Sierra Leone vs South Africa: Multi-party elections
Sierra Leone
1
in 2025
South Africa
1
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Sierra Leone
- South Africa
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 1 against 1 in South Africa, a difference of 0.
Across all 63 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Sierra Leone ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 172 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher multi-party elections, Sierra Leone or South Africa?
- Sierra Leone, at 1 against 1 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Sierra Leone and South Africa?
- 0, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Sierra Leone and South Africa rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Sierra Leone ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Multi-party 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 whether national multi-party elections were held.