What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Senegal and Sierra Leone?

0.007, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sierra Leone?

122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Senegal vs Sierra Leone: Deliberative Political Institutions Index

Senegal

0.89

in 2025

Sierra Leone

0.897

in 2025

Senegal rank

26th

Sierra Leone rank

25th

Deliberative Political Institutions Index over time

Senegal
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.897 against 0.89 in Senegal, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Senegal ranks 26th and Sierra Leone ranks 25th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 6 and Sierra Leone in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Senegal	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.077	0.203	0.126	Sierra Leone
1910s	0.077	0.203	0.126	Sierra Leone
1920s	0.077	0.203	0.126	Sierra Leone
1930s	0.1388	0.203	0.0642	Sierra Leone
1940s	0.1282	0.203	0.0748	Sierra Leone
1950s	0.1867	0.2556	0.0689	Sierra Leone
1960s	0.6642	0.4838	0.1804	Senegal
1970s	0.7048	0.438	0.2668	Senegal
1980s	0.7751	0.4232	0.3519	Senegal
1990s	0.8394	0.5376	0.3018	Senegal
2000s	0.8779	0.7203	0.1576	Senegal
2010s	0.8469	0.7562	0.0907	Senegal
2020s	0.8642	0.9117	0.0475	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, Senegal or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 0.897 against 0.89 in Senegal as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Senegal and Sierra Leone?: 0.007, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sierra Leone?: 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
How do Senegal and Sierra Leone rank globally for deliberative political institutions index?: Senegal ranks 26th and Sierra Leone ranks 25th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deliberative Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.