Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary presidential system
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 68/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 68.6/100 #45
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.760
- HDI
- 0.848
- Regional blocs
- AU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary presidential system
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Seychelles | Patrick Herminie |
| Vice-President of Seychelles | Sebastien Pillay |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2022)
- 8.0/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 11.3/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 1.2% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 68 / 100
- Interpretation
- Low corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.760
- Liberal
- 0.680
- Participatory
- 0.341
- Deliberative
- 0.703
- Egalitarian
- 0.632
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 68.6 / 100
- Global rank
- #45 / 180
- Rank change
- -8 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Afrique
- Political #48
- 59.0
- Economic #39
- 56.1
- Legal #49
- 71.0
- Social #58
- 69.8
- Safety #60
- 86.8
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 68.6 | 45 | 59.0 | 56.1 | 71.0 | 69.8 | 86.8 |
| 2024 | 73.8 | 37 | 67.1 | 59.8 | 74.2 | 75.0 | 92.6 |
| 2023 | 75.7 | 34 | 74.4 | 59.4 | 77.0 | 80.2 | 87.6 |
| 2022 | 83.3 | 13 | 80.5 | 69.1 | 85.3 | 90.3 | 91.5 |
| 2021 | 74.3 | 52 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 71.3 | 63 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 70.6 | 69 | - | - | - | - | 46.9 |
| 2018 | 69.8 | 85 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 69.1 | 87 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2016 | 69.4 | 92 | - | - | - | - | 39.7 |
| 2015 | 68.5 | 96 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2014 | 68.3 | 103 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 70.8 | 93 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 25.0 | 74 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 18.0 | 66 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 16.0 | 72 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 15.5 | 74 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 33.0 | 104 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 24.5 | 96 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 17.0 | 71 | - | - | - | - | - |