Nigeria vs Sierra Leone: Justified Political Positions Score
Nigeria
1.04
in 2025
Sierra Leone
0.951
in 2025
Nigeria rank
67th
Sierra Leone rank
70th
Justified Political Positions Score over time
- Nigeria
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.04 against 0.951 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.089.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Nigeria ranks 67th and Sierra Leone ranks 70th of 175 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | -1.21 | -0.216 | 0.99 | Sierra Leone |
| 1920s | -1.21 | -0.216 | 0.99 | Sierra Leone |
| 1930s | -1.21 | -0.216 | 0.99 | Sierra Leone |
| 1940s | -1.21 | -0.216 | 0.99 | Sierra Leone |
| 1950s | -1.21 | 0.1416 | 1.35 | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | -0.6279 | 1.07 | 1.7 | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | -1.73 | 0.854 | 2.59 | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.3144 | 0.854 | 0.5396 | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.3003 | 0.6615 | 0.3612 | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 1.01 | 0.7867 | 0.2223 | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.9089 | 1.14 | 0.2264 | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.5705 | 1.4 | 0.8252 | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher justified political positions score, Nigeria or Sierra Leone?
- Nigeria, at 1.04 against 0.951 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in justified political positions score between Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
- 0.089, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Sierra Leone rank globally for justified political positions score?
- Nigeria ranks 67th and Sierra Leone ranks 70th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.