Political civil liberties index in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Political civil liberties index was 0.868 in 2025. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
0.868
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
52nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.873
in 2022
All-time low
0.219
in 1981
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Political civil liberties index in Sierra Leone, 1900–2025

0.20.40.60.8190019622025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, political civil liberties index in Sierra Leone stood at 0.868.

The figure is up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political civil liberties index in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.873 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.219, in 1981.

Sierra Leone ranks 52nd 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.328 0.328 0.328 10
1910s 0.328 0.328 0.328 10
1920s 0.328 0.328 0.328 10
1930s 0.328 0.328 0.328 10
1940s 0.3316 0.328 0.346 10
1950s 0.4681 0.346 0.505 10
1960s 0.5858 0.439 0.646 10
1970s 0.3837 0.28 0.439 10
1980s 0.2526 0.219 0.276 10
1990s 0.4767 0.262 0.717 10
2000s 0.8261 0.727 0.854 10
2010s 0.8452 0.833 0.865 10
2020s 0.8655 0.851 0.873 6

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 49 Cyprus 0.879 compare
  2. 50 Honduras 0.876 compare
  3. 51 Italy 0.873 compare
  4. 53 East Timor 0.866 compare
  5. 54 United States 0.865 compare
  6. 55 Nepal 0.863 compare
  7. 55 Nigeria 0.863 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places β†’

More reference data data for Sierra Leone

All data for Sierra Leone β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is political civil liberties index in Sierra Leone?
Political civil liberties index in Sierra Leone was 0.868 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest political civil liberties index recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 0.873 in 2022.
What is the lowest political civil liberties index recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 0.219 in 1981.
How does Sierra Leone rank for political civil liberties index?
Sierra Leone ranks 52nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political civil liberties index rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political civil liberties index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 126 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Political civil liberties index in Sierra Leone. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 17 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/political-civil-liberties-index/sierra-leone/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/political-civil-liberties-index/sierra-leone/">Political civil liberties index in Sierra Leone</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Political civil liberties index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed