What is elected political leaders index in Sierra Leone?

Elected political leaders index in Sierra Leone was 0.976 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest elected political leaders index recorded in Sierra Leone?

The highest recorded value was 0.976 in 2023.

What is the lowest elected political leaders index recorded in Sierra Leone?

The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1900.

How does Sierra Leone rank for elected political leaders index?

Sierra Leone ranks 130th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is elected political leaders index rising or falling in Sierra Leone?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 Elected Political Leaders Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Elected Political Leaders Index in Sierra Leone

Name: Elected Political Leaders 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: Elected Political Leaders Index was 0.976 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.976

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

130th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.976

in 2023

All-time low

in 1900

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Elected Political Leaders Index in Sierra Leone, 1900–2025

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

Analysis

Sierra Leone recorded 0.976 for elected political leaders index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elected political leaders index in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.976 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1900.

That places Sierra Leone 130th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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	0	0	10
1910s	0	0	0	10
1920s	0	0	0	10
1930s	0	0	0	10
1940s	0	0	0	10
1950s	0	0	0	10
1960s	0.4949	0	0.837	10
1970s	0.7806	0	0.876	10
1980s	0.899	0.876	0.938	10
1990s	0.1836	0	0.918	10
2000s	0.78	0	0.975	10
2010s	0.975	0.975	0.975	10
2020s	0.9755	0.975	0.976	6

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

127 Uganda 0.986 compare
128 Italy 0.985 compare
129 Kenya 0.982 compare
130 Egypt 0.976 compare
132 Iraq 0.972 compare
133 Zambia 0.967 compare

See the full ranking of 176 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 elected political leaders index in Sierra Leone?: Elected political leaders index in Sierra Leone was 0.976 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest elected political leaders index recorded in Sierra Leone?: The highest recorded value was 0.976 in 2023.
What is the lowest elected political leaders index recorded in Sierra Leone?: The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1900.
How does Sierra Leone rank for elected political leaders index?: Sierra Leone ranks 130th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is elected political leaders index rising or falling in Sierra Leone?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 Elected Political Leaders Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Elected Political Leaders Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,113 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Measures the extent to which the legislature is chosen through broad elections, and the chief executive is elected directly or indirectly (appointed by a popularly elected legislature).