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

0.009, with Sierra Leone ahead.

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

104 years are reported by both, from 1919 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.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Sierra Leone: Liberal Democracy Index

Bosnia and Herzegovina

0.339

in 2025

Sierra Leone

0.348

in 2025

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

90th

Sierra Leone rank

89th

Liberal Democracy Index over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.348 against 0.339 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.009.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 90th and Sierra Leone ranks 89th of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 9 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.132	0.052	0.08	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1920s	0.1345	0.0601	0.0744	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1930s	0.0956	0.066	0.0296	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1940s	0.051	0.0662	0.0152	Sierra Leone
1950s	0.0955	0.0899	0.0056	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1960s	0.11	0.1446	0.0346	Sierra Leone
1970s	0.1196	0.0911	0.0285	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1980s	0.1335	0.0843	0.0492	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1990s	0.1766	0.0666	0.11	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000s	0.4014	0.2857	0.1157	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s	0.3603	0.3366	0.0237	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s	0.3363	0.4005	0.0642	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy index, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 0.348 against 0.339 in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sierra Leone?: 0.009, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sierra Leone?: 104 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sierra Leone rank globally for liberal democracy index?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 90th 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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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: 28 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.