Rule of Law in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Rule of Law was -0.8682 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Rule of Law in Sierra Leone, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded -0.8682 for rule of law in 2011. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.7% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law in Sierra Leone peaked at -0.8682 in 2011 and was at its lowest, -1.48, in 1996.
That places Sierra Leone 32nd out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.34 | -1.48 | -1.19 | 2 |
| 2000s | -1.15 | -1.47 | -0.9162 | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.9097 | -0.9513 | -0.8682 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More reference data data for Sierra Leone
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1247 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2824 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8874 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.1314 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.1178 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 771.75 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Free country 1 (2025)
- Democracy 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rule of law in Sierra Leone?
- Rule of law in Sierra Leone was -0.8682 in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest rule of law recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was -0.8682 in 2011.
- What is the lowest rule of law recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.48 in 1996.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for rule of law?
- Sierra Leone ranks 32nd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is rule of law rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Institute, published as part of Rule of Law (estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Rule of law measures the extent to which agents have confidence in and abide by the rules of society, in particular the quality of contract enforcement, the police, and the courts, as well as the likelihood of crime and violence. Further documentation and research using the World Governance Indicators (WGI) is available at www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance.