Congo vs Sierra Leone statistics compared

The Congo has a population of 6.33M (ranked 112/197), compared with 8.64M in Sierra Leone (ranked 102/197). The Congo's land area is 131,854 sq mi versus 27,869 sq mi for Sierra Leone (ranked 64th vs. 116th).

By GDP, The Congo ranks 141/197 ($15.7B) and Sierra Leone ranks 160/197 ($6.97B). By GDP per capita, The Congo ranks 149/197 ($2,482), while Sierra Leone ranks 186/197 ($807).

Congo and Sierra Leone: Comparison Charts

Congo and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP

Congo

Sierra Leone

Table

Year	GDP
	Congo	Sierra Leone
1960	$131,731,863	$322,009,962
1961	$151,675,739	$327,834,191
1962	$166,521,240	$342,721,416
1963	$172,233,431	$348,547,279
1964	$185,693,725	$371,847,461
1965	$198,318,064	$359,379,856
1966	$220,613,582	$375,479,850
1967	$237,397,428	$348,795,303
1968	$251,247,458	$329,859,732
1969	$265,040,036	$408,690,163
1970	$274,960,700	$434,410,974
1971	$322,128,019	$419,549,305
1972	$410,669,264	$465,381,340
1973	$541,973,363	$575,230,724
1974	$585,364,634	$648,590,643
1975	$767,102,680	$679,336,344
1976	$754,549,601	$594,895,942
1977	$765,224,029	$691,777,584
1978	$878,771,772	$960,728,339
1979	$1,198,749,667	$1,109,374,911
1980	$1,705,796,853	$1,100,685,845
1981	$1,993,512,323	$1,114,830,472
1982	$2,160,640,565	$1,295,361,886
1983	$2,097,274,290	$995,104,305
1984	$2,193,581,365	$1,087,471,862
1985	$2,160,872,540	$856,890,459
1986	$1,849,268,212	$490,181,457
1987	$2,297,753,652	$660,106,336
1988	$2,212,536,312	$1,055,083,933
1989	$2,389,593,026	$932,974,420
1990	$2,798,746,050	$649,644,098
1991	$2,724,853,506	$779,981,987
1992	$2,933,222,703	$679,940,814
1993	$2,684,323,623	$768,867,883
1994	$1,769,365,438	$911,853,802
1995	$2,116,003,868	$870,740,292
1996	$2,540,697,539	$941,709,423
1997	$2,322,719,103	$850,232,760
1998	$1,949,481,379	$672,368,187
1999	$2,354,772,960	$669,386,624
2000	$3,227,927,698	$635,866,404
2001	$2,796,704,604	$1,681,473,894
2002	$3,034,250,924	$1,933,863,911
2003	$3,503,723,088	$2,142,618,046
2004	$4,656,974,940	$2,237,350,687
2005	$6,650,001,680	$2,545,275,313
2006	$8,072,305,029	$3,263,697,467
2007	$8,782,703,437	$3,632,957,611
2008	$11,649,857,673	$4,157,895,298
2009	$9,723,299,915	$3,953,403,098
2010	$13,148,396,212	$4,262,805,967
2011	$15,655,383,577	$4,861,632,885
2012	$17,692,911,296	$6,141,666,509
2013	$17,958,720,699	$7,502,762,863
2014	$17,919,321,078	$7,686,138,791
2015	$12,434,793,867	$6,788,352,975
2016	$10,931,328,151	$6,084,297,211
2017	$11,834,473,039	$5,749,846,528
2018	$14,773,900,289	$6,390,514,689
2019	$13,976,637,780	$6,523,577,594
2020	$11,468,687,464	$6,688,307,703
2021	$14,825,690,211	$7,166,931,485
2022	$15,817,030,155	$7,121,125,278
2023	$15,321,055,823	$6,415,852,767
2024	$15,719,986,077	$6,971,127,235

Congo and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP per capita

Congo

Sierra Leone

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Congo	Sierra Leone
1960	$124.7	$142
1961	$139.9	$142.3
1962	$149.6	$146.3
1963	$150.7	$146.3
1964	$158.1	$153.4
1965	$164.2	$145.6
1966	$177.6	$149.3
1967	$185.7	$136.1
1968	$190.8	$126.3
1969	$195.4	$153.6
1970	$196.7	$160.2
1971	$223.5	$151.8
1972	$276.3	$165.4
1973	$353	$200.6
1974	$370	$222.1
1975	$471	$228.4
1976	$453	$196.4
1977	$448	$224.2
1978	$503	$305
1979	$670	$346
1980	$933	$336
1981	$1,066	$334
1982	$1,131	$380
1983	$1,075	$285.8
1984	$1,097	$306
1985	$1,049	$235.5
1986	$872	$131.5
1987	$1,052	$172.4
1988	$984	$268.2
1989	$1,033	$231.3
1990	$1,176	$154.8
1991	$1,113	$183.7
1992	$1,164	$163.2
1993	$1,034	$185
1994	$662	$218.5
1995	$770	$208.4
1996	$899	$224.3
1997	$804	$199.9
1998	$660	$156.5
1999	$776	$155
2000	$1,024	$143.7
2001	$855	$358
2002	$906	$389
2003	$1,017	$414
2004	$1,306	$418
2005	$1,799	$463
2006	$2,104	$580
2007	$2,206	$632
2008	$2,832	$705
2009	$2,271	$653
2010	$2,947	$685
2011	$3,396	$761
2012	$3,732	$938
2013	$3,697	$1,117
2014	$3,601	$1,118
2015	$2,439	$965
2016	$2,093	$844
2017	$2,212	$779
2018	$2,694	$846
2019	$2,488	$844
2020	$1,994	$845
2021	$2,516	$885
2022	$2,621	$860
2023	$2,478	$758
2024	$2,482	$807

Congo vs. Sierra Leone life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Congo

Sierra Leone

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Congo	Sierra Leone
1950	39.6	28.9
1951	40.3	29.3
1952	41.1	29.7
1953	41.9	30.1
1954	42.6	30.5
1955	43.4	30.9
1956	44.3	31.3
1957	45.1	31.8
1958	46	32.1
1959	46.8	32.6
1960	47.6	33.1
1961	48.4	33.6
1962	49	34.2
1963	49.7	34.7
1964	50.4	35.3
1965	51	35.9
1966	51.6	36.6
1967	51.9	37.3
1968	52.6	37.8
1969	53.1	38.2
1970	53.6	38.6
1971	54	39.1
1972	54.4	39.5
1973	54.7	40
1974	55.1	40.4
1975	55.4	41
1976	55.7	41.4
1977	56	41.8
1978	56.2	42.2
1979	56.5	42.5
1980	56.8	42.8
1981	57.1	43.1
1982	57.2	43.3
1983	57.4	43.5
1984	57.5	43.6
1985	57.6	43.6
1986	57.6	43.5
1987	57.6	43.7
1988	57.5	43.8
1989	57.3	43.7
1990	57.1	43.7
1991	56.8	43.3
1992	56.5	43.5
1993	56	43.4
1994	55.6	42.8
1995	55.5	42.6
1996	55.2	43.5
1997	48.6	43.6
1998	52.6	42.7
1999	54.4	42
2000	55.4	44.8
2001	55.9	45.4
2002	56.4	46.2
2003	57.1	46.8
2004	58	47.5
2005	58.7	48.3
2006	59.5	49.5
2007	60.1	50
2008	60.8	50.7
2009	61.2	51.3
2010	61.7	51.9
2011	62.3	52.6
2012	62.7	53.2
2013	63	54.1
2014	63.3	54.3
2015	63.7	55.5
2016	63.9	56.9
2017	64.2	57.8
2018	64.5	59.1
2019	63.2	59.6
2020	64.4	59.7
2021	64.2	60.3
2022	65	61.3
2023	65.8	61.8
2024	66	62
2025	66.2	62.2
2026	66.4	62.3

Congo and Sierra Leone population clocks and comparison

Population

Congo

Sierra Leone

Table

Year	Population
	Congo	Sierra Leone
1960	1,056,732	2,268,356
1961	1,084,389	2,304,227
1962	1,113,175	2,342,242
1963	1,143,263	2,382,258
1964	1,174,816	2,424,390
1965	1,207,880	2,468,666
1966	1,242,534	2,514,638
1967	1,278,691	2,562,384
1968	1,316,519	2,611,532
1969	1,356,182	2,661,365
1970	1,397,638	2,712,286
1971	1,441,039	2,763,222
1972	1,486,468	2,814,388
1973	1,533,680	2,866,955
1974	1,582,301	2,920,459
1975	1,627,032	2,974,657
1976	1,667,225	3,028,820
1977	1,707,568	3,085,354
1978	1,748,089	3,145,517
1979	1,788,524	3,207,499
1980	1,828,985	3,272,089
1981	1,869,759	3,338,940
1982	1,910,430	3,408,183
1983	1,950,321	3,481,646
1984	1,999,528	3,558,758
1985	2,059,311	3,638,438
1986	2,120,602	3,728,380
1987	2,183,473	3,829,718
1988	2,247,653	3,934,517
1989	2,313,558	4,034,037
1990	2,380,560	4,196,828
1991	2,449,229	4,246,267
1992	2,519,465	4,166,366
1993	2,595,124	4,157,130
1994	2,673,144	4,173,105
1995	2,749,461	4,179,179
1996	2,826,785	4,199,210
1997	2,887,862	4,253,716
1998	2,952,061	4,295,785
1999	3,032,874	4,318,043
2000	3,151,345	4,423,611
2001	3,272,537	4,692,716
2002	3,350,771	4,971,435
2003	3,445,753	5,177,687
2004	3,565,554	5,355,717
2005	3,696,393	5,501,712
2006	3,837,409	5,624,466
2007	3,980,430	5,749,352
2008	4,113,517	5,894,722
2009	4,281,219	6,055,646
2010	4,462,290	6,222,714
2011	4,609,724	6,387,251
2012	4,740,450	6,551,080
2013	4,857,099	6,714,051
2014	4,975,880	6,876,385
2015	5,097,581	7,037,655
2016	5,222,536	7,205,328
2017	5,351,011	7,379,299
2018	5,483,118	7,554,563
2019	5,616,661	7,731,991
2020	5,752,791	7,912,558
2021	5,892,183	8,094,602
2022	6,035,104	8,276,807
2023	6,182,885	8,460,512
2024	6,332,961	8,642,022

Fertility rates in Congo and Sierra Leone

Fertility rate

Congo

Sierra Leone

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Congo	Sierra Leone
1960	6.09	6.18
1961	6.09	6.21
1962	6.1	6.22
1963	6.15	6.26
1964	6.18	6.29
1965	6.23	6.31
1966	6.27	6.35
1967	6.29	6.38
1968	6.33	6.39
1969	6.35	6.39
1970	6.38	6.41
1971	6.42	6.43
1972	6.44	6.45
1973	6.42	6.47
1974	6.39	6.53
1975	6.36	6.55
1976	6.32	6.55
1977	6.27	6.57
1978	6.21	6.59
1979	6.14	6.58
1980	6.07	6.56
1981	5.98	6.55
1982	5.85	6.56
1983	5.76	6.57
1984	5.66	6.59
1985	5.59	6.59
1986	5.51	6.6
1987	5.46	6.61
1988	5.39	6.59
1989	5.33	6.57
1990	5.27	6.57
1991	5.22	6.55
1992	5.18	6.56
1993	5.13	6.57
1994	5.1	6.56
1995	5.07	6.56
1996	5.03	6.55
1997	5	6.53
1998	4.91	6.5
1999	4.81	6.42
2000	4.72	6.36
2001	4.67	6.31
2002	4.7	6.23
2003	4.7	6.09
2004	4.69	5.92
2005	4.67	5.81
2006	4.65	5.74
2007	4.65	5.64
2008	4.73	5.56
2009	4.81	5.45
2010	4.85	5.33
2011	4.83	5.21
2012	4.79	5.06
2013	4.73	4.87
2014	4.67	4.7
2015	4.61	4.55
2016	4.55	4.47
2017	4.5	4.39
2018	4.44	4.29
2019	4.38	4.19
2020	4.33	4.08
2021	4.28	3.98
2022	4.22	3.88
2023	4.16	3.79

Congo and Sierra Leone demographics compared

Median age

Congo

Sierra Leone

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Congo	Sierra Leone
1960	18.8	21.1
1961	18.7	21.1
1962	18.6	21.1
1963	18.4	21
1964	18.3	21
1965	18.2	20.9
1966	18.1	20.9
1967	17.9	20.8
1968	17.8	20.7
1969	17.7	20.6
1970	17.6	20.4
1971	17.5	20.2
1972	17.4	20.1
1973	17.4	19.9
1974	17.3	19.8
1975	17.2	19.6
1976	17.1	19.5
1977	17	19.4
1978	17	19.3
1979	17	19.2
1980	17	19.1
1981	17	19.1
1982	17.1	19
1983	17.2	18.9
1984	17.2	18.9
1985	17.3	18.8
1986	17.4	18.7
1987	17.4	18.7
1988	17.5	18.6
1989	17.6	18.6
1990	17.7	18.5
1991	17.7	18.5
1992	17.8	18.4
1993	17.9	18.4
1994	18	18.3
1995	18.1	18.2
1996	18.1	18.2
1997	18.1	18.1
1998	18.1	18.1
1999	18.2	18
2000	18.5	18
2001	18.8	18
2002	18.8	17.9
2003	18.9	17.9
2004	19	17.9
2005	19.2	18
2006	19.3	18
2007	19.5	18
2008	19.5	18.1
2009	19.7	18.1
2010	19.8	18.2
2011	19.7	18.3
2012	19.6	18.4
2013	19.5	18.5
2014	19.4	18.6
2015	19.3	18.7
2016	19.2	18.9
2017	19.2	19.1
2018	19.1	19.2
2019	19.1	19.4
2020	19.2	19.6
2021	19.2	19.8
2022	19.3	20
2023	19.4	20.3
2024	19.5	20.5

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