Which has higher liberal democracy index, Benin or Sierra Leone?

Sierra Leone, at 0.348 against 0.323 in Benin as of 2025.

What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Benin and Sierra Leone?

0.025, with Sierra Leone ahead.

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

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Sierra Leone: Liberal Democracy Index

Benin

0.323

in 2025

Sierra Leone

0.348

in 2025

Benin rank

92nd

Sierra Leone rank

89th

Liberal Democracy Index over time

Benin
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.348 against 0.323 in Benin, a difference of 0.025.

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Benin ranks 92nd and Sierra Leone ranks 89th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.042	0.052	0.01	Sierra Leone
1910s	0.042	0.052	0.01	Sierra Leone
1920s	0.042	0.0601	0.0181	Sierra Leone
1930s	0.042	0.066	0.024	Sierra Leone
1940s	0.0426	0.0662	0.0236	Sierra Leone
1950s	0.0719	0.0899	0.018	Sierra Leone
1960s	0.1766	0.1446	0.032	Benin
1970s	0.0875	0.0911	0.0036	Sierra Leone
1980s	0.0844	0.0843	0.0001	Benin
1990s	0.4512	0.0666	0.3846	Benin
2000s	0.5083	0.2857	0.2226	Benin
2010s	0.4954	0.3366	0.1588	Benin
2020s	0.2998	0.4005	0.1007	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy index, Benin or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 0.348 against 0.323 in Benin as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Benin and Sierra Leone?: 0.025, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sierra Leone?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Benin and Sierra Leone rank globally for liberal democracy index?: Benin ranks 92nd and Sierra Leone ranks 89th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Liberal Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.