Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Citizen satisfaction with democracy was 0.7837 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Sierra Leone, 2012–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Sierra Leone stood at 0.7837.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 75.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.7862 in 2019 and was at its lowest, -0.1067, in 2014.
Sierra Leone ranks 28th of 131 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.447 | — |
| 2013 | 0.169 | -62.2% |
| 2014 | -0.1067 | -163.1% |
| 2015 | 0.116 | -208.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3379 | +191.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5601 | +65.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7861 | +40.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7862 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7837 | -0.3% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.7837 is above the median for low income countries, which is -0.2553. (11 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.7837 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.1972. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.387 | -0.1067 | 0.7862 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.7837 | 0.7837 | 0.7837 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More social development data for Sierra Leone
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8,925 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8,925 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen satisfaction with democracy in Sierra Leone?
- Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Sierra Leone was 0.7837 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7862 in 2019.
- What is the lowest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1067 in 2014.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Sierra Leone ranks 28th out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen satisfaction with democracy rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen satisfaction with democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens are satisfied with democracy in their own country. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how citizens' satisfaction with democracy.