Social Development in Sierra Leone 145 indicators covering social development for Sierra Leone. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Democracy Index 7 2018 unchanged 69th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 8,342 2025 up 139.3% 64th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita 0.0009 units per person 2025 up 90.9% 62nd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 117.6% 23rd Political Rights Score 23 2025 down 17.9% 106th Freedom Score 61 2025 down 6.2% 101st Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 0 2025 down 100.0% 158th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita 0 units per person 2025 down 100.0% 158th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 100.0% 160th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate -6.2 % change on previous year 2025 down 158.3% 54th Full democracy 0 2025 — 78th States involved in state-based conflicts 0 2025 — 36th Sovereign state 1 2025 unchanged 1st Distribution of Democracy Index 17 2018 unchanged 70th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2017 down 11,300.0% 153rd Equal Rights Protection Index 0.711 2025 up 81.8% 68th Physical Integrity Rights Index 0.705 2025 down 6.2% 100th Political Corruption Index 0.571 2025 down 31.9% 80th Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.571 2025 down 31.9% 80th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.1224 2024 down 36.4% 159th Number of armed conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 34th Number of state-based conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 19th Countries where armed conflicts took place 0 2025 — 56th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre 0.1131 units per square kilometre 2023 up 240.9% 57th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 157th LGBT+ Rights Index -0.3944 2019 unchanged 149th Forcibly displaced people 0 2025 down 100.0% 176th Terrorist attacks by severity 0 attacks 2021 — 1st Press freedom 1 2016 unchanged 61st Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions 2 number 2025 unchanged 1st Age of electoral democracy 25 years 2022 up 66.7% 101st Corruption Perceptions Index 33 2024 up 6.5% 113th Internally displaced people due to conflict 0 people 2024 — 38th Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.2439 2024 down 27.7% 187th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.1743 2024 down 27.7% 169th Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.0696 2024 down 27.7% 155th Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year 0 2024 — 55th Self-reported life satisfaction 3.25 2025 down 29.9% 155th Happiness vs. life satisfaction 3.25 2025 down 29.9% 155th Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage 67.8% 2024 down 28.3% 34th Homicide rate 2.22 homicides per 100,000 population 2020 down 15.1% 97th Homicides 176 homicides 2020 up 8.0% 82nd Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC 2.22 homicides per 100,000 population 2020 down 15.1% 97th Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 2.22 homicides per 100,000 population 2020 down 15.1% 96th Age of electoral democracy 20 years 2022 up 100.0% 75th States involved in interstate conflicts 0 2014 — 51st Citizen support for democracy 0.534 2020 down 5.1% 30th Citizen satisfaction with democracy 0.7837 2020 up 75.3% 28th Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st Homicides 629.73 deaths 2021 up 8.8% 76th Homicide rate 7.48 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 14.5% 64th Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population 7.47 2021 down 14.3% 61st Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate 458,000 2030 down 19.1% 110th States involved in wars 0 2011 — 5th Alcohol, total (recorded + unrecorded) per capita (15+) consumption 0.3284 2030 up 12.6% 166th States involved in state based conflicts, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2002 — 31st Freedom of Association Score 5 2025 down 37.5% 58th Freedom of Expression Score 5 2025 down 16.7% 49th Civil Rights Score 4 2025 down 42.9% 64th Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) 8.3% 2030 down 41.1% 134th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →