Sierra Leone vs Spain: Democracy
Sierra Leone
2
in 2018
Spain
2
in 2018
Sierra Leone rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Sierra Leone
- Spain
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 2 against 2 in Spain, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.56 | 0 | 1.56 | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | Spain |
| 1980s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.4 | 2 | 1.6 | Spain |
| 2000s | 1.3 | 2 | 0.7 | Spain |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Sierra Leone or Spain?
- Sierra Leone, at 2 against 2 in Spain as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Sierra Leone and Spain?
- 0, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Spain?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2018.
- How do Sierra Leone and Spain rank globally for democracy?
- Sierra Leone ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 168 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
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).