Mexico vs Sierra Leone: Democracy

Mexico
4
in 2025
Sierra Leone
4
in 2025
Mexico rank
87th
Sierra Leone rank
87th

Democracy over time

  • Mexico
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 4 against 4 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Mexico ranks 87th and Sierra Leone ranks 87th of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0.6667 0 0.6667 Mexico
1920s 2.75 0 2.75 Mexico
1930s 2.4 0 2.4 Mexico
1940s 2.6 0 2.6 Mexico
1950s 3 0 3 Mexico
1960s 3 1.8 1.2 Mexico
1970s 3 2.1 0.9 Mexico
1980s 3 3 0
1990s 4.2 0.9 3.3 Mexico
2000s 6 3.8 2.2 Mexico
2010s 6 5 1 Mexico
2020s 5.17 4.5 0.6667 Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Mexico or Sierra Leone?
Mexico, at 4 against 4 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Mexico and Sierra Leone?
0, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sierra Leone?
123 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Mexico and Sierra Leone rank globally for democracy?
Mexico ranks 87th and Sierra Leone ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.