Political Stability: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Political Stability: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 51.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Political Stability - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Sierra Leone, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Sierra Leone stood at 51.9%.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Sierra Leone peaked at 58.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 1998.
That places Sierra Leone 145th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Political Stability: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 19.9% | — |
| 1998 | 14.9% | -25.1% |
| 2000 | 17.5% | +17.7% |
| 2002 | 39.7% | +126.6% |
| 2003 | 38.7% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 50.8% | +31.4% |
| 2005 | 50.4% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 53.5% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 54.8% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 52.8% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 53.3% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 54.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 53.6% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 54.2% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 57.2% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 56.3% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 58.4% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 54.0% | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 56.0% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 54.9% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 55.7% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 52.2% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 54.4% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 53.9% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 48.7% | -9.6% |
| 2024 | 49.9% | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 51.9% | +4.1% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 51.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 30.8%, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 51.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.2%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Political Stability: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +126.6% | 17.5% | 39.7% |
| 2004 | +31.4% | 38.7% | 50.8% |
| 1998 | -25.1% | 19.9% | 14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.4% | 14.9% | 19.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 45.7% | 17.5% | 54.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 55.4% | 53.6% | 58.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.8% | 48.7% | 54.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More reference data data for Sierra Leone
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0238 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0797 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6534 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Sierra Leone?
- Political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Sierra Leone was 51.9% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 58.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 1998.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for?
- Sierra Leone ranks 145th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Political Stability - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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