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

Sierra Leone, at 0.336 against 0.318 in Tanzania as of 2025.

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

0.018, with Sierra Leone ahead.

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

111 years are reported by both, from 1915 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.

Sierra Leone vs Tanzania: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Sierra Leone

0.336

in 2025

Tanzania

0.318

in 2025

Sierra Leone rank

86th

Tanzania rank

88th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Sierra Leone
Tanzania

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.336 against 0.318 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.018.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 111 shared years of data; in 1915 it was Tanzania ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 86th and Tanzania ranks 88th of 175 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sierra Leone	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.046	0.0742	0.0282	Tanzania
1920s	0.0465	0.076	0.0295	Tanzania
1930s	0.047	0.0762	0.0292	Tanzania
1940s	0.0467	0.077	0.0303	Tanzania
1950s	0.064	0.0846	0.0206	Tanzania
1960s	0.124	0.2491	0.1251	Tanzania
1970s	0.0772	0.2689	0.1917	Tanzania
1980s	0.0724	0.262	0.1896	Tanzania
1990s	0.1085	0.3307	0.2222	Tanzania
2000s	0.2674	0.3403	0.0729	Tanzania
2010s	0.3079	0.3438	0.0359	Tanzania
2020s	0.3645	0.328	0.0365	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Sierra Leone or Tanzania?: Sierra Leone, at 0.336 against 0.318 in Tanzania as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Sierra Leone and Tanzania?: 0.018, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Tanzania?: 111 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2025.
How do Sierra Leone and Tanzania rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Sierra Leone ranks 86th and Tanzania ranks 88th 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.