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?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.