Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Egalitarian democracy index vdem
Malawi
0.317
in 2025
Sierra Leone
0.336
in 2025
Malawi rank
89th
Sierra Leone rank
86th
Egalitarian democracy index vdem 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 vdem, 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 vdem 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 vdem?
- Malawi ranks 89th and Sierra Leone ranks 86th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian democracy index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.