Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Seychelles
Seychelles: Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre was 0.0043 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Seychelles, 1976–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 0.0043 units per square kilometre for political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Seychelles peaked at 0.013 units per square kilometre in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 units per square kilometre, in 1976.
That places Seychelles 14th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1977 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | +500.0% |
| 1978 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0103 units per square kilometre | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | 0.013 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.013 units per square kilometre | 0.013 units per square kilometre | 0.013 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | 0.013 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 11 Singapore 0.0056 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Marshall Islands 0.0056 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0045 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Grenada 0.0029 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Tonga 0.0028 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Comoros 0.0027 units per square kilometre compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Seychelles?
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Seychelles was 0.0043 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 0.013 units per square kilometre in 1977.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 units per square kilometre in 1976.
- How does Seychelles rank for political rights rating fh, per square kilometre?
- Seychelles ranks 14th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is political rights rating fh, per square kilometre rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Political rights rating fh divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Political rights rating fh ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Political Rights Rating Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Political rights rating fh divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.