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

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.

Sierra Leone vs United States: Equal Resource Distribution Index

Sierra Leone

0.519

in 2025

United States

0.509

in 2025

Sierra Leone rank

99th

United States rank

101st

Equal Resource Distribution Index over time

Sierra Leone
United States

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.519 against 0.509 in United States, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was United States ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 99th and United States ranks 101st of 175 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sierra Leone	United States	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.087	0.314	0.227	United States
1910s	0.087	0.3186	0.2316	United States
1920s	0.087	0.3263	0.2393	United States
1930s	0.087	0.3839	0.2969	United States
1940s	0.0864	0.4133	0.3269	United States
1950s	0.0867	0.4368	0.3501	United States
1960s	0.2243	0.5051	0.2808	United States
1970s	0.2123	0.6583	0.446	United States
1980s	0.2146	0.6659	0.4513	United States
1990s	0.2155	0.6821	0.4666	United States
2000s	0.3747	0.6431	0.2684	United States
2010s	0.4317	0.6559	0.2242	United States
2020s	0.5217	0.571	0.0493	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal resource distribution index, Sierra Leone or United States?: Sierra Leone, at 0.519 against 0.509 in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal resource distribution index between Sierra Leone and United States?: 0.01, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and United States?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Sierra Leone and United States rank globally for equal resource distribution index?: Sierra Leone ranks 99th and United States ranks 101st 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.