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🇸🇱 Sierra Leone

Republic of Sierra Leone

SLE SL Le Sierra Leonean leone (SLL)

Every statistic we track for Sierra Leone — 101 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$3,909

#170 of 191

Life expectancy

57.7 yrs

#174 of 188

Happiness score

3.25

#146 of 147

Liberal democracy

0.35

#90 of 179

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📈 Economy

Account Ownership 38.6% #124/139 2024
Bank Account Ownership 38.6% #124/139 2024
Bank Branches 2.1 #149/153 2024
Current Account Balance -3.3% #115/190 2026
Debit Card Ownership 3.5% #138/140 2024
Digital Payments Usage 36.7% #71/97 2024
Extreme Poverty 0% #198/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -2.2% #72/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 8.3 #151/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 35.2 #144/191 2026
GDP per Capita 919 #180/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 1,690 #150/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 3,909 #170/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 3.1% #74/184 2019
Government Debt 44.3% #114/185 2026
Income per Person 1,566 #163/183 2018
Income per Person 1,566 #163/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 7.5% #28/191 2026
Made a Digital Payment 13.2% #127/144 2017
Mobile Money Account 32.2% #40/80 2024
Real GDP Growth 4.5% #40/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0% #143/191 2026
Total GDP (Long Run) 11,681,270,534 #150/165 2022

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 3.7 #35/217 2024
Median Age 19.9 #198/235 2026
Population 6.3 #109/229 2013
Population 9 #97/191 2026
Population Density 125.4 #100/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 8,925 #67/195 2025
Urban Population 45.4% #156/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 35.5% #204/214 2023
Internet Users 25.1% #169/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 107.9 #116/209 2022
Read News Online 20.9% #62/75 2024

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 7.7% #180/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 0.3 #188/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 9 #9/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 7.9% #62/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 40.8% #70/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 56.2 #9/191 2023
Life Expectancy 57.7 #174/188 2013
Life Expectancy 61.9 #173/186 2020
Suicide Rate 9.7 #74/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 12.7% #116/167 2022
Undernourishment 24.1% #16/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 48 #169/195 2023

🎓 Education

Education Spending (QoG) 2.6% #86/112 2023
Mean Years of Schooling 5 #137/146 2020

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 0.2 #182/203 2024
Renewable Electricity 95.2% #15/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.8 #80/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0.3 #115/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) -0.7 #137/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 33 #119/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 33 #118/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.4 #68/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.3 #87/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.5 #92/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 2 #102/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 60 #104/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.8 #55/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.8 #78/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) -1 #166/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.7 #93/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.3 #90/179 2025
Military Spending 0.4% #143/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.3 #86/179 2025
Perceived Democracy (Afrobarometer) 71.1% #3/39 2023
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.6 #80/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 64.3 #64/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.5 #93/179 2025
Support for Democracy (Afrobarometer) 83.9% #5/39 2023
Trust in the President (Afrobarometer) 52.9% #15/39 2023
Voice & Accountability (QoG) -0.5 #119/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 57.1 #78/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 11.2 #44/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 13.8 #83/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Climate Seen as a Threat 87.9% #59/142 2023
Confident Can Protect Family 32.8% #104/142 2023
Disaster Exposure (WRI) 1.1 #95/193 2025
Experienced a Disaster 51.6% #16/142 2023
Experienced Discrimination (Skin Colour) 10.8% #39/139 2023
INFORM Risk Index 5.1 #57/191 2025
Resilience to Risk (WRP) 43.1 #129/141 2023
World Risk Index 5 #83/193 2025
Worry About Violent Crime 71.8% #58/142 2023

😊 Wellbeing

Happiness (Cantril Ladder) 3.3 #146/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Freedom 0.8 #110/146 2025
Happiness Driver: GDP 1.1 #129/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Generosity 0.1 #47/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Healthy Life Expectancy 0.4 #118/146 2025
Happiness Driver: Low Corruption 0.1 #128/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Social Support 0.7 #134/147 2025
Human Development Index 0.5 #185/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Attended a Demonstration 6.1% #122/151 2017
Believe Vaccines Are Effective 93% #16/143 2018
Believe Vaccines Are Safe 92.8% #10/143 2018
Trust in parliament 4.7 #69/151 2017
Trust in Science 49.1% #136/143 2018
Trust in Scientists 51.7% #114/143 2018
Trust in the legal system 4.6 #99/153 2017

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