What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Sierra Leone?

The highest recorded value was 0.67 in 2021.

What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Sierra Leone?

The lowest recorded value was 0.16 in 1950.

How does Sierra Leone rank for egalitarian political institutions index?

Sierra Leone ranks 77th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.

Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Sierra Leone?

Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Sierra Leone

Name: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Sierra Leone
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Sierra Leone: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index was 0.647 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.647

Change on year

up 1.9%

World rank

77th

of 175 countries

All-time high

0.67

in 2021

All-time low

0.16

in 1950

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Sierra Leone, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Sierra Leone recorded 0.647 for egalitarian political institutions index in 2025.

The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, egalitarian political institutions index in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.67 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.16, in 1950.

Sierra Leone ranks 77th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.163	0.163	0.163	10
1910s	0.163	0.163	0.163	10
1920s	0.163	0.163	0.163	10
1930s	0.163	0.163	0.163	10
1940s	0.1627	0.162	0.163	10
1950s	0.1765	0.16	0.185	10
1960s	0.2675	0.213	0.294	10
1970s	0.1908	0.181	0.218	10
1980s	0.1905	0.181	0.205	10
1990s	0.2983	0.226	0.345	10
2000s	0.461	0.361	0.488	10
2010s	0.5107	0.481	0.569	10
2020s	0.6412	0.623	0.67	6

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

75 Romania 0.664 compare
76 South Africa 0.652 compare
78 Ghana 0.644 compare
79 Gabon 0.639 compare
80 Brazil 0.637 compare
80 Niger 0.637 compare

See the full ranking of 175 places →

More reference data data for Sierra Leone

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 8.39 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.72 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 79.92 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 2.1 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.044 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6534 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0317 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0797 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 11.67 (2050)

All data for Sierra Leone →

Frequently asked questions

What is egalitarian political institutions index in Sierra Leone?: Egalitarian political institutions index in Sierra Leone was 0.647 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Sierra Leone?: The highest recorded value was 0.67 in 2021.
What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Sierra Leone?: The lowest recorded value was 0.16 in 1950.
How does Sierra Leone rank for egalitarian political institutions index?: Sierra Leone ranks 77th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Sierra Leone?: Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.