What is equal rights protection index in Seychelles?

Equal rights protection index in Seychelles was 0.914 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Seychelles?

The highest recorded value was 0.914 in 2022.

What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Seychelles?

The lowest recorded value was 0.409 in 1903.

How does Seychelles rank for equal rights protection index?

Seychelles ranks 17th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Seychelles?

Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Seychelles data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Equal Rights Protection Index in Seychelles

Name: Equal Rights Protection Index in Seychelles
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Seychelles: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.914 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.914

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

17th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.914

in 2022

All-time low

0.409

in 1903

Years of data

123

1903–2025

Equal Rights Protection Index in Seychelles, 1903–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Seychelles recorded 0.914 for equal rights protection index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 123 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Seychelles peaked at 0.914 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.409, in 1903.

Seychelles ranks 17th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 123 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.409	0.409	0.409	7
1910s	0.409	0.409	0.409	10
1920s	0.409	0.409	0.409	10
1930s	0.409	0.409	0.409	10
1940s	0.409	0.409	0.409	10
1950s	0.409	0.409	0.409	10
1960s	0.409	0.409	0.409	10
1970s	0.5989	0.489	0.834	10
1980s	0.839	0.839	0.839	10
1990s	0.833	0.833	0.833	10
2000s	0.8336	0.833	0.836	10
2010s	0.8483	0.831	0.894	10
2020s	0.9063	0.888	0.914	6

Countries ranked near Seychelles

14 Taiwan 0.922 compare
15 Netherlands 0.919 compare
16 Costa Rica 0.917 compare
18 Poland 0.912 compare
19 Estonia 0.908 compare
20 Cyprus 0.907 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More social development data for Seychelles

Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 10 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Liberal democracy 3 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.68 (2025)
Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
Human Rights Index 0.904 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.341 (2025)
Key features of human rights 0.904 (2025)
Key features of electoral democracy 0.76 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is equal rights protection index in Seychelles?: Equal rights protection index in Seychelles was 0.914 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Seychelles?: The highest recorded value was 0.914 in 2022.
What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Seychelles?: The lowest recorded value was 0.409 in 1903.
How does Seychelles rank for equal rights protection index?: Seychelles ranks 17th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Seychelles?: Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Seychelles data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Equal Rights Protection Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,496 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.