Kenya vs Sierra Leone: Deliberative democracy index vdem

Kenya
0.454
in 2025
Sierra Leone
0.433
in 2025
Kenya rank
65th
Sierra Leone rank
68th

Deliberative democracy index vdem over time

  • Kenya
  • Sierra Leone
00.10.20.30.40.5190019622025

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.454 against 0.433 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.021.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Kenya ranks 65th and Sierra Leone ranks 68th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 6 and Sierra Leone in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1900s 0.0272 0.056 0.0288 Sierra Leone
1910s 0.029 0.056 0.027 Sierra Leone
1920s 0.0553 0.056 0.0007 Sierra Leone
1930s 0.0558 0.056 0.0002 Sierra Leone
1940s 0.0577 0.0562 0.0015 Kenya
1950s 0.0629 0.0862 0.0233 Sierra Leone
1960s 0.1442 0.1935 0.0493 Sierra Leone
1970s 0.1491 0.1479 0.0012 Kenya
1980s 0.1536 0.1385 0.0151 Kenya
1990s 0.29 0.1792 0.1108 Kenya
2000s 0.4022 0.3696 0.0326 Kenya
2010s 0.4213 0.4105 0.0108 Kenya
2020s 0.4552 0.4782 0.023 Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative democracy index vdem, Kenya or Sierra Leone?
Kenya, at 0.454 against 0.433 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative democracy index vdem between Kenya and Sierra Leone?
0.021, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sierra Leone?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Sierra Leone rank globally for deliberative democracy index vdem?
Kenya ranks 65th and Sierra Leone ranks 68th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Deliberative democracy index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Deliberative democracy index vdem
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed