Libya vs Sierra Leone: Justified Political Positions Score

Libya
1.04
in 2025
Sierra Leone
0.951
in 2025
Libya rank
68th
Sierra Leone rank
70th

Justified Political Positions Score over time

  • Libya
  • Sierra Leone
-2-1012190019622025

How they compare

Libya currently reports 1.04 against 0.951 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.089.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 83 shared years of data; in 1934 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Libya ranks 68th and Sierra Leone ranks 70th of 175 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1930s -2.32 -0.216 2.1 Sierra Leone
1940s -2.32 -0.216 2.1 Sierra Leone
1950s -2.06 0.1813 2.24 Sierra Leone
1960s -1.99 1.07 3.06 Sierra Leone
1970s -1.09 0.854 1.94 Sierra Leone
1980s -1.09 0.854 1.94 Sierra Leone
1990s -1.09 0.6615 1.75 Sierra Leone
2000s -1.09 0.7867 1.87 Sierra Leone
2010s 0.1647 1.14 0.9706 Sierra Leone
2020s 0.5513 1.4 0.8443 Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher justified political positions score, Libya or Sierra Leone?
Libya, at 1.04 against 0.951 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
What is the difference in justified political positions score between Libya and Sierra Leone?
0.089, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Sierra Leone?
83 years are reported by both, from 1934 to 2025.
How do Libya and Sierra Leone rank globally for justified political positions score?
Libya ranks 68th and Sierra Leone ranks 70th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Justified Political Positions Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Justified Political Positions Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.