and United Kingdom ranks 38th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.