Burundi vs Sierra Leone: Democracy
Burundi
3
in 2025
Sierra Leone
3
in 2025
Burundi rank
116th
Sierra Leone rank
116th
Democracy over time
- Burundi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 3 against 3 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Burundi ranks 116th and Sierra Leone ranks 116th of 197 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 1 | 4.4 | 3.4 | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 2 | 1.1 | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 3 | 6 | 3 | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 3 | 6 | 3 | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 3 | 4.5 | 1.5 | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Burundi or Sierra Leone?
- Burundi, at 3 against 3 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Burundi and Sierra Leone?
- 0, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Sierra Leone?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Sierra Leone rank globally for democracy?
- Burundi ranks 116th and Sierra Leone ranks 116th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (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
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).