Women's Civil Liberties Index in Seychelles
Seychelles: Women's Civil Liberties Index was 0.926 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Women's Civil Liberties Index in Seychelles, 1903–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, women's civil liberties index in Seychelles stood at 0.926. That is the highest value across all 123 years on record.
The figure is up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's civil liberties index in Seychelles peaked at 0.926 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.412, in 1903.
Seychelles ranks 18th 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.
Women's Civil Liberties Index in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 0.412 | — |
| 1904 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.471 | +14.3% |
| 1941 | 0.471 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.471 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.471 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.471 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.471 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.471 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.471 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.471 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.471 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.471 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.471 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.471 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.471 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.471 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.471 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.471 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.471 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.471 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.471 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.471 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.471 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.471 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.471 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.471 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.509 | +8.1% |
| 1966 | 0.509 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.509 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.509 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.509 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.509 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.509 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.509 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.509 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.509 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.509 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.709 | +39.3% |
| 1977 | 0.585 | -17.5% |
| 1978 | 0.649 | +10.9% |
| 1979 | 0.649 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.67 | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.67 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.67 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.67 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.675 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.675 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.675 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.675 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.675 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.675 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.695 | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.695 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.708 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.767 | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 0.767 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.767 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.767 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.767 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.767 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.767 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.792 | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.787 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.795 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.828 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.85 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.863 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.876 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.876 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.876 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.876 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.926 | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 0.926 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.888, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 0.926 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6405, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.412 | 0.412 | 0.412 | 7 |
| 1910s | 0.412 | 0.412 | 0.412 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.412 | 0.412 | 0.412 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.412 | 0.412 | 0.412 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.471 | 0.471 | 0.471 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.471 | 0.471 | 0.471 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.49 | 0.471 | 0.509 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5646 | 0.509 | 0.709 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.673 | 0.67 | 0.675 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7467 | 0.695 | 0.767 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7916 | 0.787 | 0.795 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.843 | 0.795 | 0.876 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.926 | 0.926 | 0.926 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More gender data for Seychelles
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 866 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 896 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 865 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 895 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 870 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 900 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 891 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 936 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 889 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 938 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's civil liberties index in Seychelles?
- Women's civil liberties index in Seychelles was 0.926 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women's civil liberties index recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 0.926 in 2020.
- What is the lowest women's civil liberties index recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.412 in 1903.
- How does Seychelles rank for women's civil liberties index?
- Seychelles ranks 18th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is women's civil liberties index rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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 Women's Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which women are free from forced labor, have property rights and access to the justice system, and enjoy freedom of movement.