Citizen support for democracy in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Citizen support for democracy was 0.534 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Citizen support for democracy in Sierra Leone, 2012–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.534 for citizen support for democracy in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen support for democracy in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.5628 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.5277, in 2019.
That places Sierra Leone 30th out of 144 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5397 | 0.5277 | 0.5628 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.534 | 0.534 | 0.534 | 1 |
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More social development data for Sierra Leone
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 0 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 8,925 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.471 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.823 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.837 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.471 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.307 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.348 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen support for democracy in Sierra Leone?
- Citizen support for democracy in Sierra Leone was 0.534 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5628 in 2012.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5277 in 2019.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for citizen support for democracy?
- Sierra Leone ranks 30th out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 support for 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 support a democratic political system and reject autocratic alternatives. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how desirable citizens find democracy, how they evaluate undemocratic alternatives (such as a strong unelected leader, the army, or religious authorities), and how they assess democratic and autocratic political systems relative to another.