Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Political rights rating fh, gaps filled was 4 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Sierra Leone, 1972–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 4 for political rights rating fh, gaps filled in 2025.
The figure is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Sierra Leone peaked at 7 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2012.
That places Sierra Leone 79th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 4 | — |
| 1973 | 6 | +50.0% |
| 1974 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 1978 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 1985 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 1986 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 1990 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 1993 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4 | -42.9% |
| 1997 | 7 | +75.0% |
| 1998 | 3 | -57.1% |
| 1999 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2001 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2013 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2014 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2025 | 4 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.38 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| 1980s | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.7 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.7 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.33 | 3 | 4 | 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 fh 4 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -100 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Sierra Leone?
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Sierra Leone was 4 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest political rights rating fh, gaps filled recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 1992.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh, gaps filled recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2012.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for political rights rating fh, gaps filled?
- Sierra Leone ranks 79th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights rating fh, gaps filled rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Political rights rating fh, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Political rights rating fh with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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- Political rights rating fh Our World in Data
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About this data
Political rights rating fh with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.