LANGUAGES
- Official Language:
- 1. English
: 413,000
- 2. Fula
: 334,000
Mother Tongue : English
Literacy Rate (%) : 43.20
Country Capital | : | Freetown |
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GDP Per capita | : | 3,655 |
GDP Per Capita Rank | : | 163rd/195 |
Life Expectancy | : | 62 |
Unemployment Rate | : | 0 |
Number of Internet Users | : | 2,595,807 |
Internet Users Rank | : | 124th/195 |
Area | : | 71,740 |
Area Rank | : | 116th/195 |
Total Population | : | 8,820 |
Total Population Rank | : | 101st/195 |
Sierra Leone Highlights
Sierra Leone is the 101st ranked country in population and 116th ranked in area out of 195 countries in the world.Please keep the country rank in perspective, for the highlights below.
Better than World Average-
- 1. Sierra Leone is the 7th highest ranked in Bambara out of 195 countries in the world. This implies that this country has significantly more people speaking Bambara when compared to other countries.
- 2. The average Fula of 195 countries in the world is 188,175. Sierra Leone is the 11th highest ranked country out of 195 countries. This implies that this country has significantly more people speaking Fula when compared to other countries.
Worse than World Average-
- 1. Sierra Leone is the 11th worst ranked in Literacy Rate (%) out of 195 countries in the world. This indicates that the educational infrastructure in this country is worse than it is in other countries.
- 2. The average Total No. of Doctors of the countries in the world is 78,648. Sierra Leone is the 30th worst-ranked country out of 195 countries. This may indicate worse healthcare infrastructure investment by the country or may indicate lower population
- 3. Out of the 195 countries in the world, Sierra Leone is the 33rd worst ranked in GDP Per Capita (USD) . This implies that this country is a developing country.
Sierra Leone Metrics
Nature Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Tree density. | Density | 9 | 1 | 1128 | ||
2 | Tree density . | Density | 8 | 1 | 1126 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Cow Beef Production (% of Total Cow Beef Production) | Percent | 0 | 126 | 1235 | ||
2 | Chicken Meat Production (% of Total Chicken Meat Production) | Percent | 0 | 118 | 1235 | ||
3 | Cow Beef Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 320,761 | 127 | 1230 | ||
4 | Cow Milk Production (% of Total Cow Milk Production) | Percent | 0 | 116 | 1234 | ||
5 | Chicken Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 588,164 | 124 | 1232 | ||
6 | Cow Milk Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 3,855,383 | 119 | 1232 | ||
7 | Number of Cows | Count | 8,697,624 | 114 | 1232 | ||
8 | Cows (% of Total Cows) | Percent | 0 | 114 | 1232 | ||
9 | Country forest area / Global Forest area % | 0 | 95 | 1233 | |||
10 | Honey Produced /Total Honey Produced % | Weight | 0 | 91 | 1234 | ||
11 | Honey prod. | Tons | 16,211 | 95 | 1231 | ||
12 | Forest Area. | Area | 21,142,892 | 95 | 1235 | ||
13 | Goat Meat Production (% of Total Goat Meat Production) | Percent | 0 | 88 | 1235 | ||
14 | Goat Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 46,111 | 91 | 1235 | ||
15 | Number of Trees | Count | 15,642,617,148 | 87 | 1232 | ||
16 | Sugarcane prod. | Tons | 52,039,862 | 78 | 1234 | ||
17 | Rice prod. | Tons | 6,981,685 | 33 | 1232 | ||
18 | Rice Produced/Total Rice Produced.% | Weight | 0 | 31 | 1232 | ||
19 | Sweet Potatoes prod. | Tons | 895,180 | 29 | 1234 | ||
20 | Sweet Potatoes Produced/Total Sweet Potatoes Produced % | Weight | 0 | 29 | 1231 | ||
21 | Iron Production (in 1000 metric tons) | Weight | 33,258 | 27 | 1230 | ||
22 | Iron Production (% of Total Iron Production) | Percent | 2 | 27 | 1234 | ||
23 | Diamond prod. | Tons | 10 | 8 | 1234 | ||
24 | Diamond Produced/Total Diamond Produced % | Weight | 10 | 8 | 1235 |
Education Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./ Total Literate Pop %. | % People | 36 | 4 | 1127 | ||
2 | # Students per teacher in Primary edu. | Ratio | 260 | 9 | 1125 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Literacy Rate (%) | % People | 86 | 185 | 1230 | ||
2 | Enrolment in primary edu. | # People | 5,059,423 | 140 | 1235 | ||
3 | # Students per teacher in secondary edu. | Ratio | 31 | 1 | 1235 | ||
4 | Total Literate Pop. | # People | 34,678,001 | 126 | 1231 | ||
5 | Teachers in secondary edu. | # People | 659,923 | 121 | 1234 | ||
6 | Teachers in primary edu. | # People | 88,812 | 48 | 1231 | ||
7 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 23 | 13 | 1230 | ||
8 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 27 | 6 | 1234 | ||
9 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Literate Pop. | % People | 28 | 2 | 1233 |
Language Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Bambara | # People | 55,343 | 7 | 1127 | ||
2 | Bambara as a % of total Bambara speakers | % People | 0 | 7 | 1127 | ||
3 | Fula | # People | 188,175 | 11 | 1130 | ||
4 | Fula as a % of total Fula speakers | % People | 0 | 12 | 1125 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | English as a % of total English speakers | % People | 0 | 27 | 1231 | ||
2 | English | # People | 3,175,743 | 24 | 1233 |
Culture Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Islamic Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 22 | 34 | 1127 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Christian Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 42 | 123 | 1230 | ||
2 | Christian Population | # People | 11,885,917 | 113 | 1231 | ||
3 | Christian Pop./Total Christian Pop.% | % People | 0 | 111 | 1235 | ||
4 | Islamic Population | # People | 9,936,734 | 43 | 1234 | ||
5 | Islamic Pop./Total Islamic Pop.% | % People | 0 | 43 | 1230 |
Work Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Employment in Agri. / Total Labour Force % . | % People | 23 | 35 | 1126 | ||
2 | Employment in Agriculture/Total Labour force %. | % People | 23 | 35 | 1127 | ||
3 | Employment in Agriculture /Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 48 | 1126 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Wage & Salaried Workers / Total Labour Force % | % People | 58 | 172 | 1234 | ||
2 | Total Labour Force/Total Pop. | % People | 43 | 157 | 1232 | ||
3 | Formal Jobs | # People | 10,605,934 | 147 | 1233 | ||
4 | Employment in Services /Total pop.%. | % People | 25 | 143 | 1234 | ||
5 | Non-Agri Labour force/Total Labour force %. | % People | 76 | 142 | 1231 | ||
6 | Employment in Services / Total Labour Force %. | % People | 56 | 135 | 1233 | ||
7 | Employment in services/Total Labour force %. | % People | 56 | 135 | 1232 | ||
8 | Non-Agricultural Labour Force | # People | 15,067,127 | 120 | 1233 | ||
9 | Employment in Services | # People | 10,251,634 | 118 | 1232 | ||
10 | Total Labour Force (2021) | # People | 20,409,734 | 112 | 1235 | ||
11 | Employment in Agriculture | # People | 5,314,003 | 67 | 1230 |
Demography Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Population Growth Rate (%) | % People | 0 | 45 | 1125 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Female % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 83 | 1234 | ||
2 | Male % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 39 | 1233 | ||
3 | Total Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 42,003 | 101 | 1230 | ||
4 | Male Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 21,226 | 100 | 1233 | ||
5 | Female Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 20,993 | 100 | 1230 | ||
6 | Births | # People (In Thousands) | 681 | 77 | 1231 |
Urbanization Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Rural Pop. /Total Pop. % | % People | 40 | 54 | 1128 | ||
2 | Pop. without Electricity Access / Total Pop.% | % People | 14 | 12 | 1126 | ||
3 | Pop. without Electricity access | # People | 3,455,508 | 32 | 1127 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Pop. with access to Electricity (%) | % People | 86 | 184 | 1235 | ||
2 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 8 | 94 | 1231 | ||
3 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 7 | 86 | 1233 | ||
4 | Urban Population / Total Population % . | % People | 60 | 142 | 1231 | ||
5 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 5 | 73 | 1231 | ||
6 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 4 | 65 | 1234 | ||
7 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 21 | 108 | 1235 | ||
8 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 23 | 104 | 1235 | ||
9 | Urban Population (2021) | # People | 23,726,053 | 113 | 1230 | ||
10 | # Cities>1M | # Cities | 2 | 46 | 1232 | ||
11 | Rural Pop. | # People | 18,013,759 | 79 | 1235 |
Wealth Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Corporate Tax Rates in % | Rate | 23 | 74 | 1128 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | GDP Per Capita (USD) | $ | 30,070 | 163 | 1235 | ||
2 | GDP as a % of Total GDP | Percent | 0 | 133 | 1234 | ||
3 | GDP (Billions USD) 2025 | $ Billions | 613 | 149 | 1230 | ||
4 | Imports/Total Imports of the World %. | 0 | 138 | 1231 | |||
5 | Import of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 183,299 | 143 | 1234 | ||
6 | Export of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 186,399 | 141 | 1231 | ||
7 | Exports/Total GDP of the Country %. | 46 | 132 | 1235 | |||
8 | FDI (millions USD) | Amount | 3,115 | 122 | 1233 | ||
9 | FDI / Total FDI of the World %. | 0 | 120 | 1230 | |||
10 | Imports /Total GDP of the Country %. | 53 | 108 | 1232 | |||
11 | Import Ban(Number of products) | Count | 12 | 77 | 1232 |
Health Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below than World Average- |
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1 | Life Expectancy at Birth, both sexes | Age | 73 | 180 | 1231 | ||
2 | Total No. of Doctors | # People | 78,648 | 166 | 1234 | ||
3 | Dentist (per 10,000) | People per 10000 | 31 | 154 | 1231 | ||
4 | Total No. of Pharmacists | # People | 19,528 | 155 | 1231 |
Internet Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below than World Average- |
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1 | Int. Users / Total Pop.% | % People | 70 | 173 | 1230 | ||
2 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 35 | 170 | 1233 | ||
3 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 31 | 169 | 1234 | ||
4 | FB Users / Total Pop. %. | % People | 25 | 160 | 1231 | ||
5 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 13 | 159 | 1231 | ||
6 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 14 | 159 | 1233 | ||
7 | FB Users / Total Int. Users %. | % People | 31 | 155 | 1234 | ||
8 | Facebook Users as a % of Total facebook Users | % People | 0 | 139 | 1235 | ||
9 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Twitter Users | % People | 0 | 129 | 1233 | ||
10 | Twitter users | # People | 3,173,740 | 143 | 1232 | ||
11 | Facebook users | # People | 6,757,917 | 141 | 1232 | ||
12 | LinkedIn users | # People | 6,388,891 | 141 | 1231 | ||
13 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total LinkedIn Users | % People | 0 | 134 | 1231 | ||
14 | Facebook CPC in Rs. | Absolute | 5 | 129 | 1234 | ||
15 | Internet Users | # People | 28,408,774 | 124 | 1231 |
Governance Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below than World Average- |
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1 | Military Force/Total Pop. % | % People | 1 | 150 | 1231 | ||
2 | Military Force/Total World Military Force %. | % People | 0 | 144 | 1234 | ||
3 | Military Budget (in Billion $) | $ Billion | 15 | 146 | 1233 | ||
4 | Total Military Force | # People | 358,465 | 145 | 1232 |
Media Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below than World Average- |
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1 | # Phone Numbers /Total Pop. % | Percent | 101 | 143 | 1235 | ||
2 | # Mobile phone numbers | Count | 40,393,496 | 108 | 1230 |
Sierra Leone Language Details
Sr. | Language | % of people speaking the language in country. |
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1 | English | 4.68 % |
List of cities having more than 100K population in Sierra Leone
Sr. | City | Total City Population (2023) |
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1 | Bo | 309,826 |
2 | Freetown | 1,265,266 |
3 | Kenema | 261,645 |
4 | Makeni | 153,909 |
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