Key features of human rights in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Key features of human rights was 0.792 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.792
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
79th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.84
in 2021
All-time low
0.232
in 1992
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Key features of human rights in Sierra Leone, 1900–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.792 for key features of human rights in 2025.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of human rights 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)
- 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 key features of human rights in Sierra Leone?
- Key features of human rights in Sierra Leone was 0.792 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.84 in 2021.
- What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.232 in 1992.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for key features of human rights?
- Sierra Leone ranks 79th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of human rights 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 Key features of human rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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