Benin vs Sierra Leone: Full democracy
Benin
0
in 2025
Sierra Leone
0
in 2025
Benin rank
78th
Sierra Leone rank
78th
Full democracy over time
- Benin
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0 against 0 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 130 shared years of data; in 1896 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Benin ranks 78th and Sierra Leone ranks 78th of 197 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Benin |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Benin |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher full democracy, Benin or Sierra Leone?
- Benin, at 0 against 0 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Benin and Sierra Leone?
- 0, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sierra Leone?
- 130 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Sierra Leone rank globally for full democracy?
- Benin ranks 78th and Sierra Leone ranks 78th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Full democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).