Social Development in Sierra Leone 145 indicators covering social development for Sierra Leone. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 2025 down 100.0% 170th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8,925 2025 up 82.1% 66th Political Rights Rating 4 2025 up 33.3% 79th Electoral democracy 0 2025 down 100.0% 116th Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 11th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 2025 up 33.3% 79th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.001 units per person 2025 up 45.3% 60th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8,925 2025 up 82.1% 66th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person 2025 down 100.0% 170th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 100.0% 169th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -100 % change on previous year 2022 down 108.1% 168th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 2025 down 100.0% 170th Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10.98 % change on previous year 2025 up 722.4% 59th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 65.7% 33rd Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.792 2025 down 2.5% 79th Liberal Democracy Index 0.348 2025 up 9.4% 89th Electoral Democracy Index 0.471 2025 down 8.4% 91st Freedom of Association Index 0.837 2025 up 3.8% 62nd Freedom of Expression Index 0.823 2025 up 7.9% 55th Participatory Democracy Index 0.307 2025 down 9.7% 85th Varieties of democracy 0.471 2025 down 8.4% 91st Liberal democracy 1 2025 down 50.0% 87th Electoral democracy 1 2025 down 50.0% 87th Human Rights Index 0.792 2025 down 2.5% 79th Key features of human rights 0.792 2025 down 2.5% 79th Key features of electoral democracy 0.471 2025 down 8.4% 91st Key features of liberal democracy 0.348 2025 up 9.4% 89th Executive Corruption Index 0.637 2025 down 24.0% 62nd Judicial Corruption Score -0.377 2025 up 63.1% 103rd Public Sector Corruption Index 0.698 2025 down 8.2% 51st Key features of democracy 0.471 2025 down 8.4% 91st Key features of democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 58th Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate -4.13 % change on previous year 2025 — 136th Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled 0.348 2025 up 9.4% 89th Key features of electoral democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 58th Key features of human rights, annual growth rate -3.88 % change on previous year 2025 — 149th Electoral democracy row, gaps filled 1 2025 down 50.0% 87th Liberal democracy row, gaps filled 1 2025 down 50.0% 87th Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 58th Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.471 2025 down 8.4% 90th Egalitarian Democracy Index 0.336 2025 up 12.0% 86th Deliberative Democracy Index 0.433 2025 up 14.6% 68th Direct Democracy Index 0.009 2025 unchanged 147th Key media freedoms 1.87 2025 up 23.4% 29th Media Corruption Score 0.344 2025 up 358.6% 94th Key media freedoms, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 35th Academic Freedom Index 0.862 2025 up 1.4% 32nd Legislative Corruption Score 0.539 2025 up 135.7% 62nd Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 16.7% 19th Key features of liberal democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 0.5% 17th Key features of electoral democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 16.7% 19th Varieties democracy vdem, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 16.7% 19th Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 79th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 167th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.1031 units per square kilometre 2023 up 40.3% 61st Electoral democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 5th Liberal democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 7th Democracy lexical, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2023 — 116th Physical Integrity Rights Score 0.5941 2019 down 21.3% 104th Page 1 of 3 Next →