Nigeria vs Seychelles: Participatory Democracy Index
Nigeria
0.323
in 2025
Seychelles
0.341
in 2025
Nigeria rank
79th
Seychelles rank
76th
Participatory Democracy Index over time
- Nigeria
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 0.341 against 0.323 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.018.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 79th and Seychelles ranks 76th of 176 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.051 | 0.019 | 0.032 | Nigeria |
| 1920s | 0.0531 | 0.019 | 0.0341 | Nigeria |
| 1930s | 0.0546 | 0.019 | 0.0356 | Nigeria |
| 1940s | 0.0549 | 0.0234 | 0.0315 | Nigeria |
| 1950s | 0.0642 | 0.0421 | 0.0221 | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 0.1665 | 0.061 | 0.1055 | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.147 | 0.0759 | 0.0711 | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.1946 | 0.0466 | 0.148 | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.177 | 0.1136 | 0.0634 | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.2972 | 0.1621 | 0.1351 | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.3507 | 0.2143 | 0.1364 | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.33 | 0.3147 | 0.0153 | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory democracy index, Nigeria or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 0.341 against 0.323 in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Nigeria and Seychelles?
- 0.018, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Seychelles?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Seychelles rank globally for participatory democracy index?
- Nigeria ranks 79th and Seychelles ranks 76th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.