Country profile
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone ranks #101 of 215 for population, #199 of 209 for gdp per capita, #205 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
8,642,022
people · 2024
Rank #101 of 215
Life expectancy
62
years · 2024
Rank #205 of 216
Poverty headcount
41.5%
% of population · 2018
Rank #23 of 186
Under-5 mortality
90.5
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #8 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
41.8%
% net enrollment · 2018
Rank #184 of 232
Tobacco use
12.9%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #113 of 163
Calorie supply
2,437
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #159 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
71,000
arrivals · 2019
Rank #181 of 203
GDP per capita
$807
current US$ · 2024
Rank #199 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
28.6
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #12 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
584
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #15 of 210
Forest area
34.3%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #106 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
43.2
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #28 of 248
Protected areas
5.1%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #189 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
0.17
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #196 of 210
Fertilizer use
2.42
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #181 of 194
Pesticide use
0.21
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #172 of 193
Cereal yield
1.37
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #147 of 182
Digital
Internet users
25.1%
% of population · 2024
Rank #189 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
0
per 100 people · 2021
Rank #254 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
108
per 100 people · 2022
Rank #152 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
35.5%
% of population · 2023
Rank #205 of 215
Renewable electricity output
75.3%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #39 of 257
Energy use per person
674
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #196 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.47
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #89 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Sierra Leone; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield