Ghana vs Sierra Leone: Egalitarian political institutions index
Ghana
0.644
in 2025
Sierra Leone
0.647
in 2025
Ghana rank
78th
Sierra Leone rank
77th
Egalitarian political institutions index over time
- Ghana
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.647 against 0.644 in Ghana, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 78th and Sierra Leone ranks 77th of 175 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.207 | 0.163 | 0.044 | Ghana |
| 1910s | 0.207 | 0.163 | 0.044 | Ghana |
| 1920s | 0.211 | 0.163 | 0.048 | Ghana |
| 1930s | 0.212 | 0.163 | 0.049 | Ghana |
| 1940s | 0.2329 | 0.1627 | 0.0702 | Ghana |
| 1950s | 0.3738 | 0.1765 | 0.1973 | Ghana |
| 1960s | 0.5149 | 0.2675 | 0.2474 | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.4859 | 0.1908 | 0.2951 | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.5401 | 0.1905 | 0.3496 | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.6081 | 0.2983 | 0.3098 | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.6734 | 0.461 | 0.2124 | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.689 | 0.5107 | 0.1783 | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.6662 | 0.6412 | 0.025 | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher egalitarian political institutions index, Ghana or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.647 against 0.644 in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in egalitarian political institutions index between Ghana and Sierra Leone?
- 0.003, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sierra Leone?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Sierra Leone rank globally for egalitarian political institutions index?
- Ghana ranks 78th and Sierra Leone ranks 77th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.