What is the highest women's civil society participation index recorded in Seychelles?

The highest recorded value was 0.899 in 2025.

What is the lowest women's civil society participation index recorded in Seychelles?

The lowest recorded value was 0.393 in 1903.

How does Seychelles rank for women's civil society participation index?

Seychelles ranks 13th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is women's civil society participation index rising or falling in Seychelles?

Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. 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 Society Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Seychelles

Name: Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Seychelles
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Seychelles: Women's Civil Society Participation Index was 0.899 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.899

Change on year

up 2.4%

World rank

13th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.899

in 2025

All-time low

0.393

in 1903

Years of data

123

1903–2025

Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Seychelles, 1903–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for women's civil society participation index in Seychelles is 0.899, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 123 years on record.

The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's civil society participation index in Seychelles peaked at 0.899 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.393, in 1903.

That places Seychelles 13th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Seychelles, year by year

Annual values for Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Seychelles, 1903 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1903	0.393	—
1904	0.393	+0.0%
1905	0.393	+0.0%
1906	0.393	+0.0%
1907	0.393	+0.0%
1908	0.393	+0.0%
1909	0.393	+0.0%
1910	0.393	+0.0%
1911	0.393	+0.0%
1912	0.393	+0.0%
1913	0.393	+0.0%
1914	0.393	+0.0%
1915	0.393	+0.0%
1916	0.393	+0.0%
1917	0.393	+0.0%
1918	0.393	+0.0%
1919	0.393	+0.0%
1920	0.393	+0.0%
1921	0.393	+0.0%
1922	0.393	+0.0%
1923	0.393	+0.0%
1924	0.393	+0.0%
1925	0.393	+0.0%
1926	0.393	+0.0%
1927	0.393	+0.0%
1928	0.393	+0.0%
1929	0.393	+0.0%
1930	0.393	+0.0%
1931	0.393	+0.0%
1932	0.393	+0.0%
1933	0.393	+0.0%
1934	0.393	+0.0%
1935	0.393	+0.0%
1936	0.393	+0.0%
1937	0.393	+0.0%
1938	0.393	+0.0%
1939	0.393	+0.0%
1940	0.393	+0.0%
1941	0.393	+0.0%
1942	0.393	+0.0%
1943	0.393	+0.0%
1944	0.393	+0.0%
1945	0.393	+0.0%
1946	0.393	+0.0%
1947	0.393	+0.0%
1948	0.393	+0.0%
1949	0.393	+0.0%
1950	0.393	+0.0%
1951	0.393	+0.0%
1952	0.393	+0.0%
1953	0.393	+0.0%
1954	0.393	+0.0%
1955	0.393	+0.0%
1956	0.393	+0.0%
1957	0.393	+0.0%
1958	0.393	+0.0%
1959	0.393	+0.0%
1960	0.393	+0.0%
1961	0.397	+1.0%
1962	0.397	+0.0%
1963	0.397	+0.0%
1964	0.459	+15.6%
1965	0.459	+0.0%
1966	0.459	+0.0%
1967	0.459	+0.0%
1968	0.459	+0.0%
1969	0.459	+0.0%
1970	0.459	+0.0%
1971	0.459	+0.0%
1972	0.459	+0.0%
1973	0.459	+0.0%
1974	0.459	+0.0%
1975	0.48	+4.6%
1976	0.478	-0.4%
1977	0.463	-3.1%
1978	0.491	+6.0%
1979	0.491	+0.0%
1980	0.491	+0.0%
1981	0.491	+0.0%
1982	0.491	+0.0%
1983	0.488	-0.6%
1984	0.488	+0.0%
1985	0.488	+0.0%
1986	0.499	+2.3%
1987	0.499	+0.0%
1988	0.499	+0.0%
1989	0.667	+33.7%
1990	0.667	+0.0%
1991	0.674	+1.0%
1992	0.674	+0.0%
1993	0.674	+0.0%
1994	0.674	+0.0%
1995	0.674	+0.0%
1996	0.674	+0.0%
1997	0.674	+0.0%
1998	0.674	+0.0%
1999	0.674	+0.0%
2000	0.701	+4.0%
2001	0.701	+0.0%
2002	0.701	+0.0%
2003	0.701	+0.0%
2004	0.701	+0.0%
2005	0.701	+0.0%
2006	0.701	+0.0%
2007	0.713	+1.7%
2008	0.713	+0.0%
2009	0.713	+0.0%
2010	0.713	+0.0%
2011	0.713	+0.0%
2012	0.713	+0.0%
2013	0.783	+9.8%
2014	0.783	+0.0%
2015	0.783	+0.0%
2016	0.798	+1.9%
2017	0.764	-4.3%
2018	0.796	+4.2%
2019	0.787	-1.1%
2020	0.721	-8.4%
2021	0.827	+14.7%
2022	0.888	+7.4%
2023	0.892	+0.5%
2024	0.878	-1.6%
2025	0.899	+2.4%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.393	0.393	0.393	7
1910s	0.393	0.393	0.393	10
1920s	0.393	0.393	0.393	10
1930s	0.393	0.393	0.393	10
1940s	0.393	0.393	0.393	10
1950s	0.393	0.393	0.393	10
1960s	0.4338	0.393	0.459	10
1970s	0.4698	0.459	0.491	10
1980s	0.5101	0.488	0.667	10
1990s	0.6733	0.667	0.674	10
2000s	0.7046	0.701	0.713	10
2010s	0.7633	0.713	0.798	10
2020s	0.8508	0.721	0.899	6

Countries ranked near Seychelles

10 Barbados 0.903 compare
10 Ukraine 0.903 compare
12 Romania 0.9 compare
13 Czechia 0.899 compare
15 Estonia 0.893 compare
16 Belgium 0.892 compare
16 Lithuania 0.892 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's civil society participation index in Seychelles?: Women's civil society participation index in Seychelles was 0.899 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's civil society participation index recorded in Seychelles?: The highest recorded value was 0.899 in 2025.
What is the lowest women's civil society participation index recorded in Seychelles?: The lowest recorded value was 0.393 in 1903.
How does Seychelles rank for women's civil society participation index?: Seychelles ranks 13th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's civil society participation index rising or falling in Seychelles?: Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. 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 Society Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Women's Civil Society Participation Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,062 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women can discuss political issues, participate in civil society organizations, and are represented among journalists.