What is human rights index in Seychelles?

Human rights index in Seychelles was 0.904 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest human rights index recorded in Seychelles?

The highest recorded value was 0.904 in 2024.

What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Seychelles?

The lowest recorded value was 0.507 in 1977.

How does Seychelles rank for human rights index?

Seychelles ranks 33rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is human rights index rising or falling in Seychelles?

Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. 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 Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Human Rights Index in Seychelles

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

Seychelles: Human Rights Index was 0.904 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.904

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

33rd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.904

in 2024

All-time low

0.507

in 1977

Years of data

123

1903–2025

Human Rights Index in Seychelles, 1903–2025

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

Analysis

Seychelles recorded 0.904 for human rights index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 123 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index in Seychelles peaked at 0.904 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.507, in 1977.

That places Seychelles 33rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Human Rights Index in Seychelles, year by year

Annual values for Human Rights Index in Seychelles, 1903 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1903	0.519	—
1904	0.519	+0.0%
1905	0.519	+0.0%
1906	0.519	+0.0%
1907	0.519	+0.0%
1908	0.519	+0.0%
1909	0.519	+0.0%
1910	0.519	+0.0%
1911	0.519	+0.0%
1912	0.519	+0.0%
1913	0.519	+0.0%
1914	0.519	+0.0%
1915	0.519	+0.0%
1916	0.519	+0.0%
1917	0.519	+0.0%
1918	0.519	+0.0%
1919	0.519	+0.0%
1920	0.519	+0.0%
1921	0.519	+0.0%
1922	0.519	+0.0%
1923	0.519	+0.0%
1924	0.519	+0.0%
1925	0.519	+0.0%
1926	0.519	+0.0%
1927	0.519	+0.0%
1928	0.519	+0.0%
1929	0.519	+0.0%
1930	0.519	+0.0%
1931	0.519	+0.0%
1932	0.519	+0.0%
1933	0.519	+0.0%
1934	0.519	+0.0%
1935	0.519	+0.0%
1936	0.519	+0.0%
1937	0.519	+0.0%
1938	0.519	+0.0%
1939	0.519	+0.0%
1940	0.537	+3.5%
1941	0.537	+0.0%
1942	0.537	+0.0%
1943	0.537	+0.0%
1944	0.537	+0.0%
1945	0.537	+0.0%
1946	0.537	+0.0%
1947	0.537	+0.0%
1948	0.537	+0.0%
1949	0.547	+1.9%
1950	0.547	+0.0%
1951	0.547	+0.0%
1952	0.547	+0.0%
1953	0.547	+0.0%
1954	0.547	+0.0%
1955	0.547	+0.0%
1956	0.547	+0.0%
1957	0.547	+0.0%
1958	0.547	+0.0%
1959	0.547	+0.0%
1960	0.55	+0.5%
1961	0.544	-1.1%
1962	0.544	+0.0%
1963	0.548	+0.7%
1964	0.565	+3.1%
1965	0.578	+2.3%
1966	0.578	+0.0%
1967	0.583	+0.9%
1968	0.584	+0.2%
1969	0.584	+0.0%
1970	0.621	+6.3%
1971	0.625	+0.6%
1972	0.602	-3.7%
1973	0.602	+0.0%
1974	0.602	+0.0%
1975	0.617	+2.5%
1976	0.683	+10.7%
1977	0.507	-25.8%
1978	0.519	+2.4%
1979	0.53	+2.1%
1980	0.559	+5.5%
1981	0.563	+0.7%
1982	0.575	+2.1%
1983	0.585	+1.7%
1984	0.595	+1.7%
1985	0.63	+5.9%
1986	0.612	-2.9%
1987	0.616	+0.7%
1988	0.61	-1.0%
1989	0.618	+1.3%
1990	0.615	-0.5%
1991	0.631	+2.6%
1992	0.648	+2.7%
1993	0.68	+4.9%
1994	0.684	+0.6%
1995	0.686	+0.3%
1996	0.688	+0.3%
1997	0.688	+0.0%
1998	0.688	+0.0%
1999	0.688	+0.0%
2000	0.69	+0.3%
2001	0.681	-1.3%
2002	0.69	+1.3%
2003	0.707	+2.5%
2004	0.733	+3.7%
2005	0.731	-0.3%
2006	0.732	+0.1%
2007	0.732	+0.0%
2008	0.741	+1.2%
2009	0.74	-0.1%
2010	0.747	+0.9%
2011	0.747	+0.0%
2012	0.747	+0.0%
2013	0.754	+0.9%
2014	0.761	+0.9%
2015	0.781	+2.6%
2016	0.808	+3.5%
2017	0.808	+0.0%
2018	0.816	+1.0%
2019	0.828	+1.5%
2020	0.853	+3.0%
2021	0.853	+0.0%
2022	0.886	+3.9%
2023	0.886	+0.0%
2024	0.904	+2.0%
2025	0.904	+0.0%

Seychelles compared with similar countries

Seychelles's 0.904 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.906, 100% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Seychelles's 0.904 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6165, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.519	0.519	0.519	7
1910s	0.519	0.519	0.519	10
1920s	0.519	0.519	0.519	10
1930s	0.519	0.519	0.519	10
1940s	0.538	0.537	0.547	10
1950s	0.547	0.547	0.547	10
1960s	0.5658	0.544	0.584	10
1970s	0.5908	0.507	0.683	10
1980s	0.5963	0.559	0.63	10
1990s	0.6696	0.615	0.688	10
2000s	0.7177	0.681	0.741	10
2010s	0.7797	0.747	0.828	10
2020s	0.881	0.853	0.904	6

Countries ranked near Seychelles

30 Austria 0.907 compare
30 Cape Verde 0.907 compare
32 Australia 0.906 compare
34 Italy 0.9 compare
35 Canada 0.897 compare
36 Cyprus 0.895 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More social development data for Seychelles

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10 (2025)
Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10 (2025)
Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index in Seychelles?: Human rights index in Seychelles was 0.904 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index recorded in Seychelles?: The highest recorded value was 0.904 in 2024.
What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Seychelles?: The lowest recorded value was 0.507 in 1977.
How does Seychelles rank for human rights index?: Seychelles ranks 33rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index rising or falling in Seychelles?: Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. 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 Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Human Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.