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Sierra Leone

Sub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeCapital: Freetown212,071 observations

Population

8.82M

world rank #100 / 217

GDP

7.46B

world rank #151 / 186

GDP / capita

3,176.2

world rank #165 / 185

Life expectancy

world rank #206 / 217

Governance

599 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile33.6#145 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile32.5#174 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile58.2#141 Rule of Law0-100 percentile42.5#152

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Economy

2,355 indicators

GDPcurrent US$7.46B#151 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $3,176.2#165 GDP growth%4.6%#52 Inflation%7.5%#138

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2027

Trade

130 indicators

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Health

3,918 indicators

Life expectancyyears62#206 Infant mortalityper 1k births54.6#139 Maternal mortalityper 100k354#99 Health spending% GDP4.7%#130

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Education

2,832 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross86.9%#100 Education spending% GDP2.6%#94 Adult literacy%43.6%#52 Primary enrollment% gross162.1%#1

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

1,289 indicators

Populationpeople8.82M#100 Population growth%2%#47 Urban population%45.9%#147 Fertility ratebirths/woman3.7#35

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2050

Climate

248 indicators

Electricity access% pop39.2%#71 Renewable energy share%71.6%#9 Forest area% land34.3%#92 CO₂ per capitat0.17#191

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Energy

206 indicators

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Environment

346 indicators

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Agriculture

278 indicators

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Technology

598 indicators

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Society

2,136 indicators

Gini indexindex35.7#43 Extreme poverty% pop41.5%#47 Internet users% pop25.1%#167 Homicide rateper 100k2.2#59

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Risk

393 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1 INFORM risk score0-105.1#40 Hazard & exposure0-103.8#32 Vulnerability0-105.1#40

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Other

1 indicator

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