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Participatory Political Institutions Index in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Participatory Political Institutions Index was 0.583 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.583
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
54th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.615
in 2018
All-time low
0.218
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Participatory Political Institutions Index in Sierra Leone, 1900–2025

00.20.40.6190019622025

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

Analysis

In 2025, participatory political institutions index in Sierra Leone stood at 0.583.

That represents a change of down 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, participatory political institutions index in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.615 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.218, in 1900.

Sierra Leone ranks 54th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Participatory Political Institutions Index in Sierra Leone, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.218 —
1901 0.218 +0.0%
1902 0.218 +0.0%
1903 0.218 +0.0%
1904 0.218 +0.0%
1905 0.218 +0.0%
1906 0.218 +0.0%
1907 0.218 +0.0%
1908 0.218 +0.0%
1909 0.218 +0.0%
1910 0.218 +0.0%
1911 0.218 +0.0%
1912 0.218 +0.0%
1913 0.218 +0.0%
1914 0.218 +0.0%
1915 0.218 +0.0%
1916 0.218 +0.0%
1917 0.218 +0.0%
1918 0.218 +0.0%
1919 0.218 +0.0%
1920 0.218 +0.0%
1921 0.218 +0.0%
1922 0.218 +0.0%
1923 0.218 +0.0%
1924 0.218 +0.0%
1925 0.218 +0.0%
1926 0.218 +0.0%
1927 0.218 +0.0%
1928 0.218 +0.0%
1929 0.218 +0.0%
1930 0.218 +0.0%
1931 0.218 +0.0%
1932 0.218 +0.0%
1933 0.218 +0.0%
1934 0.218 +0.0%
1935 0.218 +0.0%
1936 0.218 +0.0%
1937 0.218 +0.0%
1938 0.218 +0.0%
1939 0.218 +0.0%
1940 0.218 +0.0%
1941 0.218 +0.0%
1942 0.218 +0.0%
1943 0.218 +0.0%
1944 0.218 +0.0%
1945 0.218 +0.0%
1946 0.218 +0.0%
1947 0.218 +0.0%
1948 0.229 +5.0%
1949 0.229 +0.0%
1950 0.229 +0.0%
1951 0.246 +7.4%
1952 0.248 +0.8%
1953 0.248 +0.0%
1954 0.248 +0.0%
1955 0.248 +0.0%
1956 0.248 +0.0%
1957 0.248 +0.0%
1958 0.265 +6.9%
1959 0.265 +0.0%
1960 0.286 +7.9%
1961 0.28 -2.1%
1962 0.38 +35.7%
1963 0.38 +0.0%
1964 0.38 +0.0%
1965 0.38 +0.0%
1966 0.381 +0.3%
1967 0.381 +0.0%
1968 0.339 -11.0%
1969 0.339 +0.0%
1970 0.339 +0.0%
1971 0.349 +2.9%
1972 0.338 -3.2%
1973 0.283 -16.3%
1974 0.283 +0.0%
1975 0.283 +0.0%
1976 0.283 +0.0%
1977 0.283 +0.0%
1978 0.319 +12.7%
1979 0.274 -14.1%
1980 0.274 +0.0%
1981 0.274 +0.0%
1982 0.274 +0.0%
1983 0.274 +0.0%
1984 0.274 +0.0%
1985 0.294 +7.3%
1986 0.302 +2.7%
1987 0.315 +4.3%
1988 0.315 +0.0%
1989 0.315 +0.0%
1990 0.338 +7.3%
1991 0.359 +6.2%
1992 0.364 +1.4%
1993 0.367 +0.8%
1994 0.367 +0.0%
1995 0.367 +0.0%
1996 0.426 +16.1%
1997 0.441 +3.5%
1998 0.446 +1.1%
1999 0.444 -0.4%
2000 0.442 -0.5%
2001 0.44 -0.5%
2002 0.571 +29.8%
2003 0.57 -0.2%
2004 0.613 +7.5%
2005 0.611 -0.3%
2006 0.609 -0.3%
2007 0.607 -0.3%
2008 0.608 +0.2%
2009 0.607 -0.2%
2010 0.605 -0.3%
2011 0.605 +0.0%
2012 0.605 +0.0%
2013 0.606 +0.2%
2014 0.606 +0.0%
2015 0.606 +0.0%
2016 0.606 +0.0%
2017 0.608 +0.3%
2018 0.615 +1.2%
2019 0.615 +0.0%
2020 0.615 +0.0%
2021 0.615 +0.0%
2022 0.589 -4.2%
2023 0.588 -0.2%
2024 0.583 -0.9%
2025 0.583 +0.0%

Sierra Leone compared with similar countries

  • Sierra Leone's 0.583 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.344, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Sierra Leone's 0.583 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4895, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.218 0.218 0.218 10
1910s 0.218 0.218 0.218 10
1920s 0.218 0.218 0.218 10
1930s 0.218 0.218 0.218 10
1940s 0.2202 0.218 0.229 10
1950s 0.2493 0.229 0.265 10
1960s 0.3526 0.28 0.381 10
1970s 0.3034 0.274 0.349 10
1980s 0.2911 0.274 0.315 10
1990s 0.3919 0.338 0.446 10
2000s 0.5678 0.44 0.613 10
2010s 0.6077 0.605 0.615 10
2020s 0.5955 0.583 0.615 6

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 51 Czechia 0.586 compare
  2. 52 Dominican Republic 0.584 compare
  3. 52 Suriname 0.584 compare
  4. 55 Jamaica 0.581 compare
  5. 56 Senegal 0.58 compare
  6. 57 Gambia 0.577 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is participatory political institutions index in Sierra Leone?
Participatory political institutions index in Sierra Leone was 0.583 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest participatory political institutions index recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 0.615 in 2018.
What is the lowest participatory political institutions index recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 0.218 in 1900.
How does Sierra Leone rank for participatory political institutions index?
Sierra Leone ranks 54th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is participatory political institutions index rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Participatory Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Participatory Political Institutions Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,844 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.