Ethiopia vs Sierra Leone: Democracy
Ethiopia
3
in 2025
Sierra Leone
3
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
116th
Sierra Leone rank
116th
Democracy over time
- Ethiopia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 3 against 3 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 130 shared years of data; in 1896 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 116th and Sierra Leone ranks 116th of 198 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 1.9 | 2 | 0.1 | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 3 | 6 | 3 | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 1 | 6 | 5 | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 2.67 | 4.5 | 1.83 | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Ethiopia or Sierra Leone?
- Ethiopia, at 3 against 3 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Ethiopia and Sierra Leone?
- 0, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sierra Leone?
- 130 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Sierra Leone rank globally for democracy?
- Ethiopia ranks 116th and Sierra Leone ranks 116th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).