Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score
Papua New Guinea
1.4
in 2025
Sierra Leone
1.39
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
52nd
Sierra Leone rank
53rd
Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.4 against 1.39 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 52nd and Sierra Leone ranks 53rd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -2.33 | -0.807 | 1.53 | Sierra Leone |
| 1910s | -2.33 | -0.807 | 1.53 | Sierra Leone |
| 1920s | -2.33 | -0.807 | 1.53 | Sierra Leone |
| 1930s | -2.33 | -0.807 | 1.53 | Sierra Leone |
| 1940s | -1.17 | -0.807 | 0.363 | Sierra Leone |
| 1950s | -1.17 | -0.521 | 0.649 | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | -1.17 | -0.1234 | 1.05 | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.6295 | -0.9086 | 1.54 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 1.43 | -0.934 | 2.36 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 1.43 | 0.7634 | 0.6666 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.43 | 1.41 | 0.0186 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.43 | 1.16 | 0.2687 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.42 | 1.44 | 0.026 | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equality of political power across social groups score, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.4 against 1.39 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equality of political power across social groups score between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 0.01, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for equality of political power across social groups score?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 52nd and Sierra Leone ranks 53rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which social groups — defined by language, ethnicity, religion, race, region, and/or caste — are irrelevant to politics or have similar political power.