Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Voice and Accountability - Number of sources was 14 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
14
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 208 countries
All-time high
19
in 2013
All-time low
5
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Sierra Leone, 1996–2025

51015201996201020251996: 51998: 52000: 62002: 82003: 92004: 112005: 132006: 162007: 162008: 162009: 162010: 162011: 172012: 182013: 192014: 192015: 192016: 182017: 182018: 162019: 162020: 152021: 152022: 152023: 142024: 142025: 14

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

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Sierra Leone, 1996 to 2025.
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.

YearChange FromTo
2002 +33.3% 6 8

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 8 Burkina Faso 14 compare
  2. 8 Cameroon 14 compare
  3. 8 Democratic Republic of Congo 14 compare
  4. 8 Cote d'Ivoire 14 compare
  5. 8 Gambia 14 compare
  6. 8 Guinea 14 compare
  7. 8 Madagascar 14 compare
  8. 8 Malawi 14 compare
  9. 8 Mali 14 compare
  10. 8 Mauritania 14 compare
  11. 8 Niger 14 compare
  12. 8 Senegal 14 compare
  13. 8 Sudan 14 compare
  14. 8 Tanzania 14 compare
  15. 8 Togo 14 compare
  16. 8 Uganda 14 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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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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Indicator
Voice and Accountability - Number of sources
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,514 data points, 1996–2025
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