Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Voice and Accountability - Number of sources was 14 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Sierra Leone, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for voice and accountability - number of sources in Sierra Leone is 14, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, voice and accountability - number of sources in Sierra Leone peaked at 19 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1996.
Sierra Leone ranks 8th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 5 | — |
| 1998 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 8 | +33.3% |
| 2003 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 11 | +22.2% |
| 2005 | 13 | +18.2% |
| 2006 | 16 | +23.1% |
| 2007 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 17 | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 18 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 19 | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16 | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 14 | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 14 is above the median for low income countries, which is 13, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 14 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.5, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Voice and Accountability - Number of sources 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 | +33.3% | 6 | 8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.33 | 6 | 16 | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.6 | 16 | 19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5 | 14 | 15 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 8 Burkina Faso 14 compare
- 8 Cameroon 14 compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of Congo 14 compare
- 8 Cote d'Ivoire 14 compare
- 8 Gambia 14 compare
- 8 Guinea 14 compare
- 8 Madagascar 14 compare
- 8 Malawi 14 compare
- 8 Mali 14 compare
- 8 Mauritania 14 compare
- 8 Niger 14 compare
- 8 Senegal 14 compare
- 8 Sudan 14 compare
- 8 Tanzania 14 compare
- 8 Togo 14 compare
- 8 Uganda 14 compare
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 voice and accountability - number of sources in Sierra Leone?
- Voice and accountability - number of sources in Sierra Leone was 14 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 19 in 2013.
- What is the lowest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1996.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for voice and accountability - number of sources?
- Sierra Leone ranks 8th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is voice and accountability - number of sources rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. 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 Voice and Accountability - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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