Sierra Leone vs Tanzania: Free and fair elections
Sierra Leone
0
in 2025
Tanzania
0
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
112th
Tanzania rank
112th
Free and fair elections over time
- Sierra Leone
- Tanzania
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0 against 0 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Tanzania ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 112th and Tanzania ranks 112th of 172 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections, Sierra Leone or Tanzania?
- Sierra Leone, at 0 against 0 in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Sierra Leone and Tanzania?
- 0, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Tanzania?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2025.
- How do Sierra Leone and Tanzania rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Sierra Leone ranks 112th and Tanzania ranks 112th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. 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 whether national elections were free and fair or not.