Benin vs Sierra Leone: Democratic Features Index

Benin

5.43

in 2025

Sierra Leone

5.5

in 2025

Benin rank

55th

Sierra Leone rank

53rd

Democratic Features Index over time

Benin
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 5.5 against 5.43 in Benin, a difference of 0.0667.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 55th and Sierra Leone ranks 53rd of 128 countries.

Individual pages

Democratic Features Index in Benin
Democratic Features Index in Sierra Leone
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Democratic Features Index
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 128 places, 1,394 data points, 2005–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Captures the extent of democratic features — political participation, rule of law, stable democratic institutions, political and social integration, and a capable state. It ranges from 1 to 10 (most democratic).