Guinea-Bissau vs Sierra Leone: Equal rights protection index

Guinea-Bissau
0.706
in 2025
Sierra Leone
0.711
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
69th
Sierra Leone rank
68th

Equal rights protection index over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Sierra Leone
00.20.40.60.8190019622025

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.711 against 0.706 in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.005.

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

Guinea-Bissau ranks 69th and Sierra Leone ranks 68th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 6 and Sierra Leone in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1900s 0.005 0.058 0.053 Sierra Leone
1910s 0.005 0.058 0.053 Sierra Leone
1920s 0.005 0.058 0.053 Sierra Leone
1930s 0.005 0.058 0.053 Sierra Leone
1940s 0.005 0.058 0.053 Sierra Leone
1950s 0.005 0.058 0.053 Sierra Leone
1960s 0.005 0.1242 0.1192 Sierra Leone
1970s 0.269 0.0746 0.1944 Guinea-Bissau
1980s 0.484 0.064 0.42 Guinea-Bissau
1990s 0.5566 0.0715 0.4851 Guinea-Bissau
2000s 0.6596 0.3035 0.3561 Guinea-Bissau
2010s 0.6921 0.4119 0.2802 Guinea-Bissau
2020s 0.7228 0.697 0.0258 Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal rights protection index, Guinea-Bissau or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.711 against 0.706 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
0.005, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone rank globally for equal rights protection index?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 69th and Sierra Leone ranks 68th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Equal rights protection index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Equal rights protection index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,496 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed