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

North Korea, at 0.537 against 0.519 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.

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

92 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.

North Korea vs Sierra Leone: Equal Resource Distribution Index

North Korea

0.537

in 2025

Sierra Leone

0.519

in 2025

North Korea rank

96th

Sierra Leone rank

99th

Equal Resource Distribution Index over time

North Korea
Sierra Leone

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 0.537 against 0.519 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.018.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 92 shared years of data; in 1900 it was North Korea ahead.

North Korea ranks 96th and Sierra Leone ranks 99th of 175 countries.

North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Korea	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.0964	0.087	0.0094	North Korea
1910s	0.122	0.087	0.035	North Korea
1940s	0.5014	0.0858	0.4156	North Korea
1950s	0.6736	0.0867	0.5869	North Korea
1960s	0.8344	0.2243	0.6101	North Korea
1970s	0.8453	0.2123	0.633	North Korea
1980s	0.804	0.2146	0.5894	North Korea
1990s	0.6888	0.2155	0.4733	North Korea
2000s	0.607	0.3747	0.2323	North Korea
2010s	0.5848	0.4317	0.1531	North Korea
2020s	0.533	0.5217	0.0113	North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal resource distribution index, North Korea or Sierra Leone?: North Korea, at 0.537 against 0.519 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal resource distribution index between North Korea and Sierra Leone?: 0.018, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Sierra Leone?: 92 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do North Korea and Sierra Leone rank globally for equal resource distribution index?: North Korea ranks 96th 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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About this data

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: 07 August 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.