Sierra Leone vs Somalia: Age of democracy
Sierra Leone
12 years
in 2018
Somalia
9 years
in 1968
Sierra Leone rank
90th
Somalia rank
93rd
Age of democracy over time
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 12 years against 9 years in Somalia, a difference of 3 years.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.3 times Somalia's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Sierra Leone ranks 90th and Somalia ranks 93rd of 110 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age of democracy, Sierra Leone or Somalia?
- Sierra Leone, at 12 years against 9 years in Somalia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in age of democracy between Sierra Leone and Somalia?
- 3 years, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Somalia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1966.
- How do Sierra Leone and Somalia rank globally for age of democracy?
- Sierra Leone ranks 90th and Somalia ranks 93rd of 110 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Age of democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of consecutive years in a democracy.