Guinea-Bissau vs Sierra Leone: Competitiveness of Political Participation Score

Guinea-Bissau
4
in 2018
Sierra Leone
4
in 2018
Guinea-Bissau rank
34th
Sierra Leone rank
34th

Competitiveness of Political Participation Score over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Sierra Leone
1234196119892018

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 4 against 4 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 34th and Sierra Leone ranks 34th of 167 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 1 1.67 0.6667 Sierra Leone
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 2.29 1.43 0.8571 Guinea-Bissau
2000s 3.12 3.38 0.25 Sierra Leone
2010s 3.78 4 0.2222 Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher competitiveness of political participation score, Guinea-Bissau or Sierra Leone?
Guinea-Bissau, at 4 against 4 in Sierra Leone as of 2018.
What is the difference in competitiveness of political participation score between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
0, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
40 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2018.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone rank globally for competitiveness of political participation score?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 34th and Sierra Leone ranks 34th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitiveness of Political Participation Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Competitiveness of Political Participation Score
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
167 places, 17,813 data points, 1789–2020
Last refreshed

Indicates the extent to which political participation is competitive. It ranges from unregulated political participation (score of 0), over repressed political participation (score of 1), suppressed political participation (score of 2), factional political participation (score of 3), and transitional arrangements (score of 4), to competitive political participation (score of 5).