Political rights rating fh in Seychelles
Seychelles: Political rights rating fh was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
115th
of 199 countries
All-time high
6
in 1977
All-time low
1
in 1976
Years of data
49
1976–2025
Political rights rating fh in Seychelles, 1976–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights rating fh in Seychelles is 2, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh in Seychelles peaked at 6 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1976.
Seychelles ranks 115th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.75 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 1980s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| 1990s | 3.9 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
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More social development data for Seychelles
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 10 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 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)
- 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)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.904 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.68 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights rating fh in Seychelles?
- Political rights rating fh in Seychelles was 2 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights rating fh recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 1977.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1976.
- How does Seychelles rank for political rights rating fh?
- Seychelles ranks 115th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights rating fh 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights rating fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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