Liberia vs Sierra Leone: Individual liberties and equality before the law index
Liberia
0.783
in 2025
Sierra Leone
0.774
in 2025
Liberia rank
75th
Sierra Leone rank
77th
Individual liberties and equality before the law index over time
- Liberia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 0.783 against 0.774 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.009.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 75th and Sierra Leone ranks 77th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 9 and Sierra Leone in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.355 | 0.176 | 0.179 | Liberia |
| 1910s | 0.3526 | 0.184 | 0.1686 | Liberia |
| 1920s | 0.3584 | 0.1854 | 0.173 | Liberia |
| 1930s | 0.3691 | 0.191 | 0.1781 | Liberia |
| 1940s | 0.3232 | 0.1932 | 0.13 | Liberia |
| 1950s | 0.2662 | 0.2408 | 0.0254 | Liberia |
| 1960s | 0.264 | 0.3828 | 0.1188 | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.3318 | 0.2681 | 0.0637 | Liberia |
| 1980s | 0.2242 | 0.246 | 0.0218 | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.2945 | 0.122 | 0.1725 | Liberia |
| 2000s | 0.5323 | 0.5908 | 0.0585 | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.78 | 0.7468 | 0.0332 | Liberia |
| 2020s | 0.779 | 0.8118 | 0.0328 | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Liberia or Sierra Leone?
- Liberia, at 0.783 against 0.774 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Liberia and Sierra Leone?
- 0.009, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sierra Leone?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Liberia and Sierra Leone rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Liberia ranks 75th and Sierra Leone ranks 77th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Individual liberties and equality before the law index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.