What is the difference in participatory 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 Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Sierra Leone: Participatory Democracy Index

Bosnia and Herzegovina

0.298

in 2025

Sierra Leone

0.307

in 2025

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

87th

Sierra Leone rank

85th

Participatory Democracy Index over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.307 against 0.298 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.009.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 87th and Sierra Leone ranks 85th of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.083	0.06	0.023	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1920s	0.0825	0.0605	0.022	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1930s	0.0709	0.061	0.0099	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1940s	0.0554	0.0616	0.0062	Sierra Leone
1950s	0.0646	0.0845	0.0199	Sierra Leone
1960s	0.0649	0.1514	0.0865	Sierra Leone
1970s	0.0645	0.1101	0.0456	Sierra Leone
1980s	0.0762	0.1012	0.025	Sierra Leone
1990s	0.1905	0.1357	0.0548	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000s	0.3544	0.3111	0.0433	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s	0.3185	0.3466	0.0281	Sierra Leone
2020s	0.3033	0.344	0.0407	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory democracy index, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 0.307 against 0.298 in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory 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 participatory democracy index?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 87th and Sierra Leone ranks 85th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Participatory Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,363 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, as well as the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.