Eritrea vs Sierra Leone

Eritrea (Africa) and Sierra Leone (Africa) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1992-2011

Eritrea Sierra Leone World

0 2,500 5,000 7,500 10k 13k 1992 Eritrea: 265.24 Sierra Leone: 163.2 World: 4,679.98 1993 Eritrea: 252.09 Sierra Leone: 184.95 World: 4,685.3 1994 Eritrea: 277.8 Sierra Leone: 218.51 World: 4,967.01 1995 Eritrea: 285.4 Sierra Leone: 208.35 World: 5,463.2 1996 Eritrea: 325.84 Sierra Leone: 224.26 World: 5,507.22 1997 Eritrea: 318.98 Sierra Leone: 199.88 World: 5,408.57 1998 Eritrea: 341.92 Sierra Leone: 156.52 World: 5,302.34 1999 Eritrea: 311.34 Sierra Leone: 155.02 World: 5,401.23 2000 Eritrea: 314.36 Sierra Leone: 143.74 World: 5,512.56 2001 Eritrea: 325.41 Sierra Leone: 358.32 World: 5,404.2 2002 Eritrea: 304.78 Sierra Leone: 389 World: 5,539.32 2003 Eritrea: 348.95 Sierra Leone: 413.82 World: 6,129.87 2004 Eritrea: 426.84 Sierra Leone: 417.75 World: 6,818 2005 Eritrea: 412.75 Sierra Leone: 462.63 World: 7,290.57 2006 Eritrea: 448 Sierra Leone: 580.27 World: 7,803.19 2007 Eritrea: 480.45 Sierra Leone: 631.89 World: 8,685.33 2008 Eritrea: 490.07 Sierra Leone: 705.36 World: 9,425.74 2009 Eritrea: 642.93 Sierra Leone: 652.85 World: 8,827.04 2010 Eritrea: 539.7 Sierra Leone: 685.04 World: 9,555.07 2011 Eritrea: 688.68 Sierra Leone: 761.15 World: 10,496.93 1992 1998 2001 2004 2011

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Eritrea Sierra Leone World

30 40 50 60 70 80 1960 Eritrea: 37.44 Sierra Leone: 33.09 World: 50.94 1961 Eritrea: 37.91 Sierra Leone: 33.63 World: 52.8 1962 Eritrea: 38.35 Sierra Leone: 34.16 World: 55.29 1963 Eritrea: 38.83 Sierra Leone: 34.71 World: 55.65 1964 Eritrea: 39.18 Sierra Leone: 35.3 World: 56.1 1965 Eritrea: 39.58 Sierra Leone: 35.93 World: 55.93 1966 Eritrea: 37.63 Sierra Leone: 36.64 World: 56.45 1967 Eritrea: 40.15 Sierra Leone: 37.28 World: 56.9 1968 Eritrea: 40.48 Sierra Leone: 37.76 World: 57.34 1969 Eritrea: 40.79 Sierra Leone: 38.23 World: 57.68 1970 Eritrea: 41.16 Sierra Leone: 38.62 World: 57.94 1971 Eritrea: 41.53 Sierra Leone: 39.1 World: 58.02 1972 Eritrea: 40.72 Sierra Leone: 39.51 World: 58.84 1973 Eritrea: 41.13 Sierra Leone: 39.96 World: 59.3 1974 Eritrea: 39 Sierra Leone: 40.41 World: 59.7 1975 Eritrea: 39.03 Sierra Leone: 40.99 World: 60.13 1976 Eritrea: 42.59 Sierra Leone: 41.43 World: 60.45 1977 Eritrea: 42.98 Sierra Leone: 41.83 World: 61.04 1978 Eritrea: 43.38 Sierra Leone: 42.19 World: 61.39 1979 Eritrea: 43.78 Sierra Leone: 42.53 World: 61.84 1980 Eritrea: 44.63 Sierra Leone: 42.84 World: 62.15 1981 Eritrea: 44.97 Sierra Leone: 43.09 World: 62.52 1982 Eritrea: 44.89 Sierra Leone: 43.3 World: 62.87 1983 Eritrea: 37.17 Sierra Leone: 43.46 World: 63.13 1984 Eritrea: 37.68 Sierra Leone: 43.56 World: 63.44 1985 Eritrea: 38.59 Sierra Leone: 43.56 World: 63.73 1986 Eritrea: 39.54 Sierra Leone: 43.5 World: 64.12 1987 Eritrea: 47.36 Sierra Leone: 43.75 World: 64.46 1988 Eritrea: 48.09 Sierra Leone: 43.77 World: 64.67 1989 Eritrea: 47.8 Sierra Leone: 43.74 World: 64.96 1990 Eritrea: 49.73 Sierra Leone: 43.72 World: 65.11 1991 Eritrea: 50.52 Sierra Leone: 43.29 World: 65.3 1992 Eritrea: 52.44 Sierra Leone: 43.45 World: 65.55 1993 Eritrea: 53.19 Sierra Leone: 43.43 World: 65.74 1994 Eritrea: 54.03 Sierra Leone: 42.81 World: 65.96 1995 Eritrea: 54.82 Sierra Leone: 42.58 World: 66.2 1996 Eritrea: 55.5 Sierra Leone: 43.53 World: 66.52 1997 Eritrea: 56.16 Sierra Leone: 43.65 World: 66.83 1998 Eritrea: 50 Sierra Leone: 42.71 World: 67.07 1999 Eritrea: 44.51 Sierra Leone: 41.96 World: 67.31 2000 Eritrea: 56.29 Sierra Leone: 44.83 World: 67.65 2001 Eritrea: 58.36 Sierra Leone: 45.45 World: 67.95 2002 Eritrea: 58.94 Sierra Leone: 46.17 World: 68.23 2003 Eritrea: 59.46 Sierra Leone: 46.78 World: 68.52 2004 Eritrea: 60.06 Sierra Leone: 47.49 World: 68.77 2005 Eritrea: 60.63 Sierra Leone: 48.31 World: 69.11 2006 Eritrea: 61.46 Sierra Leone: 49.55 World: 69.47 2007 Eritrea: 62 Sierra Leone: 50.02 World: 69.81 2008 Eritrea: 62.42 Sierra Leone: 50.69 World: 70 2009 Eritrea: 63.2 Sierra Leone: 51.31 World: 70.38 2010 Eritrea: 63.67 Sierra Leone: 51.93 World: 70.68 2011 Eritrea: 64.23 Sierra Leone: 52.59 World: 70.97 2012 Eritrea: 64.7 Sierra Leone: 53.16 World: 71.26 2013 Eritrea: 65.01 Sierra Leone: 54.05 World: 71.53 2014 Eritrea: 65.52 Sierra Leone: 54.28 World: 71.78 2015 Eritrea: 65.91 Sierra Leone: 55.45 World: 71.97 2016 Eritrea: 66.24 Sierra Leone: 56.94 World: 72.19 2017 Eritrea: 66.61 Sierra Leone: 57.76 World: 72.37 2018 Eritrea: 66.98 Sierra Leone: 59.06 World: 72.64 2019 Eritrea: 67.31 Sierra Leone: 59.59 World: 72.87 2020 Eritrea: 66.98 Sierra Leone: 59.69 World: 72.18 2021 Eritrea: 66.94 Sierra Leone: 60.26 World: 71.22 2022 Eritrea: 67.79 Sierra Leone: 61.28 World: 72.97 2023 Eritrea: 68.62 Sierra Leone: 61.79 World: 73.33 2024 Eritrea: 68.89 Sierra Leone: 61.96 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Eritrea Sierra Leone World

2 3 4 5 6 7 1960 Eritrea: 6.48 Sierra Leone: 6.18 World: 4.69 1961 Eritrea: 6.47 Sierra Leone: 6.21 World: 4.56 1962 Eritrea: 6.5 Sierra Leone: 6.22 World: 5.02 1963 Eritrea: 6.48 Sierra Leone: 6.26 World: 5.31 1964 Eritrea: 6.49 Sierra Leone: 6.29 World: 5.13 1965 Eritrea: 6.49 Sierra Leone: 6.31 World: 5.08 1966 Eritrea: 6.5 Sierra Leone: 6.35 World: 4.97 1967 Eritrea: 6.5 Sierra Leone: 6.38 World: 4.87 1968 Eritrea: 6.5 Sierra Leone: 6.39 World: 4.98 1969 Eritrea: 6.5 Sierra Leone: 6.39 World: 4.88 1970 Eritrea: 6.54 Sierra Leone: 6.41 World: 4.84 1971 Eritrea: 6.54 Sierra Leone: 6.43 World: 4.69 1972 Eritrea: 6.54 Sierra Leone: 6.45 World: 4.55 1973 Eritrea: 6.55 Sierra Leone: 6.47 World: 4.42 1974 Eritrea: 6.57 Sierra Leone: 6.53 World: 4.26 1975 Eritrea: 6.59 Sierra Leone: 6.55 World: 4.07 1976 Eritrea: 6.6 Sierra Leone: 6.55 World: 3.97 1977 Eritrea: 6.61 Sierra Leone: 6.57 World: 3.84 1978 Eritrea: 6.61 Sierra Leone: 6.59 World: 3.77 1979 Eritrea: 6.62 Sierra Leone: 6.58 World: 3.76 1980 Eritrea: 6.61 Sierra Leone: 6.56 World: 3.73 1981 Eritrea: 6.62 Sierra Leone: 6.55 World: 3.71 1982 Eritrea: 6.63 Sierra Leone: 6.56 World: 3.72 1983 Eritrea: 6.65 Sierra Leone: 6.57 World: 3.59 1984 Eritrea: 6.62 Sierra Leone: 6.59 World: 3.57 1985 Eritrea: 6.59 Sierra Leone: 6.59 World: 3.53 1986 Eritrea: 6.56 Sierra Leone: 6.6 World: 3.51 1987 Eritrea: 6.52 Sierra Leone: 6.61 World: 3.48 1988 Eritrea: 6.47 Sierra Leone: 6.59 World: 3.39 1989 Eritrea: 6.41 Sierra Leone: 6.57 World: 3.35 1990 Eritrea: 6.34 Sierra Leone: 6.57 World: 3.31 1991 Eritrea: 6.24 Sierra Leone: 6.55 World: 3.13 1992 Eritrea: 6.16 Sierra Leone: 6.56 World: 3.04 1993 Eritrea: 6.07 Sierra Leone: 6.57 World: 2.97 1994 Eritrea: 6.01 Sierra Leone: 6.56 World: 2.92 1995 Eritrea: 5.94 Sierra Leone: 6.56 World: 2.87 1996 Eritrea: 5.84 Sierra Leone: 6.55 World: 2.82 1997 Eritrea: 5.74 Sierra Leone: 6.53 World: 2.78 1998 Eritrea: 5.63 Sierra Leone: 6.5 World: 2.75 1999 Eritrea: 5.52 Sierra Leone: 6.42 World: 2.72 2000 Eritrea: 5.4 Sierra Leone: 6.36 World: 2.73 2001 Eritrea: 5.31 Sierra Leone: 6.31 World: 2.69 2002 Eritrea: 5.23 Sierra Leone: 6.23 World: 2.66 2003 Eritrea: 5.14 Sierra Leone: 6.09 World: 2.64 2004 Eritrea: 5.04 Sierra Leone: 5.92 World: 2.63 2005 Eritrea: 4.93 Sierra Leone: 5.81 World: 2.61 2006 Eritrea: 4.88 Sierra Leone: 5.74 World: 2.61 2007 Eritrea: 4.81 Sierra Leone: 5.64 World: 2.6 2008 Eritrea: 4.74 Sierra Leone: 5.56 World: 2.6 2009 Eritrea: 4.66 Sierra Leone: 5.45 World: 2.59 2010 Eritrea: 4.57 Sierra Leone: 5.33 World: 2.57 2011 Eritrea: 4.49 Sierra Leone: 5.21 World: 2.55 2012 Eritrea: 4.41 Sierra Leone: 5.06 World: 2.56 2013 Eritrea: 4.34 Sierra Leone: 4.87 World: 2.53 2014 Eritrea: 4.27 Sierra Leone: 4.7 World: 2.52 2015 Eritrea: 4.22 Sierra Leone: 4.55 World: 2.49 2016 Eritrea: 4.16 Sierra Leone: 4.47 World: 2.49 2017 Eritrea: 4.11 Sierra Leone: 4.39 World: 2.46 2018 Eritrea: 4.06 Sierra Leone: 4.29 World: 2.39 2019 Eritrea: 4 Sierra Leone: 4.19 World: 2.35 2020 Eritrea: 3.93 Sierra Leone: 4.08 World: 2.28 2021 Eritrea: 3.87 Sierra Leone: 3.98 World: 2.25 2022 Eritrea: 3.79 Sierra Leone: 3.88 World: 2.22 2023 Eritrea: 3.71 Sierra Leone: 3.79 World: 2.2 2024 Eritrea: 3.68 Sierra Leone: 3.7 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Eritrea Sierra Leone World

3 4 5 6 7 1991 Eritrea: 5.13 Sierra Leone: 4.14 World: 5.12 1992 Eritrea: 5.3 Sierra Leone: 4.38 World: 5.28 1993 Eritrea: 5.39 Sierra Leone: 4.4 World: 5.54 1994 Eritrea: 5.45 Sierra Leone: 4.46 World: 5.79 1995 Eritrea: 5.35 Sierra Leone: 4.32 World: 5.92 1996 Eritrea: 5.31 Sierra Leone: 4.31 World: 5.98 1997 Eritrea: 5.4 Sierra Leone: 4.36 World: 6.01 1998 Eritrea: 5.5 Sierra Leone: 4.24 World: 6.16 1999 Eritrea: 5.6 Sierra Leone: 4.29 World: 6.28 2000 Eritrea: 5.66 Sierra Leone: 4.14 World: 6.11 2001 Eritrea: 5.74 Sierra Leone: 4.24 World: 6.19 2002 Eritrea: 5.79 Sierra Leone: 3.91 World: 6.41 2003 Eritrea: 5.79 Sierra Leone: 3.88 World: 6.48 2004 Eritrea: 5.7 Sierra Leone: 3.42 World: 6.33 2005 Eritrea: 5.72 Sierra Leone: 3.73 World: 6.22 2006 Eritrea: 5.71 Sierra Leone: 3.89 World: 5.97 2007 Eritrea: 5.72 Sierra Leone: 4.02 World: 5.77 2008 Eritrea: 5.68 Sierra Leone: 4.13 World: 5.82 2009 Eritrea: 5.76 Sierra Leone: 4.27 World: 6.41 2010 Eritrea: 5.85 Sierra Leone: 4.34 World: 6.28 2011 Eritrea: 5.8 Sierra Leone: 4.39 World: 6.15 2012 Eritrea: 5.69 Sierra Leone: 4.38 World: 6.15 2013 Eritrea: 5.62 Sierra Leone: 4.38 World: 6.1 2014 Eritrea: 5.64 Sierra Leone: 4.68 World: 5.96 2015 Eritrea: 5.75 Sierra Leone: 4.48 World: 6 2016 Eritrea: 5.77 Sierra Leone: 4.18 World: 5.97 2017 Eritrea: 5.8 Sierra Leone: 3.66 World: 5.9 2018 Eritrea: 5.76 Sierra Leone: 3.19 World: 5.76 2019 Eritrea: 5.81 Sierra Leone: 3.2 World: 5.59 2020 Eritrea: 6.38 Sierra Leone: 3.51 World: 6.59 2021 Eritrea: 6.49 Sierra Leone: 3.55 World: 6.05 2022 Eritrea: 6.03 Sierra Leone: 3.14 World: 5.23 2023 Eritrea: 5.91 Sierra Leone: 3.09 World: 4.85 2024 Eritrea: 5.95 Sierra Leone: 3.1 World: 4.81 2025 Eritrea: 5.98 Sierra Leone: 3.15 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Eritrea Sierra Leone World

0 1 2 3 4 5 1970 Eritrea: 0.27 Sierra Leone: 0.14 World: 4.14 1971 Eritrea: 0.27 Sierra Leone: 0.13 World: 4.04 1972 Eritrea: 0.25 Sierra Leone: 0.13 World: 4.16 1973 Eritrea: 0.24 Sierra Leone: 0.13 World: 4.32 1974 Eritrea: 0.23 Sierra Leone: 0.14 World: 4.23 1975 Eritrea: 0.21 Sierra Leone: 0.14 World: 4.14 1976 Eritrea: 0.2 Sierra Leone: 0.14 World: 4.31 1977 Eritrea: 0.17 Sierra Leone: 0.15 World: 4.36 1978 Eritrea: 0.17 Sierra Leone: 0.15 World: 4.42 1979 Eritrea: 0.18 Sierra Leone: 0.17 World: 4.46 1980 Eritrea: 0.19 Sierra Leone: 0.16 World: 4.33 1981 Eritrea: 0.21 Sierra Leone: 0.15 World: 4.18 1982 Eritrea: 0.19 Sierra Leone: 0.15 World: 4.05 1983 Eritrea: 0.19 Sierra Leone: 0.15 World: 4.01 1984 Eritrea: 0.18 Sierra Leone: 0.14 World: 4.07 1985 Eritrea: 0.18 Sierra Leone: 0.15 World: 4.05 1986 Eritrea: 0.16 Sierra Leone: 0.16 World: 4.04 1987 Eritrea: 0.16 Sierra Leone: 0.23 World: 4.1 1988 Eritrea: 0.16 Sierra Leone: 0.23 World: 4.16 1989 Eritrea: 0.16 Sierra Leone: 0.2 World: 4.16 1990 Eritrea: 0.16 Sierra Leone: 0.15 World: 4.15 1991 Eritrea: 0.2 Sierra Leone: 0.2 World: 4.1 1992 Eritrea: 0.27 Sierra Leone: 0.12 World: 4.01 1993 Eritrea: 0.37 Sierra Leone: 0.12 World: 3.97 1994 Eritrea: 0.4 Sierra Leone: 0.13 World: 3.94 1995 Eritrea: 0.41 Sierra Leone: 0.14 World: 3.99 1996 Eritrea: 0.43 Sierra Leone: 0.15 World: 4.01 1997 Eritrea: 0.4 Sierra Leone: 0.15 World: 4.02 1998 Eritrea: 0.29 Sierra Leone: 0.15 World: 3.98 1999 Eritrea: 0.31 Sierra Leone: 0.16 World: 3.95 2000 Eritrea: 0.3 Sierra Leone: 0.1 World: 4.01 2001 Eritrea: 0.32 Sierra Leone: 0.12 World: 4.01 2002 Eritrea: 0.3 Sierra Leone: 0.12 World: 4.02 2003 Eritrea: 0.28 Sierra Leone: 0.12 World: 4.15 2004 Eritrea: 0.28 Sierra Leone: 0.11 World: 4.28 2005 Eritrea: 0.23 Sierra Leone: 0.1 World: 4.39 2006 Eritrea: 0.2 Sierra Leone: 0.13 World: 4.48 2007 Eritrea: 0.19 Sierra Leone: 0.12 World: 4.59 2008 Eritrea: 0.16 Sierra Leone: 0.11 World: 4.56 2009 Eritrea: 0.17 Sierra Leone: 0.11 World: 4.45 2010 Eritrea: 0.18 Sierra Leone: 0.11 World: 4.67 2011 Eritrea: 0.21 Sierra Leone: 0.14 World: 4.76 2012 Eritrea: 0.21 Sierra Leone: 0.15 World: 4.77 2013 Eritrea: 0.19 Sierra Leone: 0.17 World: 4.81 2014 Eritrea: 0.19 Sierra Leone: 0.18 World: 4.78 2015 Eritrea: 0.19 Sierra Leone: 0.15 World: 4.7 2016 Eritrea: 0.19 Sierra Leone: 0.15 World: 4.65 2017 Eritrea: 0.19 Sierra Leone: 0.14 World: 4.67 2018 Eritrea: 0.21 Sierra Leone: 0.16 World: 4.73 2019 Eritrea: 0.21 Sierra Leone: 0.16 World: 4.7 2020 Eritrea: 0.2 Sierra Leone: 0.16 World: 4.47 2021 Eritrea: 0.21 Sierra Leone: 0.18 World: 4.68 2022 Eritrea: 0.22 Sierra Leone: 0.18 World: 4.67 2023 Eritrea: 0.22 Sierra Leone: 0.17 World: 4.68 2024 Eritrea: 0.22 Sierra Leone: 0.17 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2007-2020

Eritrea Sierra Leone World

0 20 40 60 80 2007 Eritrea: 0.41 Sierra Leone: 0.24 World: 20.2 2008 Eritrea: 0.47 Sierra Leone: 0.25 World: 22.8 2009 Eritrea: 0.54 Sierra Leone: 0.26 World: 25.3 2010 Eritrea: 0.61 Sierra Leone: 0.58 World: 28.4 2011 Eritrea: 0.7 Sierra Leone: 0.9 World: 30.9 2012 Eritrea: 0.8 Sierra Leone: 2.5 World: 33.3 2013 Eritrea: 0.9 Sierra Leone: 4 World: 35.3 2014 Eritrea: 0.99 Sierra Leone: 6.06 World: 37.4 2015 Eritrea: 1.08 Sierra Leone: 6.34 World: 39.9 2016 Eritrea: 1.18 Sierra Leone: 7.68 World: 43.6 2017 Eritrea: 2.5 Sierra Leone: 9.3 World: 46.3 2018 Eritrea: 5.29 Sierra Leone: 14.42 World: 49.4 2019 Eritrea: 11.22 Sierra Leone: 15.71 World: 53.9 2020 Eritrea: 14.35 Sierra Leone: 17.12 World: 60.1 2007 2011 2013 2015 2017 2020

Population

Indicator Eritrea Sierra Leone
Population 3.6 mn 2025
131st of 215		 8.8 mn 2025
100th of 215
Population density 28.6 /km² 2023
171st of 214		 117.2 /km² 2023
89th of 214
Population growth 2.00 % 2025
49th of 215		 2.04 % 2025
47th of 215
Life expectancy 68.9 years 2024
160th of 215		 62.0 years 2024
204th of 215
Fertility rate 3.68 2024
36th of 215		 3.70 2024
35th of 215
Birth rate 28.7 ‰ 2024
36th of 215		 30.1 ‰ 2024
29th of 215
Infant mortality 24.7 ‰ 2024
141st of 196		 54.6 ‰ 2024
185th of 196
Urban population 34.5 % 2025
184th of 215		 45.9 % 2025
157th of 215
Aged 65+ 4.3 % 2025
160th of 215		 3.3 % 2025
183rd of 215
Living in cities 40.0 % 2025
98th of 215		 37.8 % 2025
107th of 215
Living in towns 24.1 % 2025
154th of 215		 19.9 % 2025
185th of 215
Living in rural areas 35.9 % 2025
57th of 215		 42.3 % 2025
36th of 215

Human development

Indicator Eritrea Sierra Leone
Human Development Index 0.503 2023
178th of 193		 0.467 2023
185th of 193
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.496 2023
138th of 156		 0.459 2023
147th of 156
Inequality-adjusted HDI - 0.281 2023
163rd of 169
Gender Inequality Index - 0.566 2023
152nd of 172

Economy

Indicator Eritrea Sierra Leone
GDP 2.1 bn US$ 2011 7.5 bn US$ 2025
151st of 186
GDP per capita 689 US$ 2011 846 US$ 2025
178th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 1,742 int. $ 2011 3,717 int. $ 2025
165th of 185
GNI per capita 650 US$ 2011 830 US$ 2025
174th of 182
GDP growth 8.7 % 2011 4.6 % 2025
52nd of 186
Trade 47.4 % 2011 49.1 % 2025
107th of 138
Exports 18.2 % 2011 20.9 % 2025
111th of 138
FDI inflows 1.9 % 2011 1.7 % 2024
118th of 192
Inflation - 7.5 % 2025
28th of 165
Manufacturing - 7.0 % 2024
Agriculture - 29.5 % 2025
11th of 158
Military spending - 0.5 % 2024
138th of 147

Labour

Indicator Eritrea Sierra Leone
Unemployment 6.0 % 2025
110th of 181		 3.2 % 2025
45th of 181
Youth unemployment 10.2 % 2025
75th of 181		 3.7 % 2025
15th of 181
Women in the labour force 72.8 % 2025
12th of 181		 51.6 % 2025
107th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 55.5 % 2025
15th of 181		 44.5 % 2025
31st of 181
Weekly hours worked 39.8 h 2025
85th of 181		 43.0 h 2025
40th of 181
Youth NEET rate 25.8 % 2025
139th of 181		 30.8 % 2025
159th of 181
Labour income share 35.9 % 2025
97th of 114		 36.9 % 2022
Output per hour 2.5 $ 2025
173rd of 181		 4.4 $ 2025
160th of 181

Health

Indicator Eritrea Sierra Leone
Health spending 3.7 % 2023
163rd of 192		 4.7 % 2023
130th of 192
Health spending per person 28 US$ 2023
183rd of 191		 36 US$ 2023
178th of 191
Physicians 0.09 /1,000 2022
118th of 125		 0.13 /1,000 2022
111th of 125
Under-5 mortality 34.3 ‰ 2024
143rd of 196		 90.5 ‰ 2024
190th of 196
Maternal mortality 291 /100k 2023
171st of 194		 354 /100k 2023
176th of 194
Tobacco use - 11.3 % 2024
42nd of 166
Safe drinking water - 10.9 % 2024
144th of 147

Education

Indicator Eritrea Sierra Leone
Secondary enrolment 44.0 % 2022 86.9 % 2023
Tertiary enrolment 3.2 % 2016 -
Expected schooling 7.3 yrs 2023
192nd of 195		 9.1 yrs 2023
178th of 195
Mean schooling 5.1 yrs 2023
168th of 193		 3.5 yrs 2023
182nd of 193
Literacy - 43.6 % 2019
Education spending - 2.6 % 2023
94th of 121

Society

Indicator Eritrea Sierra Leone
Internet use 14.3 % 2020 25.1 % 2024
169th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 59.1 /100 2022 107.9 /100 2022
Electricity access 55.3 % 2024
190th of 213		 39.2 % 2024
203rd of 213
Women in parliament 22.0 % 2019 29.5 % 2025
79th of 184
Income inequality - 35.7 2018
51st of 93
Extreme poverty - 41.5 % 2018
89th of 93

Refugees

Indicator Eritrea Sierra Leone
Refugees hosted 119 2025
143rd of 177		 0 2025
176th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
143rd of 177		 0.0 ‰ 2025
176th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 0 2025
164th of 177		 0 2025
173rd of 177
Refugees from the country 554,891 2025
10th of 199		 8,925 2025
66th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 153.8 ‰ 2025
3rd of 199		 1.0 ‰ 2025
60th of 199

Governance

Indicator Eritrea Sierra Leone
Control of corruption 14.8 /100 2024
203rd of 207		 33.6 /100 2024
150th of 207
Government effectiveness 23.0 /100 2024
194th of 205		 32.5 /100 2024
176th of 205
Rule of law 25.9 /100 2024
200th of 207		 42.5 /100 2024
152nd of 207
Regulatory quality 22.8 /100 2024
205th of 205		 38.2 /100 2024
179th of 205
Voice and accountability 16.8 /100 2024
205th of 205		 47.9 /100 2024
129th of 205
Political stability 53.8 /100 2024
162nd of 207		 58.2 /100 2024
144th of 207

Environment

Indicator Eritrea Sierra Leone
CO₂ per capita 0.22 t 2024
24th of 202		 0.17 t 2024
22nd of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 0.7 Mt 2024
172nd of 204		 1.4 Mt 2024
161st of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.00 % 2024
172nd of 204		 0.00 % 2024
161st of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.0 Gt 2024
176th of 204		 0.0 Gt 2024
164th of 204
GHG per capita 1.86 t 2024
52nd of 202		 0.92 t 2024
19th of 202
Renewable energy 80.7 % 2021
15th of 211		 71.6 % 2022
29th of 211
Forest area 8.6 % 2023
170th of 212		 34.3 % 2023
92nd of 212
PM2.5 exposure 33.7 µg/m³ 2023
165th of 200		 22.5 µg/m³ 2023
132nd of 200
Water stress 11.2 % 2022
90th of 176		 0.5 % 2022
11th of 176
Land area 121,178 km² 2023
97th of 214		 72,180 km² 2023
117th of 214

Energy

Indicator Eritrea Sierra Leone
Renewable electricity 11.1 % 2024
145th of 190		 95.2 % 2024
15th of 190
Wind and solar 11.1 % 2024
68th of 190		 9.5 % 2024
75th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
70th of 180		 0.0 % 2024
152nd of 180
Low-carbon electricity 11.1 % 2024
148th of 190		 95.2 % 2024
18th of 190
Fossil electricity 88.9 % 2024
148th of 190		 4.8 % 2024
18th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
33rd of 188		 0.0 % 2024
88th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 591 g/kWh 2024
137th of 190		 57 g/kWh 2024
15th of 190
Electricity per capita 0.13 MWh 2024
178th of 191		 0.02 MWh 2024
189th of 191

Food

Indicator Eritrea Sierra Leone
Calories per person - 2,405 kcal 2024
136th of 155
Protein supply - 57.9 g 2022
157th of 174
Animal protein supply - 14.2 g 2022
159th of 174
Fat supply - 37.7 g 2022
170th of 174
Food insecurity - 88.1 % 2024
133rd of 134
Severe food insecurity - 31.9 % 2024
119th of 124
Cereal import dependency - 28.2 % 2022
100th of 160

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.