Seychelles is a unitary presidential republic of 115 islands governed through 26 districts. Patrick Herminie of United Seychelles became president in October 2025, and the economy rests on tourism, fishing and a sizeable public sector.
In the 12 Axes register, Seychelles leans hardest on Democratic – Autocratic: Democratic 68%; the register median is balanced 50%.
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Where Seychelles sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Unitary
Unitary state with 26 districts
Representative Democracy
Directly elected president and National Assembly
Liberal
Multiparty democracy, free press
Non-Interventionist
Non-aligned, active in Indian Ocean bodies
Neutral
Small People's Defence Force with infantry and coast guard
Centrist
Creole society, three official languages
Mixed Economic
Mixed economy with large state sector
Balanced
Tourism and fishing, state-owned enterprises
Free Trade
Open tourism-led economy, SADC member
Spiritual
Largely Christian, secular state
Conservative
Same-sex acts decriminalised in 2016
Neutral
No distinct state stance
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Seychelles is at Democratic 68%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Federal – Unitary
On Federal – Unitary, Seychelles is at Unitary 68%, almost the register median of Unitary 68%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · freedomhouse.org
Map: TUBS, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
Last updated: 2026-10-15
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
