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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of human rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Key features of human rights in Sierra Leone

Name: Key features of human rights in Sierra Leone
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

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: V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.

Key features of human rights in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Key features of human rights in Sierra Leone, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.286	—
1901	0.286	+0.0%
1902	0.286	+0.0%
1903	0.286	+0.0%
1904	0.286	+0.0%
1905	0.286	+0.0%
1906	0.286	+0.0%
1907	0.286	+0.0%
1908	0.286	+0.0%
1909	0.286	+0.0%
1910	0.287	+0.3%
1911	0.287	+0.0%
1912	0.287	+0.0%
1913	0.287	+0.0%
1914	0.287	+0.0%
1915	0.287	+0.0%
1916	0.287	+0.0%
1917	0.287	+0.0%
1918	0.287	+0.0%
1919	0.287	+0.0%
1920	0.287	+0.0%
1921	0.287	+0.0%
1922	0.287	+0.0%
1923	0.287	+0.0%
1924	0.287	+0.0%
1925	0.287	+0.0%
1926	0.287	+0.0%
1927	0.287	+0.0%
1928	0.292	+1.7%
1929	0.292	+0.0%
1930	0.292	+0.0%
1931	0.292	+0.0%
1932	0.292	+0.0%
1933	0.292	+0.0%
1934	0.292	+0.0%
1935	0.292	+0.0%
1936	0.292	+0.0%
1937	0.292	+0.0%
1938	0.292	+0.0%
1939	0.292	+0.0%
1940	0.292	+0.0%
1941	0.292	+0.0%
1942	0.292	+0.0%
1943	0.292	+0.0%
1944	0.292	+0.0%
1945	0.292	+0.0%
1946	0.292	+0.0%
1947	0.292	+0.0%
1948	0.303	+3.8%
1949	0.303	+0.0%
1950	0.311	+2.6%
1951	0.335	+7.7%
1952	0.374	+11.6%
1953	0.381	+1.9%
1954	0.386	+1.3%
1955	0.386	+0.0%
1956	0.386	+0.0%
1957	0.389	+0.8%
1958	0.394	+1.3%
1959	0.394	+0.0%
1960	0.461	+17.0%
1961	0.492	+6.7%
1962	0.541	+10.0%
1963	0.541	+0.0%
1964	0.517	-4.4%
1965	0.491	-5.0%
1966	0.491	+0.0%
1967	0.474	-3.5%
1968	0.392	-17.3%
1969	0.392	+0.0%
1970	0.392	+0.0%
1971	0.403	+2.8%
1972	0.358	-11.2%
1973	0.347	-3.1%
1974	0.347	+0.0%
1975	0.347	+0.0%
1976	0.347	+0.0%
1977	0.35	+0.9%
1978	0.331	-5.4%
1979	0.316	-4.5%
1980	0.316	+0.0%
1981	0.298	-5.7%
1982	0.302	+1.3%
1983	0.302	+0.0%
1984	0.302	+0.0%
1985	0.305	+1.0%
1986	0.321	+5.2%
1987	0.321	+0.0%
1988	0.321	+0.0%
1989	0.321	+0.0%
1990	0.313	-2.5%
1991	0.234	-25.2%
1992	0.232	-0.9%
1993	0.242	+4.3%
1994	0.263	+8.7%
1995	0.271	+3.0%
1996	0.371	+36.9%
1997	0.371	+0.0%
1998	0.384	+3.5%
1999	0.428	+11.5%
2000	0.467	+9.1%
2001	0.467	+0.0%
2002	0.768	+64.5%
2003	0.808	+5.2%
2004	0.807	-0.1%
2005	0.802	-0.6%
2006	0.801	-0.1%
2007	0.801	+0.0%
2008	0.803	+0.2%
2009	0.803	+0.0%
2010	0.825	+2.7%
2011	0.825	+0.0%
2012	0.819	-0.7%
2013	0.812	-0.9%
2014	0.812	+0.0%
2015	0.812	+0.0%
2016	0.812	+0.0%
2017	0.811	-0.1%
2018	0.819	+1.0%
2019	0.793	-3.2%
2020	0.805	+1.5%
2021	0.84	+4.3%
2022	0.809	-3.7%
2023	0.811	+0.2%
2024	0.824	+1.6%
2025	0.792	-3.9%

Sierra Leone compared with similar countries

Sierra Leone's 0.792 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.42, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Sierra Leone's 0.792 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6165, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)

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

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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)

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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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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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Indicator: Key features of human rights
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.