Equatorial Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Liberal democracy
Equatorial Guinea
1
in 2025
Sierra Leone
1
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
87th
Sierra Leone rank
87th
Liberal democracy over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 1 against 1 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 119 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 87th and Sierra Leone ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.6667 | 0.3333 | 0.3333 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Equatorial Guinea or Sierra Leone?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 1 against 1 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 0, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 119 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 87th and Sierra Leone ranks 87th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.