Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Kenya or Sierra Leone?

Kenya, at 0.347 against 0.336 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya 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 Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Sierra Leone: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Kenya

0.347

in 2025

Sierra Leone

0.336

in 2025

Kenya rank

83rd

Sierra Leone rank

86th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Kenya
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.347 against 0.336 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.011.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 83rd and Sierra Leone ranks 86th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 9 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.049	0.046	0.003	Kenya
1910s	0.046	0.046	0	—
1920s	0.0537	0.0465	0.0072	Kenya
1930s	0.0538	0.047	0.0068	Kenya
1940s	0.0474	0.0467	0.0007	Kenya
1950s	0.0479	0.064	0.0161	Sierra Leone
1960s	0.108	0.124	0.016	Sierra Leone
1970s	0.1271	0.0772	0.0499	Kenya
1980s	0.1381	0.0724	0.0657	Kenya
1990s	0.1968	0.1085	0.0883	Kenya
2000s	0.2802	0.2674	0.0128	Kenya
2010s	0.3128	0.3079	0.0049	Kenya
2020s	0.3473	0.3645	0.0172	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Kenya or Sierra Leone?: Kenya, at 0.347 against 0.336 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Kenya and Sierra Leone?: 0.011, 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 egalitarian democracy index?: Kenya ranks 83rd and Sierra Leone ranks 86th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian 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 the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.