Ireland vs Sierra Leone statistics compared

Ireland has a population of 5.38M (ranked 120/197), compared with 8.64M in Sierra Leone (ranked 102/197). Ireland's land area is 26,599 sq mi versus 27,869 sq mi for Sierra Leone (ranked 119th vs. 116th).

By GDP, Ireland ranks 26/197 ($577B) and Sierra Leone ranks 157/197 ($7.55B). By GDP per capita, Ireland ranks 4/197 ($107,316), while Sierra Leone ranks 183/197 ($873).

Ireland and Sierra Leone: Comparison Charts

Ireland and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP

Ireland

Sierra Leone

Table

Year	GDP
	Ireland	Sierra Leone
1960	$1,998,550,222	$322,151,961
1961	$2,151,772,980	$327,978,758
1962	$2,329,372,972	$342,872,549
1963	$2,505,073,358	$348,700,980
1964	$2,851,091,646	$372,011,438
1965	$3,035,655,794	$359,523,810
1966	$3,198,820,904	$375,630,252
1967	$3,445,739,915	$348,895,028
1968	$3,378,701,147	$329,991,597
1969	$3,902,721,632	$408,853,541
1970	$4,395,995,086	$434,584,634
1971	$5,098,250,287	$419,495,788
1972	$6,318,060,582	$465,254,682
1973	$7,481,173,066	$575,471,814
1974	$7,896,860,615	$648,940,351
1975	$9,483,808,362	$679,352,876
1976	$9,453,756,015	$594,810,422
1977	$11,248,340,431	$692,079,407
1978	$14,647,996,074	$960,765,043
1979	$18,319,334,300	$1,109,343,425
1980	$21,747,855,640	$1,100,476,190
1981	$20,670,190,138	$1,114,926,661
1982	$21,474,754,080	$1,294,995,964
1983	$20,766,047,764	$995,278,515
1984	$20,106,648,455	$1,087,450,199
1985	$21,270,013,326	$856,890,459
1986	$28,714,571,852	$490,181,457
1987	$33,920,518,493	$660,106,336
1988	$37,772,897,421	$1,055,083,933
1989	$39,238,392,678	$932,974,420
1990	$49,305,632,408	$649,644,098
1991	$49,787,502,852	$779,981,987
1992	$55,918,538,121	$679,940,814
1993	$52,417,477,614	$768,867,883
1994	$57,097,656,066	$911,853,802
1995	$69,139,823,232	$870,740,292
1996	$75,790,785,030	$941,709,423
1997	$82,856,648,758	$850,232,760
1998	$90,199,410,116	$672,368,187
1999	$98,893,958,263	$669,386,624
2000	$100,207,610,430	$635,866,404
2001	$109,346,669,230	$1,681,473,894
2002	$128,596,035,288	$1,933,863,911
2003	$164,670,771,260	$2,142,618,046
2004	$194,372,115,041	$2,237,350,687
2005	$211,876,989,656	$2,545,275,313
2006	$232,180,617,162	$3,263,697,467
2007	$270,079,279,420	$3,632,957,611
2008	$275,447,471,451	$4,157,895,298
2009	$236,443,117,248	$3,953,403,098
2010	$221,985,621,538	$4,262,805,967
2011	$241,337,364,610	$4,861,632,885
2012	$227,270,922,957	$6,141,666,509
2013	$243,301,556,085	$7,502,762,863
2014	$266,787,238,499	$7,686,138,791
2015	$302,391,428,540	$6,788,352,975
2016	$305,733,136,181	$6,084,297,211
2017	$348,532,394,024	$5,749,846,528
2018	$395,461,216,460	$6,390,514,689
2019	$407,124,824,065	$6,526,183,564
2020	$436,555,518,400	$6,693,888,876
2021	$531,306,516,908	$7,173,379,137
2022	$548,570,250,342	$7,124,465,160
2023	$551,394,889,340	$6,411,787,856
2024	$577,389,475,010	$7,547,843,281

Ireland and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP per capita

Ireland

Sierra Leone

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Ireland	Sierra Leone
1960	$707	$142
1961	$762	$142.3
1962	$821	$146.4
1963	$878	$146.4
1964	$995	$153.4
1965	$1,055	$145.6
1966	$1,107	$149.4
1967	$1,187	$136.2
1968	$1,159	$126.4
1969	$1,331	$153.6
1970	$1,487	$160.2
1971	$1,704	$151.8
1972	$2,080	$165.3
1973	$2,424	$200.7
1974	$2,517	$222.2
1975	$2,973	$228.4
1976	$2,920	$196.4
1977	$3,427	$224.3
1978	$4,400	$305
1979	$5,430	$346
1980	$6,372	$336
1981	$5,986	$334
1982	$6,161	$380
1983	$5,915	$285.9
1984	$5,692	$306
1985	$6,012	$235.5
1986	$8,112	$131.5
1987	$9,582	$172.4
1988	$10,716	$268.2
1989	$11,176	$231.3
1990	$14,031	$154.8
1991	$14,087	$183.7
1992	$15,714	$163.2
1993	$14,657	$185
1994	$15,903	$218.5
1995	$19,158	$208.4
1996	$20,836	$224.3
1997	$22,551	$199.9
1998	$24,295	$156.5
1999	$26,338	$155
2000	$26,335	$143.7
2001	$28,282	$358
2002	$32,705	$389
2003	$41,204	$414
2004	$47,754	$418
2005	$50,933	$463
2006	$54,329	$580
2007	$61,396	$632
2008	$61,353	$705
2009	$52,133	$653
2010	$48,679	$685
2011	$52,693	$761
2012	$49,412	$938
2013	$52,619	$1,117
2014	$57,278	$1,118
2015	$64,312	$965
2016	$64,193	$844
2017	$72,198	$779
2018	$80,739	$846
2019	$81,810	$844
2020	$86,623	$846
2021	$103,962	$886
2022	$105,235	$861
2023	$103,888	$758
2024	$107,316	$873

Ireland vs. Sierra Leone life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Ireland

Sierra Leone

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Ireland	Sierra Leone
1950	65.6	28.9
1951	64.8	29.3
1952	67.2	29.7
1953	67.9	30.1
1954	68	30.5
1955	68	30.9
1956	69	31.3
1957	69	31.8
1958	69.3	32.1
1959	69.4	32.6
1960	70.2	33.1
1961	69.6	33.6
1962	69.9	34.2
1963	70.2	34.7
1964	70.4	35.3
1965	70.6	35.9
1966	70.2	36.6
1967	71.2	37.3
1968	70.9	37.8
1969	70.8	38.2
1970	70.8	38.6
1971	71.6	39.1
1972	71	39.5
1973	71.2	40
1974	71.1	40.4
1975	71.7	41
1976	71.8	41.4
1977	71.9	41.8
1978	71.9	42.2
1979	72.2	42.5
1980	72.5	42.8
1981	72.9	43.1
1982	73.2	43.3
1983	73.2	43.5
1984	73.6	43.6
1985	73.6	43.6
1986	73.6	43.5
1987	74.4	43.7
1988	74.4	43.8
1989	74.5	43.7
1990	74.8	43.7
1991	75	43.3
1992	75.4	43.5
1993	75.3	43.4
1994	75.8	42.8
1995	75.5	42.6
1996	75.8	43.5
1997	76	43.6
1998	76.2	42.7
1999	76.1	42
2000	76.5	44.8
2001	77.1	45.4
2002	77.6	46.2
2003	78.1	46.8
2004	78.5	47.5
2005	78.9	48.3
2006	79.2	49.5
2007	79.6	50
2008	79.8	50.7
2009	80.1	51.3
2010	80.6	51.9
2011	80.7	52.6
2012	80.9	53.2
2013	81.1	54.1
2014	81.4	54.3
2015	81.5	55.5
2016	81.7	56.9
2017	82.1	57.8
2018	82.1	59.1
2019	82.4	59.6
2020	82.4	59.7
2021	81.9	60.3
2022	82.1	61.3
2023	82.4	61.8
2024	82.6	62
2025	82.7	62.2

Ireland and Sierra Leone population clocks and comparison

Population

Ireland

Sierra Leone

Table

Year	Population
	Ireland	Sierra Leone
1960	2,828,600	2,268,356
1961	2,824,400	2,304,227
1962	2,836,050	2,342,242
1963	2,852,650	2,382,258
1964	2,866,550	2,424,390
1965	2,877,300	2,468,666
1966	2,888,800	2,514,638
1967	2,902,450	2,562,384
1968	2,915,550	2,611,532
1969	2,932,650	2,661,365
1970	2,957,250	2,712,286
1971	2,992,050	2,763,222
1972	3,036,850	2,814,388
1973	3,085,950	2,866,955
1974	3,137,500	2,920,459
1975	3,189,550	2,974,657
1976	3,238,050	3,028,820
1977	3,282,200	3,085,354
1978	3,329,100	3,145,517
1979	3,373,750	3,207,499
1980	3,412,800	3,272,089
1981	3,453,000	3,338,940
1982	3,485,800	3,408,183
1983	3,510,600	3,481,646
1984	3,532,423	3,558,758
1985	3,538,082	3,638,438
1986	3,539,690	3,728,380
1987	3,540,057	3,829,718
1988	3,524,949	3,934,517
1989	3,511,009	4,034,037
1990	3,513,974	4,196,828
1991	3,534,235	4,246,267
1992	3,558,430	4,166,366
1993	3,576,261	4,157,130
1994	3,590,386	4,173,105
1995	3,608,841	4,179,179
1996	3,637,510	4,199,210
1997	3,674,171	4,253,716
1998	3,712,696	4,295,785
1999	3,754,786	4,318,043
2000	3,805,174	4,423,611
2001	3,866,243	4,692,716
2002	3,931,947	4,971,435
2003	3,996,521	5,177,687
2004	4,070,262	5,355,717
2005	4,159,914	5,501,712
2006	4,273,591	5,624,466
2007	4,398,942	5,749,352
2008	4,489,544	5,894,722
2009	4,535,375	6,055,646
2010	4,560,155	6,222,714
2011	4,580,084	6,387,251
2012	4,599,533	6,551,080
2013	4,623,816	6,714,051
2014	4,657,740	6,876,385
2015	4,701,957	7,037,655
2016	4,762,722	7,205,328
2017	4,827,445	7,379,299
2018	4,898,022	7,554,563
2019	4,976,456	7,731,991
2020	5,039,747	7,912,558
2021	5,110,585	8,094,602
2022	5,212,836	8,276,807
2023	5,307,600	8,460,512
2024	5,380,257	8,642,022

Fertility rates in Ireland and Sierra Leone

Fertility rate

Ireland

Sierra Leone

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Ireland	Sierra Leone
1960	3.78	6.18
1961	3.78	6.21
1962	3.92	6.22
1963	4.01	6.26
1964	4.07	6.29
1965	4.04	6.31
1966	3.94	6.35
1967	3.84	6.38
1968	3.77	6.39
1969	3.83	6.39
1970	3.85	6.41
1971	3.93	6.43
1972	3.84	6.45
1973	3.71	6.47
1974	3.59	6.53
1975	3.37	6.55
1976	3.29	6.55
1977	3.24	6.57
1978	3.21	6.59
1979	3.21	6.58
1980	3.21	6.56
1981	3.05	6.55
1982	2.94	6.56
1983	2.74	6.57
1984	2.58	6.59
1985	2.48	6.59
1986	2.44	6.6
1987	2.32	6.61
1988	2.17	6.59
1989	2.08	6.57
1990	2.11	6.57
1991	2.08	6.55
1992	1.99	6.56
1993	1.9	6.57
1994	1.85	6.56
1995	1.84	6.56
1996	1.88	6.55
1997	1.93	6.53
1998	1.94	6.5
1999	1.9	6.42
2000	1.89	6.36
2001	1.94	6.31
2002	1.97	6.23
2003	1.96	6.09
2004	1.93	5.92
2005	1.86	5.81
2006	1.91	5.74
2007	2.01	5.64
2008	2.06	5.56
2009	2.06	5.45
2010	2.05	5.33
2011	2.03	5.21
2012	1.98	5.06
2013	1.93	4.87
2014	1.89	4.7
2015	1.85	4.55
2016	1.81	4.47
2017	1.77	4.39
2018	1.75	4.29
2019	1.71	4.19
2020	1.63	4.08
2021	1.78	3.98
2022	1.54	3.88
2023	1.5	3.79

Ireland and Sierra Leone demographics compared

Median age

Ireland

Sierra Leone

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Ireland	Sierra Leone
1960	30.1	21.1
1961	29.8	21.1
1962	29.5	21.1
1963	29.2	21
1964	28.9	21
1965	28.6	20.9
1966	28.2	20.9
1967	28	20.8
1968	27.8	20.7
1969	27.6	20.6
1970	27.4	20.4
1971	27.1	20.2
1972	26.9	20.1
1973	26.7	19.9
1974	26.5	19.8
1975	26.5	19.6
1976	26.4	19.5
1977	26.5	19.4
1978	26.5	19.3
1979	26.5	19.2
1980	26.5	19.1
1981	26.6	19.1
1982	26.7	19
1983	26.9	18.9
1984	27.1	18.9
1985	27.3	18.8
1986	27.6	18.7
1987	27.9	18.7
1988	28.4	18.6
1989	28.8	18.6
1990	29.2	18.5
1991	29.6	18.5
1992	29.9	18.4
1993	30.2	18.4
1994	30.6	18.3
1995	30.9	18.2
1996	31.3	18.2
1997	31.6	18.1
1998	31.9	18.1
1999	32.2	18
2000	32.5	18
2001	32.7	18
2002	33	17.9
2003	33.2	17.9
2004	33.4	17.9
2005	33.4	18
2006	33.4	18
2007	33.4	18
2008	33.5	18.1
2009	33.9	18.1
2010	34.3	18.2
2011	34.8	18.3
2012	35.2	18.4
2013	35.6	18.5
2014	36	18.6
2015	36.4	18.7
2016	36.8	18.9
2017	37.1	19.1
2018	37.4	19.2
2019	37.8	19.4
2020	38.2	19.6
2021	38.6	19.8
2022	38.9	20
2023	39.4	20.3
2024	39.7	20.5

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