Civil rights score bti in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Civil rights score bti was 4 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil rights score bti in Sierra Leone, 2005–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, civil rights score bti in Sierra Leone stood at 4. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score bti in Sierra Leone peaked at 7 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2025.
That places Sierra Leone 64th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.4 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.67 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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- 64 Mexico 4 compare
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- 64 Philippines 4 compare
- 64 Tanzania 4 compare
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More social development data for Sierra Leone
- 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)
- Political rights rating fh 4 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.792 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.348 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.471 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.837 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.823 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.307 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil rights score bti in Sierra Leone?
- Civil rights score bti in Sierra Leone was 4 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score bti recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2005.
- What is the lowest civil rights score bti recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2025.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for civil rights score bti?
- Sierra Leone ranks 64th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score bti rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Civil rights score bti. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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