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

United Kingdom, at 0.689 against 0.68 in Seychelles as of 2025.

What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Seychelles and United Kingdom?

0.009, with United Kingdom ahead.

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 Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Seychelles vs United Kingdom: Liberal Democracy Index

Seychelles

0.68

in 2025

United Kingdom

0.689

in 2025

Seychelles rank

31st

United Kingdom rank

30th

Liberal Democracy Index over time

Seychelles
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.689 against 0.68 in Seychelles, a difference of 0.009.

Across all 123 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Seychelles ranks 31st and United Kingdom ranks 30th of 176 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	0.085	0.4154	0.3304	United Kingdom
1910s	0.085	0.4272	0.3422	United Kingdom
1920s	0.085	0.603	0.518	United Kingdom
1930s	0.085	0.6093	0.5243	United Kingdom
1940s	0.0939	0.6241	0.5302	United Kingdom
1950s	0.1496	0.696	0.5464	United Kingdom
1960s	0.1619	0.714	0.5521	United Kingdom
1970s	0.1848	0.7372	0.5524	United Kingdom
1980s	0.1686	0.724	0.5554	United Kingdom
1990s	0.236	0.7491	0.5131	United Kingdom
2000s	0.325	0.7984	0.4734	United Kingdom
2010s	0.4405	0.7971	0.3566	United Kingdom
2020s	0.6383	0.7598	0.1215	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy index, Seychelles or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 0.689 against 0.68 in Seychelles as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Seychelles and United Kingdom?: 0.009, with United Kingdom 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 liberal democracy index?: Seychelles ranks 31st and United Kingdom ranks 30th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Liberal Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.