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

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

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

0.019, with Sierra Leone ahead.

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

112 years are reported by both, from 1914 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.

Nigeria vs Sierra Leone: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Nigeria

0.317

in 2025

Sierra Leone

0.336

in 2025

Nigeria rank

89th

Sierra Leone rank

86th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Nigeria
Sierra Leone

How they compare

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

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Nigeria ahead.

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

Across the 12 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 8 and Sierra Leone in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.061	0.046	0.015	Nigeria
1920s	0.0646	0.0465	0.0181	Nigeria
1930s	0.066	0.047	0.019	Nigeria
1940s	0.0659	0.0467	0.0192	Nigeria
1950s	0.0754	0.064	0.0114	Nigeria
1960s	0.1052	0.124	0.0188	Sierra Leone
1970s	0.0953	0.0772	0.0181	Nigeria
1980s	0.1208	0.0724	0.0484	Nigeria
1990s	0.1413	0.1085	0.0328	Nigeria
2000s	0.243	0.2674	0.0244	Sierra Leone
2010s	0.2921	0.3079	0.0158	Sierra Leone
2020s	0.2863	0.3645	0.0782	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Nigeria or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 0.336 against 0.317 in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Nigeria and Sierra Leone?: 0.019, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sierra Leone?: 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Sierra Leone rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Nigeria 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.