Ethiopia vs Sierra Leone: Free and fair elections index
Ethiopia
0.324
in 2025
Sierra Leone
0.319
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
111th
Sierra Leone rank
113th
Free and fair elections index over time
- Ethiopia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.324 against 0.319 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 111th and Sierra Leone ranks 113th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.0624 | 0.2457 | 0.1833 | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 0.1245 | 0.2359 | 0.1114 | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.0588 | 0.0567 | 0.0021 | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 0.0275 | 0.057 | 0.0295 | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.1364 | 0.0716 | 0.0648 | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 0.1677 | 0.4019 | 0.2342 | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.1584 | 0.4702 | 0.3118 | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.312 | 0.4288 | 0.1168 | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Ethiopia or Sierra Leone?
- Ethiopia, at 0.324 against 0.319 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Ethiopia and Sierra Leone?
- 0.005, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sierra Leone?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Sierra Leone rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Ethiopia ranks 111th and Sierra Leone ranks 113th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.