Seychelles vs Zambia: Participatory Democracy Index

Seychelles
0.341
in 2025
Zambia
0.348
in 2025
Seychelles rank
76th
Zambia rank
73rd

Participatory Democracy Index over time

  • Seychelles
  • Zambia
00.10.20.30.4190319642025

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.348 against 0.341 in Seychelles, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Zambia ahead.

Seychelles ranks 76th and Zambia ranks 73rd of 176 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Seychelles Zambia Difference Ahead
1910s 0.019 0.036 0.017 Zambia
1920s 0.019 0.0399 0.0209 Zambia
1930s 0.019 0.0444 0.0254 Zambia
1940s 0.0234 0.047 0.0236 Zambia
1950s 0.0421 0.0654 0.0233 Zambia
1960s 0.061 0.136 0.075 Zambia
1970s 0.0759 0.149 0.0731 Zambia
1980s 0.0466 0.1483 0.1017 Zambia
1990s 0.1136 0.283 0.1694 Zambia
2000s 0.1621 0.3191 0.157 Zambia
2010s 0.2143 0.2887 0.0744 Zambia
2020s 0.3147 0.3267 0.012 Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory democracy index, Seychelles or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.348 against 0.341 in Seychelles as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Seychelles and Zambia?
0.007, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Zambia?
115 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
How do Seychelles and Zambia rank globally for participatory democracy index?
Seychelles ranks 76th and Zambia ranks 73rd 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

Indicator
Participatory Democracy Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,363 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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.