Sierra Leone Analytics
LANGUAGES
- Official Language:
- 1. English
: 413,000
- 2. Fula
: 334,000
Mother Tongue : English
Literacy Rate (%) : 43
Country Capital | : | Freetown |
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GDP Per capita | : | 3,655 |
GDP Per Capita Rank | : | 163rd/195 |
Life Expectancy | : | 61 |
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 26th highest ranked in HIV Infections (Per 1000) out of 195 countries in the world. This implies a poorer healthcare infrastructure in the country or lesser health awareness among people compared to other countries.
Worse than World Average-
- 1. Sierra Leone is the 7th worst ranked in Doctors (Per 10,000) out of 195 countries in the world. This may indicate worse healthcare infrastructure investment by the country or may indicate lower population.
- 2. The average Literacy Rate (%) of the countries in the world is 86. Sierra Leone is the 11th worst-ranked country out of 195 countries. This indicates that the educational infrastructure in this country is worse than it is in other countries.
- 3. Out of the 195 countries in the world, Sierra Leone is the 20th worst ranked in Pharmacists (Per 10,000) . This may indicate worse healthcare infrastructure investment by the country or may indicate lower population.
Sierra Leone Metrics
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 | 1128 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Literacy Rate (%) | % People | 86 | 185 | 1230 | ||
2 | Total Literate Pop. | # People | 34,678,001 | 126 | 1235 | ||
3 | Teachers in secondary edu. | # People | 659,923 | 121 | 1234 | ||
4 | Enrolment in secondary edu. | # People | 9,727,510 | 76 | 1234 | ||
5 | Enrolment in primary edu. | # People | 9,629,078 | 70 | 1235 | ||
6 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 23 | 13 | 1234 | ||
7 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 27 | 6 | 1231 | ||
8 | # Students per teacher in secondary edu. | Ratio | 57 | 4 | 1235 | ||
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 | 1129 | ||
2 | Bambara as a % of total Bambara speakers | % People | 0 | 7 | 1128 | ||
3 | Fula | # People | 188,175 | 11 | 1125 | ||
4 | Fula as a % of total Fula speakers | % People | 0 | 12 | 1129 | ||
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 | 1235 |
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 | 1M+ Cities Ratio ( 1M+ Cities/ # Cities> 100000) | 0 | 18 | 1128 | |||
2 | 1M+ Cities per 100000 ( 1M+ Cities/ Tot Pop.)* 100000 | 0 | 20 | 1127 | |||
3 | Rural Pop. /Total Pop. % | % People | 40 | 53 | 1130 | ||
4 | Pop. without Electricity Access / Total Pop.% | % People | 14 | 12 | 1126 | ||
5 | Pop. without Electricity access | # People | 3,455,508 | 32 | 1125 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Pop. with access to Electricity (%) | % People | 86 | 184 | 1233 | ||
2 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 8 | 94 | 1232 | ||
3 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 7 | 86 | 1235 | ||
4 | Urban Population / Total Population % . | % People | 60 | 142 | 1232 | ||
5 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 5 | 73 | 1235 | ||
6 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 4 | 65 | 1230 | ||
7 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 21 | 108 | 1231 | ||
8 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 23 | 104 | 1231 | ||
9 | Urban Population | # People | 23,726,053 | 113 | 1231 | ||
10 | # Cities>1M | # Cities | 2 | 46 | 1230 | ||
11 | Rural Pop. | # People | 18,013,759 | 79 | 1233 |
Health Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | HIV Infections (Per 1000) | People Per 1,000 | 0 | 26 | 1128 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Doctors (Per 10,000) | People Per 10,000 | 20 | 188 | 1233 | ||
2 | Life Expectancy at Birth, both sexes | Age | 73 | 184 | 1232 | ||
3 | Pharmacists (Per 10,000) | People Per 10,000 | 4 | 176 | 1233 | ||
4 | Total No. of Doctors | # People | 78,648 | 166 | 1234 | ||
5 | Dentist (per 10,000) | People per 10000 | 31 | 154 | 1231 | ||
6 | Total No. of Pharmacists | # People | 19,528 | 155 | 1234 | ||
7 | #Dentists | # People | 13,328 | 150 | 1233 | ||
8 | Nurses to doctor ratio | Ratio | 46 | 141 | 1231 | ||
9 | Total Nursing | # People | 163,061 | 118 | 1230 | ||
10 | Nurses(per 10000) | People per 10000 | 164,032 | 118 | 1234 |
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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 | 1125 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Christian Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 42 | 123 | 1230 | ||
2 | Christian Pop./Total Christian Pop.% | % People | 0 | 111 | 1235 | ||
3 | Islamic Pop./Total Islamic Pop.% | % People | 0 | 43 | 1233 |
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 | 1129 | ||
3 | Employment in Agriculture /Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 48 | 1127 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Wage & Salaried Workers / Total Labour Force % | % People | 58 | 173 | 1231 | ||
2 | Total Labour Force/Total Pop. | % People | 43 | 157 | 1234 | ||
3 | Formal Jobs | # People | 10,605,934 | 147 | 1235 | ||
4 | Employment in Services /Total pop.%. | % People | 25 | 143 | 1235 | ||
5 | Non-Agri Labour force/Total Labour force %. | % People | 76 | 141 | 1232 | ||
6 | Teachers in primary edu. | # People | 357,113 | 137 | 1235 | ||
7 | Employment in Services / Total Labour Force %. | % People | 56 | 135 | 1233 | ||
8 | Employment in services/Total Labour force %. | % People | 56 | 135 | 1230 | ||
9 | Non-Agricultural Labour Force | # People | 15,067,127 | 120 | 1231 | ||
10 | Employment in Services | # People | 10,251,634 | 118 | 1234 | ||
11 | Total Labour Force (2023) | # People | 20,409,734 | 112 | 1230 | ||
12 | Employment in Agriculture | # People | 5,314,003 | 67 | 1234 |
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 | 1130 | ||
2 | Gender Ratio | Ratio of female per male, Country total female/ Country total male | 1 | 119 | 1125 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Female % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 119 | 1234 | ||
2 | Total Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 42,003 | 101 | 1232 | ||
3 | Male Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 21,226 | 100 | 1235 | ||
4 | Female Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 20,993 | 100 | 1234 | ||
5 | Births | # People (In Thousands) | 681 | 77 | 1234 | ||
6 | Male % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 76 | 1232 | ||
7 | Density ( Pop/Land Area Ratio) | Density | 312 | 73 | 1232 |
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 | 22,685 | 67 | 1130 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Diamond Produced/Total Diamond Produced % | Weight | 10 | 8 | 1234 | ||
2 | Country forest area / Global Forest area % | 0 | 95 | 1235 | |||
3 | Honey Produced /Total Honey Produced % | Weight | 0 | 91 | 1230 | ||
4 | Honey prod. | Tons | 16,211 | 95 | 1233 | ||
5 | Forest Area. | Area | 21,142,892 | 95 | 1232 | ||
6 | Number of Trees | Count | 15,642,617,148 | 87 | 1232 | ||
7 | Sugarcane prod. | Tons | 52,039,862 | 78 | 1234 | ||
8 | Tree density . | Density | 828 | 69 | 1230 | ||
9 | Rice prod. | Tons | 6,981,685 | 33 | 1230 | ||
10 | Rice Produced/Total Rice Produced.% | Weight | 0 | 31 | 1235 | ||
11 | Sweet Potatoes prod. | Tons | 895,180 | 29 | 1230 | ||
12 | Sweet Potatoes Produced/Total Sweet Potatoes Produced % | Weight | 0 | 29 | 1235 | ||
13 | Diamond prod. | Tons | 10 | 8 | 1233 |
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 | 1130 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | GDP Per Capita (USD) | $ | 30,070 | 163 | 1230 | ||
2 | GDP as a % of Total GDP | Percent | 0 | 133 | 1235 | ||
3 | GDP (Billions USD) | $ Billions | 613 | 149 | 1231 | ||
4 | Imports/Total Imports of the World %. | 0 | 138 | 1232 | |||
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 | 1234 | |||
8 | FDI (millions USD) | Amount | 3,115 | 122 | 1233 | ||
9 | FDI / Total FDI of the World %. | 0 | 120 | 1235 | |||
10 | Imports /Total GDP of the Country %. | 53 | 108 | 1231 | |||
11 | Import Ban(Number of products) | Count | 12 | 77 | 1233 |
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 | 1231 | ||
2 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 33 | 169 | 1235 | ||
3 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 30 | 168 | 1235 | ||
4 | FB Users / Total Pop. %. | % People | 26 | 165 | 1231 | ||
5 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 14 | 158 | 1232 | ||
6 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 15 | 154 | 1231 | ||
7 | FB Users / Total Int. Users %. | % People | 33 | 151 | 1233 | ||
8 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Twitter Users | % People | 0 | 126 | 1231 | ||
9 | LinkedIn users | # People | 6,064,509 | 141 | 1231 | ||
10 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total LinkedIn Users | % People | 0 | 135 | 1232 | ||
11 | Facebook Users as a % of Total facebook Users | % People | 0 | 122 | 1232 | ||
12 | Facebook users | # People | 7,174,483 | 139 | 1230 | ||
13 | Twitter users | # People | 3,179,254 | 139 | 1230 | ||
14 | Facebook CPC in Rs. | Absolute | 5 | 129 | 1230 | ||
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 | 1230 | ||
2 | Military Force/Total World Military Force %. | % People | 0 | 144 | 1232 | ||
3 | Military Budget (in Billion $) | $ Billion | 15 | 146 | 1230 | ||
4 | Total Military Force | # People | 358,465 | 145 | 1234 |
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 | 1231 | ||
2 | # Mobile phone numbers | Count | 40,393,496 | 108 | 1233 |
Culture Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below than World Average- |
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1 | Christian Population | # People | 11,885,917 | 113 | 1234 | ||
2 | Islamic Population | # People | 9,936,734 | 43 | 1233 |
Sierra Leone Language Details
Sr. | Language | % of people speaking the language in country. |
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1 | English | 4.68 % |
2 | Fula | 3.79 % |
3 | Bambara | 1.6 % |
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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