Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Maldives or Sierra Leone?

Sierra Leone, at 0.433 against 0.416 in Maldives as of 2025.

What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Maldives and Sierra Leone?

0.017, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sierra Leone?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Maldives vs Sierra Leone: Deliberative Democracy Index

Maldives

0.416

in 2025

Sierra Leone

0.433

in 2025

Maldives rank

69th

Sierra Leone rank

68th

Deliberative Democracy Index over time

Maldives
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.433 against 0.416 in Maldives, a difference of 0.017.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Maldives ranks 69th and Sierra Leone ranks 68th of 175 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.014	0.056	0.042	Sierra Leone
1910s	0.014	0.056	0.042	Sierra Leone
1920s	0.014	0.056	0.042	Sierra Leone
1930s	0.0304	0.056	0.0256	Sierra Leone
1940s	0.0362	0.0562	0.02	Sierra Leone
1950s	0.036	0.0862	0.0502	Sierra Leone
1960s	0.0379	0.1935	0.1556	Sierra Leone
1970s	0.0418	0.1479	0.1061	Sierra Leone
1980s	0.029	0.1385	0.1095	Sierra Leone
1990s	0.0305	0.1792	0.1487	Sierra Leone
2000s	0.1479	0.3696	0.2217	Sierra Leone
2010s	0.3013	0.4105	0.1092	Sierra Leone
2020s	0.4408	0.4782	0.0373	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Maldives or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 0.433 against 0.416 in Maldives as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Maldives and Sierra Leone?: 0.017, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sierra Leone?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Maldives and Sierra Leone rank globally for deliberative democracy index?: Maldives ranks 69th and Sierra Leone ranks 68th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deliberative Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.