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

Sierra Leone, at 0.336 against 0.317 in Malawi as of 2025.

What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Malawi and Sierra Leone?

0.019, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi 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.

Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Malawi

0.317

in 2025

Sierra Leone

0.336

in 2025

Malawi rank

89th

Sierra Leone rank

86th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Malawi
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.336 against 0.317 in Malawi, a difference of 0.019.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

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

Malawi ranks 89th and Sierra Leone ranks 86th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.009	0.046	0.037	Sierra Leone
1910s	0.009	0.046	0.037	Sierra Leone
1920s	0.009	0.0465	0.0375	Sierra Leone
1930s	0.009	0.047	0.038	Sierra Leone
1940s	0.0132	0.0467	0.0335	Sierra Leone
1950s	0.016	0.064	0.048	Sierra Leone
1960s	0.098	0.124	0.026	Sierra Leone
1970s	0.1262	0.0772	0.049	Malawi
1980s	0.12	0.0724	0.0476	Malawi
1990s	0.245	0.1085	0.1365	Malawi
2000s	0.2904	0.2674	0.023	Malawi
2010s	0.3178	0.3079	0.0099	Malawi
2020s	0.3335	0.3645	0.031	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Malawi or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 0.336 against 0.317 in Malawi as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Malawi and Sierra Leone?: 0.019, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Malawi ranks 89th 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.