Age of liberal democracy in Seychelles
Seychelles: Age of liberal democracy was 10 years in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Age of liberal democracy in Seychelles, 2016–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, age of liberal democracy in Seychelles stood at 10 years. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.1% on the previous year and up 900.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age of liberal democracy in Seychelles peaked at 10 years in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1 years, in 2016.
Seychelles ranks 36th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Age of liberal democracy in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 years | — |
| 2017 | 2 years | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 3 years | +50.0% |
| 2019 | 4 years | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 5 years | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 6 years | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 7 years | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 8 years | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 9 years | +12.5% |
| 2025 | 10 years | +11.1% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 10 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 45 years, 22% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 10 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17 years, 59% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.5 years | 1 years | 4 years | 4 |
| 2020s | 7.5 years | 5 years | 10 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age of liberal democracy in Seychelles?
- Age of liberal democracy in Seychelles was 10 years in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age of liberal democracy recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 10 years in 2025.
- What is the lowest age of liberal democracy recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 2016.
- How does Seychelles rank for age of liberal democracy?
- Seychelles ranks 36th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age of liberal democracy rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 900.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Age of liberal democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of consecutive years in electoral democracy.