Sierra Leone vs Tanzania: Democracy
Sierra Leone
3
in 2025
Tanzania
3
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
116th
Tanzania rank
116th
Democracy over time
- Sierra Leone
- Tanzania
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 3 against 3 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Tanzania ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 116th and Tanzania ranks 116th of 198 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1.8 | 0.4 | 1.4 | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 4.4 | 1.9 | 2.5 | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 2.2 | 1 | 1.2 | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 6 | 3 | 3 | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 6 | 3 | 3 | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 4.5 | 3 | 1.5 | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Sierra Leone or Tanzania?
- Sierra Leone, at 3 against 3 in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Sierra Leone and Tanzania?
- 0, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Tanzania?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
- How do Sierra Leone and Tanzania rank globally for democracy?
- Sierra Leone ranks 116th and Tanzania 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).