Sierra Leone vs Timor-Leste: Political civil liberties index

Sierra Leone
0.868
in 2025
Timor-Leste
0.866
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
52nd
Timor-Leste rank
53rd

Political civil liberties index over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Timor-Leste
00.20.40.60.8190019622025

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.868 against 0.866 in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 52nd and Timor-Leste ranks 53rd of 176 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
1900s 0.328 0.086 0.242 Sierra Leone
1910s 0.328 0.089 0.239 Sierra Leone
1920s 0.328 0.0858 0.2422 Sierra Leone
1930s 0.328 0.081 0.247 Sierra Leone
1940s 0.3316 0.075 0.2566 Sierra Leone
1950s 0.4681 0.078 0.3901 Sierra Leone
1960s 0.5858 0.091 0.4948 Sierra Leone
1970s 0.3837 0.0867 0.297 Sierra Leone
1980s 0.2526 0.043 0.2096 Sierra Leone
1990s 0.4767 0.072 0.4047 Sierra Leone
2000s 0.8261 0.8259 0.0002 Sierra Leone
2010s 0.8452 0.8294 0.0158 Sierra Leone
2020s 0.8655 0.8517 0.0138 Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political civil liberties index, Sierra Leone or Timor-Leste?
Sierra Leone, at 0.868 against 0.866 in Timor-Leste as of 2025.
What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Sierra Leone and Timor-Leste?
0.002, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Timor-Leste?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Sierra Leone and Timor-Leste rank globally for political civil liberties index?
Sierra Leone ranks 52nd and Timor-Leste ranks 53rd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Political civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Political civil liberties index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed