Canada vs Sierra Leone: Democracy

Canada
2
in 2018
Sierra Leone
2
in 2018
Canada rank
1st
Sierra Leone rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Canada
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 2 against 2 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Canada ranks 1st and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 2 1.56 0.4444 Canada
1970s 2 0.1 1.9 Canada
1980s 2 0 2 Canada
1990s 2 0.4 1.6 Canada
2000s 2 1.3 0.7 Canada
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Canada or Sierra Leone?
Canada, at 2 against 2 in Sierra Leone as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Canada and Sierra Leone?
0, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sierra Leone?
58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2018.
How do Canada and Sierra Leone rank globally for democracy?
Canada ranks 1st and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – 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
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).