Iraq vs Sierra Leone: Elected political leaders index
Iraq
0.972
in 2025
Sierra Leone
0.976
in 2025
Iraq rank
132nd
Sierra Leone rank
130th
Elected political leaders index over time
- Iraq
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.976 against 0.972 in Iraq, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Iraq ranks 132nd and Sierra Leone ranks 130th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1930s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Iraq |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Iraq |
| 1950s | 0.5888 | 0 | 0.5888 | Iraq |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.4949 | 0.4949 | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.7806 | 0.7806 | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.899 | 0.899 | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.493 | 0.1836 | 0.3094 | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.6846 | 0.78 | 0.0954 | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.972 | 0.975 | 0.003 | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.972 | 0.9755 | 0.0035 | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected political leaders index, Iraq or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.976 against 0.972 in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected political leaders index between Iraq and Sierra Leone?
- 0.004, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sierra Leone?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Sierra Leone rank globally for elected political leaders index?
- Iraq ranks 132nd and Sierra Leone ranks 130th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Elected political leaders index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.