Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary Presidential system
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 34/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 66.4/100 #56
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.471
- HDI
- 0.467
- Regional blocs
- AU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary Presidential system
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Sierra Leone | Julius Maada Bio |
| Vice-President of Sierra Leone | Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2020)
- 2.2/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 33.0/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 0.5% of GDP
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
37th pct
Rule of law (2023)
22th pct
Corruption control (2023)
31th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
12th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
14th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
39th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 34 / 100
- Interpretation
- Significant corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.471
- Liberal
- 0.348
- Participatory
- 0.307
- Deliberative
- 0.433
- Egalitarian
- 0.336
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 66.4 / 100
- Global rank
- #56 / 180
- Rank change
- +8 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Afrique
- Political #55
- 56.5
- Economic #70
- 46.0
- Legal #56
- 69.0
- Social #45
- 75.2
- Safety #71
- 85.2
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 66.4 | 56 | 56.5 | 46.0 | 69.0 | 75.2 | 85.2 |
| 2024 | 64.3 | 64 | 54.6 | 43.6 | 69.2 | 72.6 | 81.4 |
| 2023 | 62.6 | 74 | 65.5 | 47.9 | 65.9 | 72.2 | 61.3 |
| 2022 | 71.0 | 46 | 73.7 | 50.4 | 78.4 | 77.5 | 75.1 |
| 2021 | 70.4 | 75 | - | - | - | - | 82.1 |
| 2020 | 69.7 | 85 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 69.6 | 86 | - | - | - | - | 49.3 |
| 2018 | 70.0 | 79 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 69.3 | 85 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2016 | 70.1 | 83 | - | - | - | - | 93.1 |
| 2015 | 71.5 | 79 | - | - | - | - | 70.6 |
| 2014 | 71.8 | 72 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 73.7 | 61 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 21.0 | 64 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 24.3 | 91 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 34.0 | 115 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 27.8 | 114 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 39.5 | 121 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 26.0 | 104 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 39.5 | 126 | - | - | - | - | - |