Seychelles: Legislative constraints on executive

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 Seychelles

Legislative constraints on executive

 Latest value 0.798
 Year 2024
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1960 - 2024
 Average 0.553
 Min - Max 0.383 - 0.862
 Source Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
The latest value from 2024 is 0.798 index points, unchanged from 0.798 index points in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 0.558 index points, based on data from 168 countries. Historically, the average for the Seychelles from 1960 to 2024 is 0.553 index points. The minimum value, 0.383 index points, was reached in 1979 while the maximum of 0.862 index points was recorded in 2018. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Seychelles - Legislative constraints on executive - historical chart - 1960-2024




Definition: The extent to which legislature and government agencies (for example, comptroller general, general prosecutor, or ombudsman) are capable of questioning, investigating, and exercising oversight over the executive.

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