Rwanda vs Sierra Leone

Rwanda (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

Rwanda Sierra Leone World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1960 Rwanda: 39.37 Sierra Leone: 141.96 World: 452.65 1961 Rwanda: 39.27 Sierra Leone: 142.28 World: 471.93 1962 Rwanda: 39.23 Sierra Leone: 146.32 World: 496.11 1963 Rwanda: 39.28 Sierra Leone: 146.31 World: 525.19 1964 Rwanda: 38.98 Sierra Leone: 153.38 World: 563.85 1965 Rwanda: 43.47 Sierra Leone: 145.58 World: 601.89 1966 Rwanda: 35.36 Sierra Leone: 149.32 World: 638.97 1967 Rwanda: 43.96 Sierra Leone: 136.12 World: 664.4 1968 Rwanda: 45.99 Sierra Leone: 126.31 World: 703.46 1969 Rwanda: 48.87 Sierra Leone: 153.56 World: 761.11 1970 Rwanda: 55.24 Sierra Leone: 160.16 World: 817.68 1971 Rwanda: 54.38 Sierra Leone: 151.83 World: 884.88 1972 Rwanda: 58.4 Sierra Leone: 165.36 World: 1,002 1973 Rwanda: 66.91 Sierra Leone: 200.64 World: 1,201.53 1974 Rwanda: 68.94 Sierra Leone: 222.09 World: 1,362.19 1975 Rwanda: 124.11 Sierra Leone: 228.37 World: 1,488.94 1976 Rwanda: 134.38 Sierra Leone: 196.41 World: 1,589.73 1977 Rwanda: 152.74 Sierra Leone: 224.21 World: 1,766.28 1978 Rwanda: 179.88 Sierra Leone: 305.43 World: 2,055.49 1979 Rwanda: 213.77 Sierra Leone: 345.87 World: 2,335.19 1980 Rwanda: 234.39 Sierra Leone: 336.39 World: 2,587.01 1981 Rwanda: 254.57 Sierra Leone: 333.89 World: 2,628.62 1982 Rwanda: 246.39 Sierra Leone: 380.07 World: 2,554.08 1983 Rwanda: 250.57 Sierra Leone: 285.81 World: 2,561.17 1984 Rwanda: 259.91 Sierra Leone: 305.58 World: 2,614.33 1985 Rwanda: 271.58 Sierra Leone: 235.51 World: 2,690.59 1986 Rwanda: 297.73 Sierra Leone: 131.47 World: 3,118.57 1987 Rwanda: 319.64 Sierra Leone: 172.36 World: 3,487.88 1988 Rwanda: 343.78 Sierra Leone: 268.16 World: 3,829.99 1989 Rwanda: 334.74 Sierra Leone: 231.28 World: 3,930.51 1990 Rwanda: 345.77 Sierra Leone: 154.79 World: 4,338.94 1991 Rwanda: 253.97 Sierra Leone: 183.69 World: 4,453.9 1992 Rwanda: 264.08 Sierra Leone: 163.2 World: 4,679.98 1993 Rwanda: 247.02 Sierra Leone: 184.95 World: 4,685.3 1994 Rwanda: 110.95 Sierra Leone: 218.51 World: 4,967.01 1995 Rwanda: 227.97 Sierra Leone: 208.35 World: 5,463.2 1996 Rwanda: 206.05 Sierra Leone: 224.26 World: 5,507.22 1997 Rwanda: 238.75 Sierra Leone: 199.88 World: 5,408.57 1998 Rwanda: 246.15 Sierra Leone: 156.52 World: 5,302.34 1999 Rwanda: 264.74 Sierra Leone: 155.02 World: 5,401.23 2000 Rwanda: 251.87 Sierra Leone: 143.74 World: 5,512.56 2001 Rwanda: 237.31 Sierra Leone: 358.32 World: 5,404.2 2002 Rwanda: 234.04 Sierra Leone: 389 World: 5,539.32 2003 Rwanda: 249.01 Sierra Leone: 413.82 World: 6,129.87 2004 Rwanda: 269.54 Sierra Leone: 417.75 World: 6,818 2005 Rwanda: 324.02 Sierra Leone: 462.63 World: 7,290.57 2006 Rwanda: 352.09 Sierra Leone: 580.27 World: 7,803.19 2007 Rwanda: 420.73 Sierra Leone: 631.89 World: 8,685.33 2008 Rwanda: 522.29 Sierra Leone: 705.36 World: 9,425.74 2009 Rwanda: 556.97 Sierra Leone: 652.85 World: 8,827.04 2010 Rwanda: 586.6 Sierra Leone: 685.04 World: 9,555.07 2011 Rwanda: 643.36 Sierra Leone: 761.15 World: 10,496.93 2012 Rwanda: 697.76 Sierra Leone: 937.5 World: 10,597.85 2013 Rwanda: 695.4 Sierra Leone: 1,117.47 World: 10,759.35 2014 Rwanda: 715.37 Sierra Leone: 1,117.76 World: 10,912.24 2015 Rwanda: 725.69 Sierra Leone: 964.58 World: 10,191.98 2016 Rwanda: 721.26 Sierra Leone: 844.42 World: 10,239.47 2017 Rwanda: 751.05 Sierra Leone: 779.19 World: 10,784.4 2018 Rwanda: 772.76 Sierra Leone: 845.91 World: 11,344.73 2019 Rwanda: 823.36 Sierra Leone: 843.71 World: 11,417.6 2020 Rwanda: 802.64 Sierra Leone: 845.28 World: 10,999.49 2021 Rwanda: 842.58 Sierra Leone: 885.4 World: 12,472.91 2022 Rwanda: 1,007.06 Sierra Leone: 860.37 World: 12,876.24 2023 Rwanda: 1,061.06 Sierra Leone: 758.33 World: 13,313.86 2024 Rwanda: 1,059.94 Sierra Leone: 806.65 World: 13,717.09 2025 Rwanda: 1,123.74 Sierra Leone: 846.3 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Rwanda Sierra Leone World

0 20 40 60 80 1960 Rwanda: 47.02 Sierra Leone: 33.09 World: 50.94 1961 Rwanda: 47.46 Sierra Leone: 33.63 World: 52.8 1962 Rwanda: 47.8 Sierra Leone: 34.16 World: 55.29 1963 Rwanda: 44 Sierra Leone: 34.71 World: 55.65 1964 Rwanda: 48.13 Sierra Leone: 35.3 World: 56.1 1965 Rwanda: 48.2 Sierra Leone: 35.93 World: 55.93 1966 Rwanda: 48.08 Sierra Leone: 36.64 World: 56.45 1967 Rwanda: 47.99 Sierra Leone: 37.28 World: 56.9 1968 Rwanda: 47.73 Sierra Leone: 37.76 World: 57.34 1969 Rwanda: 47.44 Sierra Leone: 38.23 World: 57.68 1970 Rwanda: 47.12 Sierra Leone: 38.62 World: 57.94 1971 Rwanda: 46.76 Sierra Leone: 39.1 World: 58.02 1972 Rwanda: 46.34 Sierra Leone: 39.51 World: 58.84 1973 Rwanda: 45.94 Sierra Leone: 39.96 World: 59.3 1974 Rwanda: 45.57 Sierra Leone: 40.41 World: 59.7 1975 Rwanda: 45.32 Sierra Leone: 40.99 World: 60.13 1976 Rwanda: 45.31 Sierra Leone: 41.43 World: 60.45 1977 Rwanda: 45.58 Sierra Leone: 41.83 World: 61.04 1978 Rwanda: 46.17 Sierra Leone: 42.19 World: 61.39 1979 Rwanda: 47.09 Sierra Leone: 42.53 World: 61.84 1980 Rwanda: 48.12 Sierra Leone: 42.84 World: 62.15 1981 Rwanda: 49.22 Sierra Leone: 43.09 World: 62.52 1982 Rwanda: 50.19 Sierra Leone: 43.3 World: 62.87 1983 Rwanda: 50.94 Sierra Leone: 43.46 World: 63.13 1984 Rwanda: 51.45 Sierra Leone: 43.56 World: 63.44 1985 Rwanda: 51.7 Sierra Leone: 43.56 World: 63.73 1986 Rwanda: 51.71 Sierra Leone: 43.5 World: 64.12 1987 Rwanda: 51.47 Sierra Leone: 43.75 World: 64.46 1988 Rwanda: 50.91 Sierra Leone: 43.77 World: 64.67 1989 Rwanda: 49.49 Sierra Leone: 43.74 World: 64.96 1990 Rwanda: 47.76 Sierra Leone: 43.72 World: 65.11 1991 Rwanda: 46.24 Sierra Leone: 43.29 World: 65.3 1992 Rwanda: 44.4 Sierra Leone: 43.45 World: 65.55 1993 Rwanda: 42.94 Sierra Leone: 43.43 World: 65.74 1994 Rwanda: 12.16 Sierra Leone: 42.81 World: 65.96 1995 Rwanda: 41.52 Sierra Leone: 42.58 World: 66.2 1996 Rwanda: 42.49 Sierra Leone: 43.53 World: 66.52 1997 Rwanda: 41.98 Sierra Leone: 43.65 World: 66.83 1998 Rwanda: 43.1 Sierra Leone: 42.71 World: 67.07 1999 Rwanda: 45.75 Sierra Leone: 41.96 World: 67.31 2000 Rwanda: 47.8 Sierra Leone: 44.83 World: 67.65 2001 Rwanda: 49.49 Sierra Leone: 45.45 World: 67.95 2002 Rwanda: 51.26 Sierra Leone: 46.17 World: 68.23 2003 Rwanda: 53.53 Sierra Leone: 46.78 World: 68.52 2004 Rwanda: 55.52 Sierra Leone: 47.49 World: 68.77 2005 Rwanda: 56.97 Sierra Leone: 48.31 World: 69.11 2006 Rwanda: 58.34 Sierra Leone: 49.55 World: 69.47 2007 Rwanda: 59.5 Sierra Leone: 50.02 World: 69.81 2008 Rwanda: 60.64 Sierra Leone: 50.69 World: 70 2009 Rwanda: 61.81 Sierra Leone: 51.31 World: 70.38 2010 Rwanda: 62.8 Sierra Leone: 51.93 World: 70.68 2011 Rwanda: 63.48 Sierra Leone: 52.59 World: 70.97 2012 Rwanda: 64.19 Sierra Leone: 53.16 World: 71.26 2013 Rwanda: 64.65 Sierra Leone: 54.05 World: 71.53 2014 Rwanda: 65.09 Sierra Leone: 54.28 World: 71.78 2015 Rwanda: 65.42 Sierra Leone: 55.45 World: 71.97 2016 Rwanda: 65.73 Sierra Leone: 56.94 World: 72.19 2017 Rwanda: 66.14 Sierra Leone: 57.76 World: 72.37 2018 Rwanda: 66.35 Sierra Leone: 59.06 World: 72.64 2019 Rwanda: 66.69 Sierra Leone: 59.59 World: 72.87 2020 Rwanda: 66.95 Sierra Leone: 59.69 World: 72.18 2021 Rwanda: 66.85 Sierra Leone: 60.26 World: 71.22 2022 Rwanda: 67.53 Sierra Leone: 61.28 World: 72.97 2023 Rwanda: 67.79 Sierra Leone: 61.79 World: 73.33 2024 Rwanda: 68.02 Sierra Leone: 61.96 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Rwanda Sierra Leone World

2 4 6 8 10 1960 Rwanda: 8.28 Sierra Leone: 6.18 World: 4.69 1961 Rwanda: 8.28 Sierra Leone: 6.21 World: 4.56 1962 Rwanda: 8.27 Sierra Leone: 6.22 World: 5.02 1963 Rwanda: 8.27 Sierra Leone: 6.26 World: 5.31 1964 Rwanda: 8.27 Sierra Leone: 6.29 World: 5.13 1965 Rwanda: 8.25 Sierra Leone: 6.31 World: 5.08 1966 Rwanda: 8.23 Sierra Leone: 6.35 World: 4.97 1967 Rwanda: 8.21 Sierra Leone: 6.38 World: 4.87 1968 Rwanda: 8.19 Sierra Leone: 6.39 World: 4.98 1969 Rwanda: 8.18 Sierra Leone: 6.39 World: 4.88 1970 Rwanda: 8.15 Sierra Leone: 6.41 World: 4.84 1971 Rwanda: 8.09 Sierra Leone: 6.43 World: 4.69 1972 Rwanda: 8.09 Sierra Leone: 6.45 World: 4.55 1973 Rwanda: 8.09 Sierra Leone: 6.47 World: 4.42 1974 Rwanda: 8.1 Sierra Leone: 6.53 World: 4.26 1975 Rwanda: 8.1 Sierra Leone: 6.55 World: 4.07 1976 Rwanda: 8.12 Sierra Leone: 6.55 World: 3.97 1977 Rwanda: 8.14 Sierra Leone: 6.57 World: 3.84 1978 Rwanda: 8.16 Sierra Leone: 6.59 World: 3.77 1979 Rwanda: 8.13 Sierra Leone: 6.58 World: 3.76 1980 Rwanda: 8.12 Sierra Leone: 6.56 World: 3.73 1981 Rwanda: 8.1 Sierra Leone: 6.55 World: 3.71 1982 Rwanda: 8.06 Sierra Leone: 6.56 World: 3.72 1983 Rwanda: 8 Sierra Leone: 6.57 World: 3.59 1984 Rwanda: 7.91 Sierra Leone: 6.59 World: 3.57 1985 Rwanda: 7.79 Sierra Leone: 6.59 World: 3.53 1986 Rwanda: 7.61 Sierra Leone: 6.6 World: 3.51 1987 Rwanda: 7.43 Sierra Leone: 6.61 World: 3.48 1988 Rwanda: 7.23 Sierra Leone: 6.59 World: 3.39 1989 Rwanda: 7.03 Sierra Leone: 6.57 World: 3.35 1990 Rwanda: 6.8 Sierra Leone: 6.57 World: 3.31 1991 Rwanda: 6.62 Sierra Leone: 6.55 World: 3.13 1992 Rwanda: 6.54 Sierra Leone: 6.56 World: 3.04 1993 Rwanda: 6.48 Sierra Leone: 6.57 World: 2.97 1994 Rwanda: 6.42 Sierra Leone: 6.56 World: 2.92 1995 Rwanda: 6.35 Sierra Leone: 6.56 World: 2.87 1996 Rwanda: 6.29 Sierra Leone: 6.55 World: 2.82 1997 Rwanda: 6.24 Sierra Leone: 6.53 World: 2.78 1998 Rwanda: 6.17 Sierra Leone: 6.5 World: 2.75 1999 Rwanda: 6.06 Sierra Leone: 6.42 World: 2.72 2000 Rwanda: 5.97 Sierra Leone: 6.36 World: 2.73 2001 Rwanda: 5.89 Sierra Leone: 6.31 World: 2.69 2002 Rwanda: 5.82 Sierra Leone: 6.23 World: 2.66 2003 Rwanda: 5.74 Sierra Leone: 6.09 World: 2.64 2004 Rwanda: 5.64 Sierra Leone: 5.92 World: 2.63 2005 Rwanda: 5.5 Sierra Leone: 5.81 World: 2.61 2006 Rwanda: 5.34 Sierra Leone: 5.74 World: 2.61 2007 Rwanda: 5.14 Sierra Leone: 5.64 World: 2.6 2008 Rwanda: 4.92 Sierra Leone: 5.56 World: 2.6 2009 Rwanda: 4.71 Sierra Leone: 5.45 World: 2.59 2010 Rwanda: 4.52 Sierra Leone: 5.33 World: 2.57 2011 Rwanda: 4.33 Sierra Leone: 5.21 World: 2.55 2012 Rwanda: 4.2 Sierra Leone: 5.06 World: 2.56 2013 Rwanda: 4.14 Sierra Leone: 4.87 World: 2.53 2014 Rwanda: 4.12 Sierra Leone: 4.7 World: 2.52 2015 Rwanda: 4.11 Sierra Leone: 4.55 World: 2.49 2016 Rwanda: 4.11 Sierra Leone: 4.47 World: 2.49 2017 Rwanda: 4.08 Sierra Leone: 4.39 World: 2.46 2018 Rwanda: 4.05 Sierra Leone: 4.29 World: 2.39 2019 Rwanda: 3.99 Sierra Leone: 4.19 World: 2.35 2020 Rwanda: 3.91 Sierra Leone: 4.08 World: 2.28 2021 Rwanda: 3.84 Sierra Leone: 3.98 World: 2.25 2022 Rwanda: 3.78 Sierra Leone: 3.88 World: 2.22 2023 Rwanda: 3.7 Sierra Leone: 3.79 World: 2.2 2024 Rwanda: 3.65 Sierra Leone: 3.7 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Rwanda Sierra Leone World

0 5 10 15 20 1991 Rwanda: 12.34 Sierra Leone: 4.14 World: 5.12 1992 Rwanda: 12.11 Sierra Leone: 4.38 World: 5.28 1993 Rwanda: 12.16 Sierra Leone: 4.4 World: 5.54 1994 Rwanda: 12.24 Sierra Leone: 4.46 World: 5.79 1995 Rwanda: 11.94 Sierra Leone: 4.32 World: 5.92 1996 Rwanda: 11.51 Sierra Leone: 4.31 World: 5.98 1997 Rwanda: 11.09 Sierra Leone: 4.36 World: 6.01 1998 Rwanda: 11.26 Sierra Leone: 4.24 World: 6.16 1999 Rwanda: 11.57 Sierra Leone: 4.29 World: 6.28 2000 Rwanda: 11.7 Sierra Leone: 4.14 World: 6.11 2001 Rwanda: 11.73 Sierra Leone: 4.24 World: 6.19 2002 Rwanda: 11.43 Sierra Leone: 3.91 World: 6.41 2003 Rwanda: 11.66 Sierra Leone: 3.88 World: 6.48 2004 Rwanda: 11.7 Sierra Leone: 3.42 World: 6.33 2005 Rwanda: 11.84 Sierra Leone: 3.73 World: 6.22 2006 Rwanda: 11.59 Sierra Leone: 3.89 World: 5.97 2007 Rwanda: 11.58 Sierra Leone: 4.02 World: 5.77 2008 Rwanda: 11.52 Sierra Leone: 4.13 World: 5.82 2009 Rwanda: 11.63 Sierra Leone: 4.27 World: 6.41 2010 Rwanda: 11.64 Sierra Leone: 4.34 World: 6.28 2011 Rwanda: 11.76 Sierra Leone: 4.39 World: 6.15 2012 Rwanda: 11.67 Sierra Leone: 4.38 World: 6.15 2013 Rwanda: 11.77 Sierra Leone: 4.38 World: 6.1 2014 Rwanda: 11.84 Sierra Leone: 4.68 World: 5.96 2015 Rwanda: 11.83 Sierra Leone: 4.48 World: 6 2016 Rwanda: 11.79 Sierra Leone: 4.18 World: 5.97 2017 Rwanda: 11.88 Sierra Leone: 3.66 World: 5.9 2018 Rwanda: 10.76 Sierra Leone: 3.19 World: 5.76 2019 Rwanda: 11.24 Sierra Leone: 3.2 World: 5.59 2020 Rwanda: 11.83 Sierra Leone: 3.51 World: 6.59 2021 Rwanda: 15.78 Sierra Leone: 3.55 World: 6.05 2022 Rwanda: 15.08 Sierra Leone: 3.14 World: 5.23 2023 Rwanda: 12.35 Sierra Leone: 3.09 World: 4.85 2024 Rwanda: 11.33 Sierra Leone: 3.1 World: 4.81 2025 Rwanda: 11.36 Sierra Leone: 3.15 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Rwanda Sierra Leone World

0 2 4 6 1970 Rwanda: 0.02 Sierra Leone: 0.14 World: 4.14 1971 Rwanda: 0.02 Sierra Leone: 0.13 World: 4.04 1972 Rwanda: 0.03 Sierra Leone: 0.13 World: 4.16 1973 Rwanda: 0.03 Sierra Leone: 0.13 World: 4.32 1974 Rwanda: 0.02 Sierra Leone: 0.14 World: 4.23 1975 Rwanda: 0.03 Sierra Leone: 0.14 World: 4.14 1976 Rwanda: 0.03 Sierra Leone: 0.14 World: 4.31 1977 Rwanda: 0.03 Sierra Leone: 0.15 World: 4.36 1978 Rwanda: 0.03 Sierra Leone: 0.15 World: 4.42 1979 Rwanda: 0.03 Sierra Leone: 0.17 World: 4.46 1980 Rwanda: 0.07 Sierra Leone: 0.16 World: 4.33 1981 Rwanda: 0.08 Sierra Leone: 0.15 World: 4.18 1982 Rwanda: 0.08 Sierra Leone: 0.15 World: 4.05 1983 Rwanda: 0.08 Sierra Leone: 0.15 World: 4.01 1984 Rwanda: 0.07 Sierra Leone: 0.14 World: 4.07 1985 Rwanda: 0.07 Sierra Leone: 0.15 World: 4.05 1986 Rwanda: 0.07 Sierra Leone: 0.16 World: 4.04 1987 Rwanda: 0.07 Sierra Leone: 0.23 World: 4.1 1988 Rwanda: 0.08 Sierra Leone: 0.23 World: 4.16 1989 Rwanda: 0.08 Sierra Leone: 0.2 World: 4.16 1990 Rwanda: 0.08 Sierra Leone: 0.15 World: 4.15 1991 Rwanda: 0.07 Sierra Leone: 0.2 World: 4.1 1992 Rwanda: 0.07 Sierra Leone: 0.12 World: 4.01 1993 Rwanda: 0.06 Sierra Leone: 0.12 World: 3.97 1994 Rwanda: 0.07 Sierra Leone: 0.13 World: 3.94 1995 Rwanda: 0.08 Sierra Leone: 0.14 World: 3.99 1996 Rwanda: 0.07 Sierra Leone: 0.15 World: 4.01 1997 Rwanda: 0.06 Sierra Leone: 0.15 World: 4.02 1998 Rwanda: 0.06 Sierra Leone: 0.15 World: 3.98 1999 Rwanda: 0.06 Sierra Leone: 0.16 World: 3.95 2000 Rwanda: 0.08 Sierra Leone: 0.1 World: 4.01 2001 Rwanda: 0.08 Sierra Leone: 0.12 World: 4.01 2002 Rwanda: 0.1 Sierra Leone: 0.12 World: 4.02 2003 Rwanda: 0.08 Sierra Leone: 0.12 World: 4.15 2004 Rwanda: 0.08 Sierra Leone: 0.11 World: 4.28 2005 Rwanda: 0.08 Sierra Leone: 0.1 World: 4.39 2006 Rwanda: 0.08 Sierra Leone: 0.13 World: 4.48 2007 Rwanda: 0.07 Sierra Leone: 0.12 World: 4.59 2008 Rwanda: 0.07 Sierra Leone: 0.11 World: 4.56 2009 Rwanda: 0.07 Sierra Leone: 0.11 World: 4.45 2010 Rwanda: 0.07 Sierra Leone: 0.11 World: 4.67 2011 Rwanda: 0.07 Sierra Leone: 0.14 World: 4.76 2012 Rwanda: 0.08 Sierra Leone: 0.15 World: 4.77 2013 Rwanda: 0.09 Sierra Leone: 0.17 World: 4.81 2014 Rwanda: 0.08 Sierra Leone: 0.18 World: 4.78 2015 Rwanda: 0.1 Sierra Leone: 0.15 World: 4.7 2016 Rwanda: 0.1 Sierra Leone: 0.15 World: 4.65 2017 Rwanda: 0.11 Sierra Leone: 0.14 World: 4.67 2018 Rwanda: 0.12 Sierra Leone: 0.16 World: 4.73 2019 Rwanda: 0.12 Sierra Leone: 0.16 World: 4.7 2020 Rwanda: 0.11 Sierra Leone: 0.16 World: 4.47 2021 Rwanda: 0.13 Sierra Leone: 0.18 World: 4.68 2022 Rwanda: 0.16 Sierra Leone: 0.18 World: 4.67 2023 Rwanda: 0.16 Sierra Leone: 0.17 World: 4.68 2024 Rwanda: 0.16 Sierra Leone: 0.17 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Rwanda Sierra Leone World

0 20 40 60 80 2005 Rwanda: 0.56 Sierra Leone: 0.22 World: 15.6 2007 Rwanda: 2.12 Sierra Leone: 0.24 World: 20.2 2008 Rwanda: 4.5 Sierra Leone: 0.25 World: 22.8 2009 Rwanda: 7.7 Sierra Leone: 0.26 World: 25.3 2010 Rwanda: 8 Sierra Leone: 0.58 World: 28.4 2011 Rwanda: 7 Sierra Leone: 0.9 World: 30.9 2012 Rwanda: 8.02 Sierra Leone: 2.5 World: 33.3 2013 Rwanda: 9 Sierra Leone: 4 World: 35.3 2014 Rwanda: 10.6 Sierra Leone: 6.06 World: 37.4 2015 Rwanda: 12.46 Sierra Leone: 6.34 World: 39.9 2016 Rwanda: 14.64 Sierra Leone: 7.68 World: 43.6 2017 Rwanda: 17.2 Sierra Leone: 9.3 World: 46.3 2018 Rwanda: 19.17 Sierra Leone: 14.42 World: 49.4 2019 Rwanda: 21.36 Sierra Leone: 15.71 World: 53.9 2020 Rwanda: 23.8 Sierra Leone: 17.12 World: 60.1 2021 Rwanda: 24.44 Sierra Leone: 18.65 World: 63.8 2022 Rwanda: 28.02 Sierra Leone: 21.51 World: 67 2023 Rwanda: 28.81 Sierra Leone: 23.71 World: 69.2 2024 Rwanda: 31.7 Sierra Leone: 25.11 World: 71.2 2005 2012 2015 2018 2024

Population

Indicator Rwanda Sierra Leone
Population 14.6 mn 2025
76th of 215		 8.8 mn 2025
100th of 215
Population density 565.6 /km² 2023
16th of 214		 117.2 /km² 2023
89th of 214
Population growth 2.17 % 2025
40th of 215		 2.04 % 2025
47th of 215
Life expectancy 68.0 years 2024
165th of 215		 62.0 years 2024
204th of 215
Fertility rate 3.65 2024
38th of 215		 3.70 2024
35th of 215
Birth rate 28.1 ‰ 2024
39th of 215		 30.1 ‰ 2024
29th of 215
Infant mortality 29.4 ‰ 2024
149th of 196		 54.6 ‰ 2024
185th of 196
Urban population 30.9 % 2025
193rd of 215		 45.9 % 2025
157th of 215
Aged 65+ 4.0 % 2025
164th of 215		 3.3 % 2025
183rd of 215
Living in cities 14.4 % 2025
178th of 215		 37.8 % 2025
107th of 215
Living in towns 79.6 % 2025
11th of 215		 19.9 % 2025
185th of 215
Living in rural areas 5.9 % 2025
201st of 215		 42.3 % 2025
36th of 215

Human development

Indicator Rwanda Sierra Leone
Human Development Index 0.578 2023
159th of 193		 0.467 2023
185th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.399 2023
133rd of 169		 0.281 2023
163rd of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.567 2023
120th of 156		 0.459 2023
147th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.394 2023
99th of 172		 0.566 2023
152nd of 172

Economy

Indicator Rwanda Sierra Leone
GDP 16.4 bn US$ 2025
137th of 186		 7.5 bn US$ 2025
151st of 186
GDP per capita 1,124 US$ 2025
172nd of 186		 846 US$ 2025
178th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 4,164 int. $ 2025
162nd of 185		 3,717 int. $ 2025
165th of 185
GNI per capita 1,150 US$ 2025
164th of 182		 830 US$ 2025
174th of 182
GDP growth 9.4 % 2025
6th of 186		 4.6 % 2025
52nd of 186
Inflation 5.9 % 2025
31st of 165		 7.5 % 2025
28th of 165
Trade 56.7 % 2025
96th of 138		 49.1 % 2025
107th of 138
Exports 21.6 % 2025
106th of 138		 20.9 % 2025
111th of 138
FDI inflows 3.8 % 2024
65th of 192		 1.7 % 2024
118th of 192
Manufacturing 8.3 % 2025
91st of 132		 7.0 % 2024
Agriculture 20.3 % 2025
29th of 158		 29.5 % 2025
11th of 158
Tax revenue 13.1 % 2023 -
Military spending 1.2 % 2024
95th of 147		 0.5 % 2024
138th of 147

Labour

Indicator Rwanda Sierra Leone
Unemployment 11.4 % 2025
153rd of 181		 3.2 % 2025
45th of 181
Youth unemployment 16.4 % 2025
116th of 181		 3.7 % 2025
15th of 181
Women in the labour force 57.3 % 2025
63rd of 181		 51.6 % 2025
107th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 35.1 % 2025
45th of 181		 44.5 % 2025
31st of 181
Weekly hours worked 29.3 h 2025
172nd of 181		 43.0 h 2025
40th of 181
Youth NEET rate 26.0 % 2025
141st of 181		 30.8 % 2025
159th of 181
Labour income share 39.8 % 2025
84th of 114		 36.9 % 2022
Output per hour 6.3 $ 2025
145th of 181		 4.4 $ 2025
160th of 181

Health

Indicator Rwanda Sierra Leone
Health spending 5.1 % 2023
122nd of 192		 4.7 % 2023
130th of 192
Health spending per person 53 US$ 2023
171st of 191		 36 US$ 2023
178th of 191
Physicians 0.09 /1,000 2022
117th of 125		 0.13 /1,000 2022
111th of 125
Under-5 mortality 37.7 ‰ 2024
151st of 196		 90.5 ‰ 2024
190th of 196
Maternal mortality 229 /100k 2023
161st of 194		 354 /100k 2023
176th of 194
Tobacco use 10.1 % 2024
35th of 166		 11.3 % 2024
42nd of 166
Safe drinking water - 10.9 % 2024
144th of 147

Food

Indicator Rwanda Sierra Leone
Calories per person 2,420 kcal 2024
132nd of 155		 2,405 kcal 2024
136th of 155
Protein supply 57.3 g 2022
159th of 174		 57.9 g 2022
157th of 174
Animal protein supply 6.5 g 2022
172nd of 174		 14.2 g 2022
159th of 174
Fat supply 36.8 g 2022
171st of 174		 37.7 g 2022
170th of 174
Cereal import dependency 35.3 % 2022
92nd of 160		 28.2 % 2022
100th of 160
Food insecurity - 88.1 % 2024
133rd of 134
Severe food insecurity - 31.9 % 2024
119th of 124

Education

Indicator Rwanda Sierra Leone
Literacy 78.8 % 2022 43.6 % 2019
Secondary enrolment 48.8 % 2024
103rd of 108		 86.9 % 2023
Tertiary enrolment 9.4 % 2024
122nd of 128		 -
Education spending 4.6 % 2024
32nd of 121		 2.6 % 2023
94th of 121
Expected schooling 12.6 yrs 2023
126th of 195		 9.1 yrs 2023
178th of 195
Mean schooling 4.9 yrs 2023
170th of 193		 3.5 yrs 2023
182nd of 193

Society

Indicator Rwanda Sierra Leone
Income inequality 39.4 2023 35.7 2018
51st of 93
Extreme poverty 38.6 % 2023 41.5 % 2018
89th of 93
Internet use 31.7 % 2024
163rd of 182		 25.1 % 2024
169th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 93.2 /100 2024
125th of 151		 107.9 /100 2022
Electricity access 72.0 % 2024
175th of 213		 39.2 % 2024
203rd of 213
Women in parliament 63.8 % 2025
1st of 184		 29.5 % 2025
79th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Rwanda Sierra Leone
Refugees hosted 115,794 2025
49th of 177		 0 2025
176th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 7.9 ‰ 2025
50th of 177		 0.0 ‰ 2025
176th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 15,251 2025
46th of 177		 0 2025
173rd of 177
Refugees from the country 244,415 2025
17th of 199		 8,925 2025
66th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 16.8 ‰ 2025
12th of 199		 1.0 ‰ 2025
60th of 199

Governance

Indicator Rwanda Sierra Leone
Control of corruption 60.5 /100 2024
57th of 207		 33.6 /100 2024
150th of 207
Government effectiveness 58.1 /100 2024
75th of 205		 32.5 /100 2024
176th of 205
Rule of law 58.7 /100 2024
94th of 207		 42.5 /100 2024
152nd of 207
Regulatory quality 59.1 /100 2024
74th of 205		 38.2 /100 2024
179th of 205
Voice and accountability 46.5 /100 2024
131st of 205		 47.9 /100 2024
129th of 205
Political stability 65.1 /100 2024
110th of 207		 58.2 /100 2024
144th of 207

Environment

Indicator Rwanda Sierra Leone
CO₂ per capita 0.16 t 2024
20th of 202		 0.17 t 2024
22nd of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 2.0 Mt 2024
155th of 204		 1.4 Mt 2024
161st of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.01 % 2024
155th of 204		 0.00 % 2024
161st of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.0 Gt 2024
166th of 204		 0.0 Gt 2024
164th of 204
GHG per capita 0.59 t 2024
10th of 202		 0.92 t 2024
19th of 202
Renewable energy 79.9 % 2022
18th of 211		 71.6 % 2022
29th of 211
Forest area 11.3 % 2023
158th of 212		 34.3 % 2023
92nd of 212
PM2.5 exposure 36.0 µg/m³ 2023
171st of 200		 22.5 µg/m³ 2023
132nd of 200
Water stress 20.2 % 2022
109th of 176		 0.5 % 2022
11th of 176
Land area 24,670 km² 2023
146th of 214		 72,180 km² 2023
117th of 214

Energy

Indicator Rwanda Sierra Leone
Renewable electricity 49.6 % 2024
67th of 190		 95.2 % 2024
15th of 190
Wind and solar 3.5 % 2024
118th of 190		 9.5 % 2024
75th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
148th of 180		 0.0 % 2024
152nd of 180
Low-carbon electricity 49.6 % 2024
77th of 190		 95.2 % 2024
18th of 190
Fossil electricity 50.4 % 2024
77th of 190		 4.8 % 2024
18th of 190
Coal power 15.0 % 2024
144th of 188		 0.0 % 2024
88th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 362 g/kWh 2024
78th of 190		 57 g/kWh 2024
15th of 190
Electricity per capita 0.09 MWh 2024
181st 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.