Political rights score fh in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Political rights score fh was 23 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Political rights score fh in Sierra Leone, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score fh in Sierra Leone is 23, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Sierra Leone peaked at 30 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 23, in 2002.
That places Sierra Leone 106th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Political rights score fh in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 23 | — |
| 2003 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 26 | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 27 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 28 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 30 | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 27 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 24 | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2025 | 23 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.38 | 23 | 27 | 8 |
| 2010s | 28.2 | 27 | 30 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.5 | 23 | 28 | 6 |
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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)
- 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 political rights score fh in Sierra Leone?
- Political rights score fh in Sierra Leone was 23 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 30 in 2012.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 in 2002.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for political rights score fh?
- Sierra Leone ranks 106th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. 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 Political rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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