Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Human rights index vs electoral democracy index was 0.792 in 2025. β² Rising
Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Sierra Leone, 1900β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.792 for human rights index vs electoral democracy index in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.84 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.232, in 1992.
That places Sierra Leone 79th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.286 | 0.286 | 0.286 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.287 | 0.287 | 0.287 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.288 | 0.287 | 0.292 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.292 | 0.292 | 0.292 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2942 | 0.292 | 0.303 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3736 | 0.311 | 0.394 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4792 | 0.392 | 0.541 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3538 | 0.316 | 0.403 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3109 | 0.298 | 0.321 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3109 | 0.232 | 0.428 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7327 | 0.467 | 0.808 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.814 | 0.793 | 0.825 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8135 | 0.792 | 0.84 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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)
- 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 human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Sierra Leone?
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Sierra Leone was 0.792 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.84 in 2021.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.232 in 1992.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for human rights index vs electoral democracy index?
- Sierra Leone ranks 79th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human rights index vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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