Sierra Leone vs Uganda: Democracy
Sierra Leone
3
in 2025
Uganda
3
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
116th
Uganda rank
116th
Democracy over time
- Sierra Leone
- Uganda
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 3 against 3 in Uganda, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 130 shared years of data; in 1896 it was Uganda ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 116th and Uganda ranks 116th of 197 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 7 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1.8 | 0.4 | 1.4 | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 4.4 | 3.8 | 0.6 | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 2.2 | 0.3 | 1.9 | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | Uganda |
| 1990s | 2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 6 | 1.8 | 4.2 | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 6 | 3 | 3 | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 4.5 | 3 | 1.5 | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Sierra Leone or Uganda?
- Sierra Leone, at 3 against 3 in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Sierra Leone and Uganda?
- 0, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Uganda?
- 130 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2025.
- How do Sierra Leone and Uganda rank globally for democracy?
- Sierra Leone ranks 116th and Uganda 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).