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

The highest recorded value was 0.992 in 2011.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.354 in 1903.

How does Seychelles rank for women's political participation index?

Seychelles ranks 87th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. 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 Political Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Women's Political Participation Index in Seychelles

Name: Women's Political 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 Political Participation Index was 0.935 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.935

Change on year

up 5.3%

World rank

87th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.992

in 2011

All-time low

0.354

in 1903

Years of data

116

1903–2025

Women's Political Participation Index in Seychelles, 1903–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, women's political participation index in Seychelles stood at 0.935.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's political participation index in Seychelles peaked at 0.992 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.354, in 1903.

Seychelles ranks 87th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 116 years of available data.

Women's Political Participation Index in Seychelles, year by year

Annual values for Women's Political Participation Index in Seychelles, 1903 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1903	0.354	—
1904	0.354	+0.0%
1905	0.354	+0.0%
1906	0.354	+0.0%
1907	0.354	+0.0%
1908	0.354	+0.0%
1909	0.354	+0.0%
1910	0.354	+0.0%
1911	0.354	+0.0%
1912	0.354	+0.0%
1913	0.354	+0.0%
1914	0.354	+0.0%
1915	0.354	+0.0%
1916	0.354	+0.0%
1917	0.354	+0.0%
1918	0.354	+0.0%
1919	0.354	+0.0%
1920	0.354	+0.0%
1921	0.354	+0.0%
1922	0.354	+0.0%
1923	0.354	+0.0%
1924	0.354	+0.0%
1925	0.354	+0.0%
1926	0.354	+0.0%
1927	0.354	+0.0%
1928	0.354	+0.0%
1929	0.354	+0.0%
1930	0.354	+0.0%
1931	0.354	+0.0%
1932	0.354	+0.0%
1933	0.354	+0.0%
1934	0.354	+0.0%
1935	0.354	+0.0%
1936	0.354	+0.0%
1937	0.354	+0.0%
1938	0.354	+0.0%
1939	0.354	+0.0%
1940	0.354	+0.0%
1941	0.354	+0.0%
1942	0.354	+0.0%
1943	0.354	+0.0%
1944	0.354	+0.0%
1945	0.354	+0.0%
1946	0.354	+0.0%
1947	0.354	+0.0%
1948	0.354	+0.0%
1949	0.354	+0.0%
1950	0.354	+0.0%
1951	0.354	+0.0%
1952	0.354	+0.0%
1953	0.354	+0.0%
1954	0.354	+0.0%
1955	0.354	+0.0%
1956	0.354	+0.0%
1957	0.354	+0.0%
1958	0.354	+0.0%
1959	0.354	+0.0%
1960	0.354	+0.0%
1961	0.354	+0.0%
1962	0.354	+0.0%
1963	0.354	+0.0%
1964	0.354	+0.0%
1965	0.354	+0.0%
1966	0.354	+0.0%
1974	0.483	+36.4%
1975	0.483	+0.0%
1976	0.526	+8.9%
1977	0.447	-15.0%
1978	0.447	+0.0%
1979	0.928	+107.6%
1980	0.928	+0.0%
1981	0.928	+0.0%
1982	0.928	+0.0%
1983	0.856	-7.8%
1984	0.856	+0.0%
1985	0.856	+0.0%
1986	0.856	+0.0%
1987	0.747	-12.7%
1988	0.747	+0.0%
1989	0.747	+0.0%
1990	0.747	+0.0%
1991	0.747	+0.0%
1992	0.847	+13.4%
1993	0.943	+11.3%
1994	0.944	+0.1%
1995	0.944	+0.0%
1996	0.944	+0.0%
1997	0.944	+0.0%
1998	0.919	-2.6%
1999	0.919	+0.0%
2000	0.919	+0.0%
2001	0.919	+0.0%
2002	0.955	+3.9%
2003	0.955	+0.0%
2004	0.955	+0.0%
2005	0.955	+0.0%
2006	0.955	+0.0%
2007	0.919	-3.8%
2008	0.919	+0.0%
2009	0.919	+0.0%
2010	0.919	+0.0%
2011	0.992	+7.9%
2012	0.989	-0.3%
2013	0.989	+0.0%
2014	0.992	+0.3%
2015	0.992	+0.0%
2016	0.9	-9.3%
2017	0.9	+0.0%
2018	0.9	+0.0%
2019	0.9	+0.0%
2020	0.914	+1.6%
2021	0.908	-0.7%
2022	0.908	+0.0%
2023	0.908	+0.0%
2024	0.888	-2.2%
2025	0.935	+5.3%

Seychelles compared with similar countries

Seychelles's 0.935 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.987, 95% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Seychelles's 0.935 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.902, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.354	0.354	0.354	7
1910s	0.354	0.354	0.354	10
1920s	0.354	0.354	0.354	10
1930s	0.354	0.354	0.354	10
1940s	0.354	0.354	0.354	10
1950s	0.354	0.354	0.354	10
1960s	0.354	0.354	0.354	7
1970s	0.5523	0.447	0.928	6
1980s	0.8449	0.747	0.928	10
1990s	0.8898	0.747	0.944	10
2000s	0.937	0.919	0.955	10
2010s	0.9473	0.9	0.992	10
2020s	0.9102	0.888	0.935	6

Countries ranked near Seychelles

84 Hong Kong 0.947 compare
85 Mongolia 0.944 compare
86 Gabon 0.942 compare
88 Montenegro 0.933 compare
89 Cyprus 0.93 compare
90 Slovakia 0.929 compare

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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 political participation index in Seychelles?: Women's political participation index in Seychelles was 0.935 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's political participation index recorded in Seychelles?: The highest recorded value was 0.992 in 2011.
What is the lowest women's political participation index recorded in Seychelles?: The lowest recorded value was 0.354 in 1903.
How does Seychelles rank for women's political participation index?: Seychelles ranks 87th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's political participation index rising or falling in Seychelles?: Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. 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 Political Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Women's Political Participation Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 26,373 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women are represented in the legislature and have an equal share of political power.