Liberia vs Sierra Leone

Liberia (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$ · 1960-2025

Liberia Sierra Leone World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1960 Liberia: 167.17 Sierra Leone: 141.96 World: 452.65 1961 Liberia: 157.5 Sierra Leone: 142.28 World: 471.93 1962 Liberia: 160.28 Sierra Leone: 146.32 World: 496.11 1963 Liberia: 163.13 Sierra Leone: 146.31 World: 525.19 1964 Liberia: 173.93 Sierra Leone: 153.38 World: 563.85 1965 Liberia: 177.56 Sierra Leone: 145.58 World: 601.89 1966 Liberia: 184.58 Sierra Leone: 149.32 World: 638.97 1967 Liberia: 192.15 Sierra Leone: 136.12 World: 664.4 1968 Liberia: 198.65 Sierra Leone: 126.31 World: 703.46 1969 Liberia: 214.72 Sierra Leone: 153.56 World: 761.11 1970 Liberia: 220.29 Sierra Leone: 160.16 World: 817.68 1971 Liberia: 227.08 Sierra Leone: 151.83 World: 884.88 1972 Liberia: 238.61 Sierra Leone: 165.36 World: 1,002 1973 Liberia: 244.36 Sierra Leone: 200.64 World: 1,201.53 1974 Liberia: 299.41 Sierra Leone: 222.09 World: 1,362.19 1975 Liberia: 345.65 Sierra Leone: 228.37 World: 1,488.94 1976 Liberia: 347.5 Sierra Leone: 196.41 World: 1,589.73 1977 Liberia: 381.09 Sierra Leone: 224.21 World: 1,766.28 1978 Liberia: 394.47 Sierra Leone: 305.43 World: 2,055.49 1979 Liberia: 434.7 Sierra Leone: 345.87 World: 2,335.19 1980 Liberia: 443.03 Sierra Leone: 336.39 World: 2,587.01 1981 Liberia: 426.05 Sierra Leone: 333.89 World: 2,628.62 1982 Liberia: 422.45 Sierra Leone: 380.07 World: 2,554.08 1983 Liberia: 390.76 Sierra Leone: 285.81 World: 2,561.17 1984 Liberia: 390.41 Sierra Leone: 305.58 World: 2,614.33 1985 Liberia: 379.95 Sierra Leone: 235.51 World: 2,690.59 1986 Liberia: 364.29 Sierra Leone: 131.47 World: 3,118.57 1987 Liberia: 409.22 Sierra Leone: 172.36 World: 3,487.88 1988 Liberia: 424.33 Sierra Leone: 268.16 World: 3,829.99 1989 Liberia: 312.29 Sierra Leone: 231.28 World: 3,930.51 1990 Liberia: 172.87 Sierra Leone: 154.79 World: 4,338.94 1991 Liberia: 177.87 Sierra Leone: 183.69 World: 4,453.9 1992 Liberia: 107.84 Sierra Leone: 163.2 World: 4,679.98 1993 Liberia: 74.43 Sierra Leone: 184.95 World: 4,685.3 1994 Liberia: 61.49 Sierra Leone: 218.51 World: 4,967.01 1995 Liberia: 62.14 Sierra Leone: 208.35 World: 5,463.2 1996 Liberia: 71.41 Sierra Leone: 224.26 World: 5,507.22 1997 Liberia: 122.63 Sierra Leone: 199.88 World: 5,408.57 1998 Liberia: 134.68 Sierra Leone: 156.52 World: 5,302.34 1999 Liberia: 156.57 Sierra Leone: 155.02 World: 5,401.23 2000 Liberia: 298.49 Sierra Leone: 143.74 World: 5,512.56 2001 Liberia: 300.46 Sierra Leone: 358.32 World: 5,404.2 2002 Liberia: 299.54 Sierra Leone: 389 World: 5,539.32 2003 Liberia: 239.78 Sierra Leone: 413.82 World: 6,129.87 2004 Liberia: 284.14 Sierra Leone: 417.75 World: 6,818 2005 Liberia: 287.49 Sierra Leone: 462.63 World: 7,290.57 2006 Liberia: 320.56 Sierra Leone: 580.27 World: 7,803.19 2007 Liberia: 374.21 Sierra Leone: 631.89 World: 8,685.33 2008 Liberia: 451.71 Sierra Leone: 705.36 World: 9,425.74 2009 Liberia: 448.39 Sierra Leone: 652.85 World: 8,827.04 2010 Liberia: 492.25 Sierra Leone: 685.04 World: 9,555.07 2011 Liberia: 568.09 Sierra Leone: 761.15 World: 10,496.93 2012 Liberia: 638.37 Sierra Leone: 937.5 World: 10,597.85 2013 Liberia: 710.74 Sierra Leone: 1,117.47 World: 10,759.35 2014 Liberia: 706.71 Sierra Leone: 1,117.76 World: 10,912.24 2015 Liberia: 692.59 Sierra Leone: 964.58 World: 10,191.98 2016 Liberia: 714.61 Sierra Leone: 844.42 World: 10,239.47 2017 Liberia: 699.27 Sierra Leone: 779.19 World: 10,784.4 2018 Liberia: 692.2 Sierra Leone: 845.91 World: 11,344.73 2019 Liberia: 658.16 Sierra Leone: 843.71 World: 11,417.6 2020 Liberia: 616.79 Sierra Leone: 845.28 World: 10,999.49 2021 Liberia: 667.97 Sierra Leone: 885.4 World: 12,472.91 2022 Liberia: 744.62 Sierra Leone: 860.37 World: 12,876.24 2023 Liberia: 799.19 Sierra Leone: 758.33 World: 13,313.86 2024 Liberia: 851.5 Sierra Leone: 806.65 World: 13,717.09 2025 Liberia: 915.33 Sierra Leone: 846.3 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Liberia Sierra Leone World

30 40 50 60 70 80 1960 Liberia: 38.07 Sierra Leone: 33.09 World: 50.94 1961 Liberia: 38.1 Sierra Leone: 33.63 World: 52.8 1962 Liberia: 38.17 Sierra Leone: 34.16 World: 55.29 1963 Liberia: 38.31 Sierra Leone: 34.71 World: 55.65 1964 Liberia: 38.45 Sierra Leone: 35.3 World: 56.1 1965 Liberia: 38.69 Sierra Leone: 35.93 World: 55.93 1966 Liberia: 38.96 Sierra Leone: 36.64 World: 56.45 1967 Liberia: 39.26 Sierra Leone: 37.28 World: 56.9 1968 Liberia: 39.59 Sierra Leone: 37.76 World: 57.34 1969 Liberia: 39.99 Sierra Leone: 38.23 World: 57.68 1970 Liberia: 40.36 Sierra Leone: 38.62 World: 57.94 1971 Liberia: 40.72 Sierra Leone: 39.1 World: 58.02 1972 Liberia: 41.2 Sierra Leone: 39.51 World: 58.84 1973 Liberia: 41.62 Sierra Leone: 39.96 World: 59.3 1974 Liberia: 42.06 Sierra Leone: 40.41 World: 59.7 1975 Liberia: 42.46 Sierra Leone: 40.99 World: 60.13 1976 Liberia: 42.85 Sierra Leone: 41.43 World: 60.45 1977 Liberia: 43.22 Sierra Leone: 41.83 World: 61.04 1978 Liberia: 43.57 Sierra Leone: 42.19 World: 61.39 1979 Liberia: 43.89 Sierra Leone: 42.53 World: 61.84 1980 Liberia: 44.09 Sierra Leone: 42.84 World: 62.15 1981 Liberia: 44.34 Sierra Leone: 43.09 World: 62.52 1982 Liberia: 44.45 Sierra Leone: 43.3 World: 62.87 1983 Liberia: 44.58 Sierra Leone: 43.46 World: 63.13 1984 Liberia: 44.68 Sierra Leone: 43.56 World: 63.44 1985 Liberia: 44.03 Sierra Leone: 43.56 World: 63.73 1986 Liberia: 44.49 Sierra Leone: 43.5 World: 64.12 1987 Liberia: 44.27 Sierra Leone: 43.75 World: 64.46 1988 Liberia: 44.07 Sierra Leone: 43.77 World: 64.67 1989 Liberia: 43.86 Sierra Leone: 43.74 World: 64.96 1990 Liberia: 37.64 Sierra Leone: 43.72 World: 65.11 1991 Liberia: 43.58 Sierra Leone: 43.29 World: 65.3 1992 Liberia: 43.57 Sierra Leone: 43.45 World: 65.55 1993 Liberia: 43.02 Sierra Leone: 43.43 World: 65.74 1994 Liberia: 42.62 Sierra Leone: 42.81 World: 65.96 1995 Liberia: 44.57 Sierra Leone: 42.58 World: 66.2 1996 Liberia: 44.95 Sierra Leone: 43.53 World: 66.52 1997 Liberia: 48.3 Sierra Leone: 43.65 World: 66.83 1998 Liberia: 49.37 Sierra Leone: 42.71 World: 67.07 1999 Liberia: 50.41 Sierra Leone: 41.96 World: 67.31 2000 Liberia: 51.85 Sierra Leone: 44.83 World: 67.65 2001 Liberia: 53.11 Sierra Leone: 45.45 World: 67.95 2002 Liberia: 54.06 Sierra Leone: 46.17 World: 68.23 2003 Liberia: 53.05 Sierra Leone: 46.78 World: 68.52 2004 Liberia: 55.95 Sierra Leone: 47.49 World: 68.77 2005 Liberia: 56.77 Sierra Leone: 48.31 World: 69.11 2006 Liberia: 57.5 Sierra Leone: 49.55 World: 69.47 2007 Liberia: 58.15 Sierra Leone: 50.02 World: 69.81 2008 Liberia: 58.68 Sierra Leone: 50.69 World: 70 2009 Liberia: 59.11 Sierra Leone: 51.31 World: 70.38 2010 Liberia: 59.36 Sierra Leone: 51.93 World: 70.68 2011 Liberia: 59.49 Sierra Leone: 52.59 World: 70.97 2012 Liberia: 59.79 Sierra Leone: 53.16 World: 71.26 2013 Liberia: 59.99 Sierra Leone: 54.05 World: 71.53 2014 Liberia: 59.21 Sierra Leone: 54.28 World: 71.78 2015 Liberia: 59.25 Sierra Leone: 55.45 World: 71.97 2016 Liberia: 60.48 Sierra Leone: 56.94 World: 72.19 2017 Liberia: 60.78 Sierra Leone: 57.76 World: 72.37 2018 Liberia: 61 Sierra Leone: 59.06 World: 72.64 2019 Liberia: 61.23 Sierra Leone: 59.59 World: 72.87 2020 Liberia: 61.27 Sierra Leone: 59.69 World: 72.18 2021 Liberia: 61.17 Sierra Leone: 60.26 World: 71.22 2022 Liberia: 61.93 Sierra Leone: 61.28 World: 72.97 2023 Liberia: 62.16 Sierra Leone: 61.79 World: 73.33 2024 Liberia: 62.32 Sierra Leone: 61.96 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Liberia Sierra Leone World

2 3 4 5 6 7 1960 Liberia: 6.39 Sierra Leone: 6.18 World: 4.69 1961 Liberia: 6.45 Sierra Leone: 6.21 World: 4.56 1962 Liberia: 6.5 Sierra Leone: 6.22 World: 5.02 1963 Liberia: 6.56 Sierra Leone: 6.26 World: 5.31 1964 Liberia: 6.59 Sierra Leone: 6.29 World: 5.13 1965 Liberia: 6.62 Sierra Leone: 6.31 World: 5.08 1966 Liberia: 6.63 Sierra Leone: 6.35 World: 4.97 1967 Liberia: 6.65 Sierra Leone: 6.38 World: 4.87 1968 Liberia: 6.66 Sierra Leone: 6.39 World: 4.98 1969 Liberia: 6.64 Sierra Leone: 6.39 World: 4.88 1970 Liberia: 6.58 Sierra Leone: 6.41 World: 4.84 1971 Liberia: 6.54 Sierra Leone: 6.43 World: 4.69 1972 Liberia: 6.6 Sierra Leone: 6.45 World: 4.55 1973 Liberia: 6.65 Sierra Leone: 6.47 World: 4.42 1974 Liberia: 6.69 Sierra Leone: 6.53 World: 4.26 1975 Liberia: 6.74 Sierra Leone: 6.55 World: 4.07 1976 Liberia: 6.79 Sierra Leone: 6.55 World: 3.97 1977 Liberia: 6.84 Sierra Leone: 6.57 World: 3.84 1978 Liberia: 6.88 Sierra Leone: 6.59 World: 3.77 1979 Liberia: 6.92 Sierra Leone: 6.58 World: 3.76 1980 Liberia: 6.87 Sierra Leone: 6.56 World: 3.73 1981 Liberia: 6.83 Sierra Leone: 6.55 World: 3.71 1982 Liberia: 6.79 Sierra Leone: 6.56 World: 3.72 1983 Liberia: 6.76 Sierra Leone: 6.57 World: 3.59 1984 Liberia: 6.73 Sierra Leone: 6.59 World: 3.57 1985 Liberia: 6.69 Sierra Leone: 6.59 World: 3.53 1986 Liberia: 6.64 Sierra Leone: 6.6 World: 3.51 1987 Liberia: 6.57 Sierra Leone: 6.61 World: 3.48 1988 Liberia: 6.51 Sierra Leone: 6.59 World: 3.39 1989 Liberia: 6.43 Sierra Leone: 6.57 World: 3.35 1990 Liberia: 6.37 Sierra Leone: 6.57 World: 3.31 1991 Liberia: 6.32 Sierra Leone: 6.55 World: 3.13 1992 Liberia: 6.28 Sierra Leone: 6.56 World: 3.04 1993 Liberia: 6.25 Sierra Leone: 6.57 World: 2.97 1994 Liberia: 6.21 Sierra Leone: 6.56 World: 2.92 1995 Liberia: 6.17 Sierra Leone: 6.56 World: 2.87 1996 Liberia: 6.13 Sierra Leone: 6.55 World: 2.82 1997 Liberia: 6.08 Sierra Leone: 6.53 World: 2.78 1998 Liberia: 6.02 Sierra Leone: 6.5 World: 2.75 1999 Liberia: 5.95 Sierra Leone: 6.42 World: 2.72 2000 Liberia: 5.88 Sierra Leone: 6.36 World: 2.73 2001 Liberia: 5.77 Sierra Leone: 6.31 World: 2.69 2002 Liberia: 5.65 Sierra Leone: 6.23 World: 2.66 2003 Liberia: 5.55 Sierra Leone: 6.09 World: 2.64 2004 Liberia: 5.51 Sierra Leone: 5.92 World: 2.63 2005 Liberia: 5.52 Sierra Leone: 5.81 World: 2.61 2006 Liberia: 5.53 Sierra Leone: 5.74 World: 2.61 2007 Liberia: 5.46 Sierra Leone: 5.64 World: 2.6 2008 Liberia: 5.33 Sierra Leone: 5.56 World: 2.6 2009 Liberia: 5.17 Sierra Leone: 5.45 World: 2.59 2010 Liberia: 5.06 Sierra Leone: 5.33 World: 2.57 2011 Liberia: 4.97 Sierra Leone: 5.21 World: 2.55 2012 Liberia: 4.88 Sierra Leone: 5.06 World: 2.56 2013 Liberia: 4.75 Sierra Leone: 4.87 World: 2.53 2014 Liberia: 4.62 Sierra Leone: 4.7 World: 2.52 2015 Liberia: 4.52 Sierra Leone: 4.55 World: 2.49 2016 Liberia: 4.46 Sierra Leone: 4.47 World: 2.49 2017 Liberia: 4.4 Sierra Leone: 4.39 World: 2.46 2018 Liberia: 4.34 Sierra Leone: 4.29 World: 2.39 2019 Liberia: 4.26 Sierra Leone: 4.19 World: 2.35 2020 Liberia: 4.17 Sierra Leone: 4.08 World: 2.28 2021 Liberia: 4.09 Sierra Leone: 3.98 World: 2.25 2022 Liberia: 4.02 Sierra Leone: 3.88 World: 2.22 2023 Liberia: 3.95 Sierra Leone: 3.79 World: 2.2 2024 Liberia: 3.86 Sierra Leone: 3.7 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Liberia Sierra Leone World

2 3 4 5 6 7 1991 Liberia: 2.74 Sierra Leone: 4.14 World: 5.12 1992 Liberia: 2.72 Sierra Leone: 4.38 World: 5.28 1993 Liberia: 2.71 Sierra Leone: 4.4 World: 5.54 1994 Liberia: 2.65 Sierra Leone: 4.46 World: 5.79 1995 Liberia: 2.59 Sierra Leone: 4.32 World: 5.92 1996 Liberia: 2.4 Sierra Leone: 4.31 World: 5.98 1997 Liberia: 2.2 Sierra Leone: 4.36 World: 6.01 1998 Liberia: 2.06 Sierra Leone: 4.24 World: 6.16 1999 Liberia: 2.01 Sierra Leone: 4.29 World: 6.28 2000 Liberia: 2.02 Sierra Leone: 4.14 World: 6.11 2001 Liberia: 2.1 Sierra Leone: 4.24 World: 6.19 2002 Liberia: 2.22 Sierra Leone: 3.91 World: 6.41 2003 Liberia: 2.42 Sierra Leone: 3.88 World: 6.48 2004 Liberia: 2.42 Sierra Leone: 3.42 World: 6.33 2005 Liberia: 2.41 Sierra Leone: 3.73 World: 6.22 2006 Liberia: 2.28 Sierra Leone: 3.89 World: 5.97 2007 Liberia: 2.23 Sierra Leone: 4.02 World: 5.77 2008 Liberia: 2.22 Sierra Leone: 4.13 World: 5.82 2009 Liberia: 2.24 Sierra Leone: 4.27 World: 6.41 2010 Liberia: 2.27 Sierra Leone: 4.34 World: 6.28 2011 Liberia: 2.21 Sierra Leone: 4.39 World: 6.15 2012 Liberia: 2.15 Sierra Leone: 4.38 World: 6.15 2013 Liberia: 2.08 Sierra Leone: 4.38 World: 6.1 2014 Liberia: 2.08 Sierra Leone: 4.68 World: 5.96 2015 Liberia: 2.56 Sierra Leone: 4.48 World: 6 2016 Liberia: 3.08 Sierra Leone: 4.18 World: 5.97 2017 Liberia: 3.07 Sierra Leone: 3.66 World: 5.9 2018 Liberia: 3.06 Sierra Leone: 3.19 World: 5.76 2019 Liberia: 3.07 Sierra Leone: 3.2 World: 5.59 2020 Liberia: 4.1 Sierra Leone: 3.51 World: 6.59 2021 Liberia: 3.84 Sierra Leone: 3.55 World: 6.05 2022 Liberia: 2.96 Sierra Leone: 3.14 World: 5.23 2023 Liberia: 2.91 Sierra Leone: 3.09 World: 4.85 2024 Liberia: 2.91 Sierra Leone: 3.1 World: 4.81 2025 Liberia: 2.88 Sierra Leone: 3.15 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Liberia Sierra Leone World

0 1 2 3 4 5 1970 Liberia: 0.66 Sierra Leone: 0.14 World: 4.14 1971 Liberia: 0.64 Sierra Leone: 0.13 World: 4.04 1972 Liberia: 0.63 Sierra Leone: 0.13 World: 4.16 1973 Liberia: 0.63 Sierra Leone: 0.13 World: 4.32 1974 Liberia: 0.66 Sierra Leone: 0.14 World: 4.23 1975 Liberia: 0.67 Sierra Leone: 0.14 World: 4.14 1976 Liberia: 0.68 Sierra Leone: 0.14 World: 4.31 1977 Liberia: 0.68 Sierra Leone: 0.15 World: 4.36 1978 Liberia: 0.68 Sierra Leone: 0.15 World: 4.42 1979 Liberia: 0.77 Sierra Leone: 0.17 World: 4.46 1980 Liberia: 0.71 Sierra Leone: 0.16 World: 4.33 1981 Liberia: 0.61 Sierra Leone: 0.15 World: 4.18 1982 Liberia: 0.55 Sierra Leone: 0.15 World: 4.05 1983 Liberia: 0.58 Sierra Leone: 0.15 World: 4.01 1984 Liberia: 0.5 Sierra Leone: 0.14 World: 4.07 1985 Liberia: 0.49 Sierra Leone: 0.15 World: 4.05 1986 Liberia: 0.37 Sierra Leone: 0.16 World: 4.04 1987 Liberia: 0.38 Sierra Leone: 0.23 World: 4.1 1988 Liberia: 0.44 Sierra Leone: 0.23 World: 4.16 1989 Liberia: 0.32 Sierra Leone: 0.2 World: 4.16 1990 Liberia: 0.17 Sierra Leone: 0.15 World: 4.15 1991 Liberia: 0.13 Sierra Leone: 0.2 World: 4.1 1992 Liberia: 0.11 Sierra Leone: 0.12 World: 4.01 1993 Liberia: 0.12 Sierra Leone: 0.12 World: 3.97 1994 Liberia: 0.12 Sierra Leone: 0.13 World: 3.94 1995 Liberia: 0.12 Sierra Leone: 0.14 World: 3.99 1996 Liberia: 0.12 Sierra Leone: 0.15 World: 4.01 1997 Liberia: 0.11 Sierra Leone: 0.15 World: 4.02 1998 Liberia: 0.11 Sierra Leone: 0.15 World: 3.98 1999 Liberia: 0.11 Sierra Leone: 0.16 World: 3.95 2000 Liberia: 0.14 Sierra Leone: 0.1 World: 4.01 2001 Liberia: 0.15 Sierra Leone: 0.12 World: 4.01 2002 Liberia: 0.15 Sierra Leone: 0.12 World: 4.02 2003 Liberia: 0.16 Sierra Leone: 0.12 World: 4.15 2004 Liberia: 0.17 Sierra Leone: 0.11 World: 4.28 2005 Liberia: 0.21 Sierra Leone: 0.1 World: 4.39 2006 Liberia: 0.21 Sierra Leone: 0.13 World: 4.48 2007 Liberia: 0.18 Sierra Leone: 0.12 World: 4.59 2008 Liberia: 0.15 Sierra Leone: 0.11 World: 4.56 2009 Liberia: 0.13 Sierra Leone: 0.11 World: 4.45 2010 Liberia: 0.2 Sierra Leone: 0.11 World: 4.67 2011 Liberia: 0.21 Sierra Leone: 0.14 World: 4.76 2012 Liberia: 0.22 Sierra Leone: 0.15 World: 4.77 2013 Liberia: 0.2 Sierra Leone: 0.17 World: 4.81 2014 Liberia: 0.26 Sierra Leone: 0.18 World: 4.78 2015 Liberia: 0.26 Sierra Leone: 0.15 World: 4.7 2016 Liberia: 0.29 Sierra Leone: 0.15 World: 4.65 2017 Liberia: 0.25 Sierra Leone: 0.14 World: 4.67 2018 Liberia: 0.13 Sierra Leone: 0.16 World: 4.73 2019 Liberia: 0.2 Sierra Leone: 0.16 World: 4.7 2020 Liberia: 0.16 Sierra Leone: 0.16 World: 4.47 2021 Liberia: 0.16 Sierra Leone: 0.18 World: 4.68 2022 Liberia: 0.16 Sierra Leone: 0.18 World: 4.67 2023 Liberia: 0.15 Sierra Leone: 0.17 World: 4.68 2024 Liberia: 0.15 Sierra Leone: 0.17 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Liberia Sierra Leone World

0 20 40 60 80 2005 Liberia: 0.55 Sierra Leone: 0.22 World: 15.6 2006 Liberia: 0.53 Sierra Leone: 0.23 World: 17.2 2007 Liberia: 0.55 Sierra Leone: 0.24 World: 20.2 2008 Liberia: 0.53 Sierra Leone: 0.25 World: 22.8 2009 Liberia: 2 Sierra Leone: 0.26 World: 25.3 2010 Liberia: 2.3 Sierra Leone: 0.58 World: 28.4 2011 Liberia: 2.5 Sierra Leone: 0.9 World: 30.9 2012 Liberia: 2.6 Sierra Leone: 2.5 World: 33.3 2013 Liberia: 3.2 Sierra Leone: 4 World: 35.3 2014 Liberia: 5.41 Sierra Leone: 6.06 World: 37.4 2015 Liberia: 10 Sierra Leone: 6.34 World: 39.9 2016 Liberia: 15.7 Sierra Leone: 7.68 World: 43.6 2017 Liberia: 16.3 Sierra Leone: 9.3 World: 46.3 2018 Liberia: 17.28 Sierra Leone: 14.42 World: 49.4 2019 Liberia: 19.9 Sierra Leone: 15.71 World: 53.9 2020 Liberia: 22.91 Sierra Leone: 17.12 World: 60.1 2021 Liberia: 26.38 Sierra Leone: 18.65 World: 63.8 2022 Liberia: 30.38 Sierra Leone: 21.51 World: 67 2023 Liberia: 31.22 Sierra Leone: 23.71 World: 69.2 2024 Liberia: 32.23 Sierra Leone: 25.11 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Liberia Sierra Leone
Population 5.7 mn 2025
116th of 215		 8.8 mn 2025
100th of 215
Population density 57.0 /km² 2023
145th of 214		 117.2 /km² 2023
89th of 214
Population growth 2.09 % 2025
44th of 215		 2.04 % 2025
47th of 215
Life expectancy 62.3 years 2024
200th of 215		 62.0 years 2024
204th of 215
Fertility rate 3.86 2024
29th of 215		 3.70 2024
35th of 215
Birth rate 30.6 ‰ 2024
27th of 215		 30.1 ‰ 2024
29th of 215
Infant mortality 63.2 ‰ 2024
192nd of 196		 54.6 ‰ 2024
185th of 196
Urban population 56.1 % 2025
137th of 215		 45.9 % 2025
157th of 215
Aged 65+ 3.3 % 2025
181st of 215		 3.3 % 2025
183rd of 215
Living in cities 42.8 % 2025
89th of 215		 37.8 % 2025
107th of 215
Living in towns 16.3 % 2025
198th of 215		 19.9 % 2025
185th of 215
Living in rural areas 40.9 % 2025
43rd of 215		 42.3 % 2025
36th of 215

Human development

Indicator Liberia Sierra Leone
Human Development Index 0.510 2023
177th of 193		 0.467 2023
185th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.326 2023
154th of 169		 0.281 2023
163rd of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.505 2023
135th of 156		 0.459 2023
147th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.646 2023
167th of 172		 0.566 2023
152nd of 172

Economy

Indicator Liberia Sierra Leone
GDP 5.2 bn US$ 2025
153rd of 186		 7.5 bn US$ 2025
151st of 186
GDP per capita 915 US$ 2025
177th of 186		 846 US$ 2025
178th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 1,981 int. $ 2025
178th of 185		 3,717 int. $ 2025
165th of 185
GNI per capita 830 US$ 2025
173rd of 182		 830 US$ 2025
174th of 182
GDP growth 5.0 % 2025
45th of 186		 4.6 % 2025
52nd of 186
Inflation 8.3 % 2025
23rd of 165		 7.5 % 2025
28th of 165
FDI inflows 9.9 % 2024
21st of 192		 1.7 % 2024
118th of 192
Manufacturing 2.3 % 2011 7.0 % 2024
Agriculture 32.7 % 2025
8th of 158		 29.5 % 2025
11th of 158
Military spending 0.7 % 2024
127th of 147		 0.5 % 2024
138th of 147
Trade - 49.1 % 2025
107th of 138
Exports - 20.9 % 2025
111th of 138

Labour

Indicator Liberia Sierra Leone
Unemployment 2.9 % 2025
36th of 181		 3.2 % 2025
45th of 181
Youth unemployment 2.3 % 2025
6th of 181		 3.7 % 2025
15th of 181
Women in the labour force 72.0 % 2025
16th of 181		 51.6 % 2025
107th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 41.1 % 2025
38th of 181		 44.5 % 2025
31st of 181
Weekly hours worked 48.1 h 2025
8th of 181		 43.0 h 2025
40th of 181
Youth NEET rate 14.8 % 2025
69th of 181		 30.8 % 2025
159th of 181
Labour income share 35.7 % 2025
98th of 114		 36.9 % 2022
Output per hour 1.5 $ 2025
179th of 181		 4.4 $ 2025
160th of 181

Health

Indicator Liberia Sierra Leone
Health spending 13.0 % 2023
6th of 192		 4.7 % 2023
130th of 192
Health spending per person 104 US$ 2023
141st of 191		 36 US$ 2023
178th of 191
Physicians 0.18 /1,000 2022
101st of 125		 0.13 /1,000 2022
111th of 125
Under-5 mortality 86.4 ‰ 2024
187th of 196		 90.5 ‰ 2024
190th of 196
Maternal mortality 628 /100k 2023
190th of 194		 354 /100k 2023
176th of 194
Tobacco use 5.2 % 2024
5th of 166		 11.3 % 2024
42nd of 166
Safe drinking water - 10.9 % 2024
144th of 147

Food

Indicator Liberia Sierra Leone
Calories per person 2,100 kcal 2024
151st of 155		 2,405 kcal 2024
136th of 155
Protein supply 45.4 g 2022
172nd of 174		 57.9 g 2022
157th of 174
Animal protein supply 12.7 g 2022
163rd of 174		 14.2 g 2022
159th of 174
Fat supply 41.6 g 2022
166th of 174		 37.7 g 2022
170th of 174
Food insecurity 79.0 % 2024
129th of 134		 88.1 % 2024
133rd of 134
Severe food insecurity 35.5 % 2024
120th of 124		 31.9 % 2024
119th of 124
Cereal import dependency 72.3 % 2022
50th of 160		 28.2 % 2022
100th of 160

Education

Indicator Liberia Sierra Leone
Secondary enrolment 37.7 % 2020 86.9 % 2023
Tertiary enrolment 10.8 % 2012 -
Education spending 2.3 % 2023
101st of 121		 2.6 % 2023
94th of 121
Expected schooling 10.5 yrs 2023
169th of 195		 9.1 yrs 2023
178th of 195
Mean schooling 6.2 yrs 2023
151st of 193		 3.5 yrs 2023
182nd of 193
Literacy - 43.6 % 2019

Society

Indicator Liberia Sierra Leone
Income inequality 35.3 2016 35.7 2018
51st of 93
Extreme poverty 33.6 % 2016 41.5 % 2018
89th of 93
Internet use 32.2 % 2024
162nd of 182		 25.1 % 2024
169th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 32.1 /100 2022 107.9 /100 2022
Electricity access 34.9 % 2024
205th of 213		 39.2 % 2024
203rd of 213
Women in parliament 11.0 % 2025
161st of 184		 29.5 % 2025
79th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Liberia Sierra Leone
Refugees hosted 1,172 2025
123rd of 177		 0 2025
176th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.2 ‰ 2025
114th of 177		 0.0 ‰ 2025
176th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 725 2025
104th of 177		 0 2025
173rd of 177
Refugees from the country 5,117 2025
79th of 199		 8,925 2025
66th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.9 ‰ 2025
64th of 199		 1.0 ‰ 2025
60th of 199

Governance

Indicator Liberia Sierra Leone
Control of corruption 26.7 /100 2024
170th of 207		 33.6 /100 2024
150th of 207
Government effectiveness 27.1 /100 2024
189th of 205		 32.5 /100 2024
176th of 205
Rule of law 42.0 /100 2024
156th of 207		 42.5 /100 2024
152nd of 207
Regulatory quality 41.6 /100 2024
169th of 205		 38.2 /100 2024
179th of 205
Voice and accountability 54.9 /100 2024
109th of 205		 47.9 /100 2024
129th of 205
Political stability 62.0 /100 2024
124th of 207		 58.2 /100 2024
144th of 207

Environment

Indicator Liberia Sierra Leone
CO₂ per capita 0.15 t 2024
18th of 202		 0.17 t 2024
22nd of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 0.9 Mt 2024
169th of 204		 1.4 Mt 2024
161st of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.00 % 2024
169th of 204		 0.00 % 2024
161st of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.1 Gt 2024
160th of 204		 0.0 Gt 2024
164th of 204
GHG per capita 0.79 t 2024
15th of 202		 0.92 t 2024
19th of 202
Renewable energy 92.8 % 2022
3rd of 211		 71.6 % 2022
29th of 211
Forest area 78.1 % 2023
10th of 212		 34.3 % 2023
92nd of 212
PM2.5 exposure 17.9 µg/m³ 2023
102nd of 200		 22.5 µg/m³ 2023
132nd of 200
Water stress 0.3 % 2022
6th of 176		 0.5 % 2022
11th of 176
Land area 96,320 km² 2023
107th of 214		 72,180 km² 2023
117th of 214

Energy

Indicator Liberia Sierra Leone
Renewable electricity 54.4 % 2024
61st of 190		 95.2 % 2024
15th of 190
Wind and solar 1.8 % 2024
134th of 190		 9.5 % 2024
75th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
105th of 180		 0.0 % 2024
152nd of 180
Low-carbon electricity 54.4 % 2024
72nd of 190		 95.2 % 2024
18th of 190
Fossil electricity 45.6 % 2024
72nd of 190		 4.8 % 2024
18th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
58th of 188		 0.0 % 2024
88th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 314 g/kWh 2024
67th of 190		 57 g/kWh 2024
15th of 190
Electricity per capita 0.10 MWh 2024
180th of 191		 0.02 MWh 2024
189th of 191

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.