Social Development in Seychelles 128 indicators covering social development for Seychelles. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10 2025 down 47.4% 182nd Political Rights Rating 2 2025 down 33.3% 115th Electoral democracy 1 2025 unchanged 1st Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 11th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 2025 down 33.3% 115th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person 2025 down 59.9% 126th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10 2025 down 47.4% 182nd Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 % change on previous year 2025 up 100.0% 122nd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 68.4% 136th Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.904 2025 up 15.7% 33rd Liberal Democracy Index 0.68 2025 up 59.3% 31st Electoral Democracy Index 0.76 2025 up 46.7% 39th Freedom of Association Index 0.833 2025 up 12.1% 64th Freedom of Expression Index 0.874 2025 up 38.5% 35th Participatory Democracy Index 0.341 2025 up 63.9% 76th Varieties of democracy 0.76 2025 up 46.7% 39th Liberal democracy 3 2025 up 50.0% 1st Electoral democracy 2 2025 unchanged 1st Human Rights Index 0.904 2025 up 15.7% 33rd Key features of human rights 0.904 2025 up 15.7% 33rd Key features of electoral democracy 0.76 2025 up 46.7% 39th Key features of liberal democracy 0.68 2025 up 59.3% 31st Executive Corruption Index 0.06 2025 down 78.6% 151st Judicial Corruption Score 2.4 2025 up 109.5% 15th Public Sector Corruption Index 0.093 2025 down 53.5% 148th Key features of democracy 0.76 2025 up 46.7% 39th Key features of democracy, annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year 2025 down 32.8% 23rd Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate 4.29 % change on previous year 2025 down 36.4% 32nd Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled 0.68 2025 up 59.3% 31st Key features of electoral democracy, annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year 2025 down 32.8% 23rd Key features of human rights, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 down 100.0% 65th Electoral democracy row, gaps filled 2 2025 unchanged 1st Liberal democracy row, gaps filled 3 2025 up 50.0% 1st Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year 2025 down 32.8% 23rd Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.76 2025 up 46.7% 39th Egalitarian Democracy Index 0.632 2025 up 51.6% 35th Deliberative Democracy Index 0.703 2025 up 81.7% 22nd Direct Democracy Index 0.012 2025 unchanged 142nd Key media freedoms 0.575 2025 unchanged 87th Media Corruption Score 0.287 2025 up 744.1% 100th Key media freedoms, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 35th Academic Freedom Index 0.931 2025 up 26.0% 7th Legislative Corruption Score 1.99 2025 up 137.4% 11th Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 12.0% 5th Key features of liberal democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 4.4% 5th Key features of electoral democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 12.0% 5th Varieties democracy vdem, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 12.0% 5th Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0.0043 units per square kilometre 2023 down 33.3% 14th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0217 units per square kilometre 2023 down 58.3% 90th Electoral democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 down 100.0% 5th Liberal democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 down 100.0% 7th Democracy lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Physical Integrity Rights Score 2.19 2019 up 21.2% 48th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 21 2025 up 5.0% 181st Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita 0.0002 units per person 2025 down 20.1% 122nd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 37.0% 140th Political Rights Score 35 2025 up 34.6% 48th Freedom Score 81 2025 up 19.1% 67th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate 16.67 % change on previous year 2025 down 75.0% 18th Page 1 of 3 Next →