Which has higher equal resource distribution index, Kenya or Sierra Leone?

Sierra Leone, at 0.519 against 0.505 in Kenya as of 2025.

What is the difference in equal resource distribution index between Kenya and Sierra Leone?

0.014, with Sierra Leone ahead.

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

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

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

Kenya vs Sierra Leone: Equal Resource Distribution Index

Kenya

0.505

in 2025

Sierra Leone

0.519

in 2025

Kenya rank

102nd

Sierra Leone rank

99th

Equal Resource Distribution Index over time

Kenya
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.519 against 0.505 in Kenya, a difference of 0.014.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Kenya ranks 102nd and Sierra Leone ranks 99th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 10 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.084	0.087	0.003	Sierra Leone
1910s	0.084	0.087	0.003	Sierra Leone
1920s	0.1217	0.087	0.0347	Kenya
1930s	0.124	0.087	0.037	Kenya
1940s	0.1232	0.0864	0.0368	Kenya
1950s	0.135	0.0867	0.0483	Kenya
1960s	0.2573	0.2243	0.033	Kenya
1970s	0.3318	0.2123	0.1195	Kenya
1980s	0.3584	0.2146	0.1438	Kenya
1990s	0.371	0.2155	0.1555	Kenya
2000s	0.4357	0.3747	0.061	Kenya
2010s	0.4764	0.4317	0.0447	Kenya
2020s	0.5072	0.5217	0.0145	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal resource distribution index, Kenya or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 0.519 against 0.505 in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal resource distribution index between Kenya and Sierra Leone?: 0.014, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sierra Leone?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Sierra Leone rank globally for equal resource distribution index?: Kenya ranks 102nd and Sierra Leone ranks 99th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Resource Distribution Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Equal Resource Distribution 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 all social groups benefit from public spending and have equal access to education, healthcare, and the welfare state.