Ecuador vs Sierra Leone: Political centralization index
Ecuador
0.409
in 2025
Sierra Leone
0.366
in 2025
Ecuador rank
80th
Sierra Leone rank
83rd
Political centralization index over time
- Ecuador
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.409 against 0.366 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.043.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Ecuador ranks 80th and Sierra Leone ranks 83rd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 7 and Sierra Leone in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.4683 | 0.786 | 0.3177 | Sierra Leone |
| 1910s | 0.5232 | 0.786 | 0.2628 | Sierra Leone |
| 1920s | 0.7345 | 0.7466 | 0.0121 | Sierra Leone |
| 1930s | 0.7569 | 0.724 | 0.0329 | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 0.743 | 0.724 | 0.019 | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 0.6846 | 0.691 | 0.0064 | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 0.7418 | 0.6693 | 0.0725 | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 0.8452 | 0.7715 | 0.0737 | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 0.4843 | 0.7652 | 0.2809 | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.485 | 0.7919 | 0.3069 | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.5599 | 0.4989 | 0.061 | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.6506 | 0.4891 | 0.1615 | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.3557 | 0.3357 | 0.02 | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Ecuador or Sierra Leone?
- Ecuador, at 0.409 against 0.366 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Ecuador and Sierra Leone?
- 0.043, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sierra Leone?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Sierra Leone rank globally for political centralization index?
- Ecuador ranks 80th and Sierra Leone ranks 83rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political centralization index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.