Liberia vs Sierra Leone: Liberal political institutions index
Liberia
0.653
in 2025
Sierra Leone
0.673
in 2025
Liberia rank
87th
Sierra Leone rank
84th
Liberal political institutions index over time
- Liberia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.673 against 0.653 in Liberia, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 87th and Sierra Leone ranks 84th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 11 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.444 | 0.184 | 0.26 | Liberia |
| 1910s | 0.4424 | 0.184 | 0.2584 | Liberia |
| 1920s | 0.457 | 0.2144 | 0.2426 | Liberia |
| 1930s | 0.4489 | 0.236 | 0.2129 | Liberia |
| 1940s | 0.3881 | 0.2368 | 0.1513 | Liberia |
| 1950s | 0.3059 | 0.2693 | 0.0366 | Liberia |
| 1960s | 0.3044 | 0.3302 | 0.0258 | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.3743 | 0.2392 | 0.1351 | Liberia |
| 1980s | 0.2431 | 0.2338 | 0.0093 | Liberia |
| 1990s | 0.4158 | 0.1527 | 0.2631 | Liberia |
| 2000s | 0.5789 | 0.4901 | 0.0888 | Liberia |
| 2010s | 0.6974 | 0.5768 | 0.1206 | Liberia |
| 2020s | 0.618 | 0.7217 | 0.1037 | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Liberia or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.673 against 0.653 in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Liberia and Sierra Leone?
- 0.02, with Sierra Leone 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 liberal political institutions index?
- Liberia ranks 87th and Sierra Leone ranks 84th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.