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Palestine vs Sierra Leone statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Palestine has a population of 5.29M (ranked 123/197), compared with 8.64M in Sierra Leone (ranked 102/197). Palestine's land area is 2,326 sq mi versus 27,869 sq mi for Sierra Leone (ranked 164th vs. 116th).

By GDP, Palestine ranks 146/197 ($13.7B) and Sierra Leone ranks 157/197 ($7.55B). By GDP per capita, Palestine ranks 147/197 ($2,592), while Sierra Leone ranks 183/197 ($873).

Main facts and rankings

Palestine Sierra Leone
Population
5459557
8961932
Population rank 122/197 102/197
GDP
$13.7B
2024
$7.55B
2024
GDP rank 146/197 157/197
GDP per capita
$2,592
2024
$873
2024
GDP per capita rank 147/197 183/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,371
2024
$3,516
2024
Government debt n/a
$3.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
44.3%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$376
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 174/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,705
2025
$3,438
2025
Land area
2,326 sq mi
2025
27,869 sq mi
2025
Population density
2,274 ppl/mi²
2024
310 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.31
2023
3.79
2023
Median age
20.9 years
2024
20.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.1 years
2025
62.2 years
2025

Palestine and Sierra Leone: Comparison Charts

Palestine and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP
Palestine

Sierra Leone
Year GDP
Palestine Sierra Leone
1960 - $322,151,961
1961 - $327,978,758
1962 - $342,872,549
1963 - $348,700,980
1964 - $372,011,438
1965 - $359,523,810
1966 - $375,630,252
1967 - $348,895,028
1968 - $329,991,597
1969 - $408,853,541
1970 - $434,584,634
1971 - $419,495,788
1972 - $465,254,682
1973 - $575,471,814
1974 - $648,940,351
1975 - $679,352,876
1976 - $594,810,422
1977 - $692,079,407
1978 - $960,765,043
1979 - $1,109,343,425
1980 - $1,100,476,190
1981 - $1,114,926,661
1982 - $1,294,995,964
1983 - $995,278,515
1984 - $1,087,450,199
1985 - $856,890,459
1986 - $490,181,457
1987 - $660,106,336
1988 - $1,055,083,933
1989 - $932,974,420
1990 - $649,644,098
1991 - $779,981,987
1992 - $679,940,814
1993 - $768,867,883
1994 $2,843,300,000 $911,853,802
1995 $3,282,800,000 $870,740,292
1996 $3,409,600,000 $941,709,423
1997 $3,759,800,000 $850,232,760
1998 $4,067,800,000 $672,368,187
1999 $4,271,200,000 $669,386,624
2000 $4,313,600,000 $635,866,404
2001 $4,003,700,000 $1,681,473,894
2002 $3,555,800,000 $1,933,863,911
2003 $3,968,000,000 $2,142,618,046
2004 $4,603,100,000 $2,237,350,687
2005 $5,125,700,000 $2,545,275,313
2006 $5,348,300,000 $3,263,697,467
2007 $5,815,700,000 $3,632,957,611
2008 $7,310,400,000 $4,157,895,298
2009 $8,085,700,000 $3,953,403,098
2010 $9,681,500,000 $4,262,805,967
2011 $11,186,100,000 $4,861,632,885
2012 $12,208,400,000 $6,141,666,509
2013 $13,515,500,000 $7,502,762,863
2014 $13,989,700,000 $7,686,138,791
2015 $13,972,400,000 $6,788,352,975
2016 $15,405,400,000 $6,084,297,211
2017 $16,128,000,000 $5,749,846,528
2018 $16,276,600,000 $6,390,514,689
2019 $17,133,500,000 $6,526,183,564
2020 $15,531,700,000 $6,693,888,876
2021 $18,109,000,000 $7,173,379,137
2022 $19,165,500,000 $7,124,465,160
2023 $17,847,900,000 $6,411,787,856
2024 $13,711,100,000 $7,547,843,281

Palestine and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP per capita
Palestine

Sierra Leone
Year GDP per capita
Palestine Sierra Leone
1960 - $142
1961 - $142.3
1962 - $146.4
1963 - $146.4
1964 - $153.4
1965 - $145.6
1966 - $149.4
1967 - $136.2
1968 - $126.4
1969 - $153.6
1970 - $160.2
1971 - $151.8
1972 - $165.3
1973 - $200.7
1974 - $222.2
1975 - $228.4
1976 - $196.4
1977 - $224.3
1978 - $305
1979 - $346
1980 - $336
1981 - $334
1982 - $380
1983 - $285.9
1984 - $306
1985 - $235.5
1986 - $131.5
1987 - $172.4
1988 - $268.2
1989 - $231.3
1990 - $154.8
1991 - $183.7
1992 - $163.2
1993 - $185
1994 $1,202 $218.5
1995 $1,327 $208.4
1996 $1,317 $224.3
1997 $1,389 $199.9
1998 $1,465 $156.5
1999 $1,499 $155
2000 $1,476 $143.7
2001 $1,336 $358
2002 $1,156 $389
2003 $1,258 $414
2004 $1,422 $418
2005 $1,544 $463
2006 $1,570 $580
2007 $1,664 $632
2008 $2,035 $705
2009 $2,192 $653
2010 $2,557 $685
2011 $2,881 $761
2012 $3,067 $938
2013 $3,315 $1,117
2014 $3,352 $1,118
2015 $3,272 $965
2016 $3,528 $844
2017 $3,620 $779
2018 $3,562 $846
2019 $3,657 $844
2020 $3,234 $846
2021 $3,679 $886
2022 $3,800 $861
2023 $3,455 $758
2024 $2,592 $873

Palestine vs. Sierra Leone life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Palestine

Sierra Leone
Year Life expectancy, years
Palestine Sierra Leone
1950 45.7 28.9
1951 46 29.3
1952 46.3 29.7
1953 46.6 30.1
1954 46.9 30.5
1955 47.2 30.9
1956 47.6 31.3
1957 48 31.8
1958 48.4 32.1
1959 48.8 32.6
1960 49.3 33.1
1961 49.8 33.6
1962 50.4 34.2
1963 51 34.7
1964 51.6 35.3
1965 52.2 35.9
1966 52.8 36.6
1967 50.9 37.3
1968 54.1 37.8
1969 54.7 38.2
1970 55.4 38.6
1971 56 39.1
1972 56.7 39.5
1973 57.6 40
1974 58 40.4
1975 58.7 41
1976 59.4 41.4
1977 60.1 41.8
1978 60.8 42.2
1979 61.5 42.5
1980 62.2 42.8
1981 62.8 43.1
1982 63.5 43.3
1983 64.1 43.5
1984 64.7 43.6
1985 65.3 43.6
1986 65.7 43.5
1987 66.3 43.7
1988 66.7 43.8
1989 67.1 43.7
1990 67.8 43.7
1991 68.2 43.3
1992 68.5 43.5
1993 68.8 43.4
1994 69.3 42.8
1995 69.6 42.6
1996 70 43.5
1997 70.3 43.6
1998 70.6 42.7
1999 70.8 42
2000 70.3 44.8
2001 69.8 45.4
2002 70.9 46.2
2003 71 46.8
2004 71.1 47.5
2005 72 48.3
2006 71.8 49.5
2007 72.1 50
2008 72.2 50.7
2009 72.3 51.3
2010 73.3 51.9
2011 73.6 52.6
2012 73.7 53.2
2013 74.1 54.1
2014 72.8 54.3
2015 74.6 55.5
2016 74.9 56.9
2017 75.2 57.8
2018 75.4 59.1
2019 75.8 59.6
2020 75 59.7
2021 73.9 60.3
2022 76.7 61.3
2023 65.2 61.8
2024 69.2 62
2025 73.1 62.2

Palestine and Sierra Leone population clocks and comparison

Population
Palestine

Sierra Leone
Year Population
Palestine Sierra Leone
1960 - 2,268,356
1961 - 2,304,227
1962 - 2,342,242
1963 - 2,382,258
1964 - 2,424,390
1965 - 2,468,666
1966 - 2,514,638
1967 - 2,562,384
1968 - 2,611,532
1969 - 2,661,365
1970 - 2,712,286
1971 - 2,763,222
1972 - 2,814,388
1973 - 2,866,955
1974 - 2,920,459
1975 - 2,974,657
1976 - 3,028,820
1977 - 3,085,354
1978 - 3,145,517
1979 - 3,207,499
1980 - 3,272,089
1981 - 3,338,940
1982 - 3,408,183
1983 - 3,481,646
1984 - 3,558,758
1985 - 3,638,438
1986 - 3,728,380
1987 - 3,829,718
1988 - 3,934,517
1989 - 4,034,037
1990 1,978,248 4,196,828
1991 2,068,845 4,246,267
1992 2,163,591 4,166,366
1993 2,262,676 4,157,130
1994 2,366,298 4,173,105
1995 2,474,666 4,179,179
1996 2,587,997 4,199,210
1997 2,706,518 4,253,716
1998 2,776,568 4,295,785
1999 2,848,431 4,318,043
2000 2,922,153 4,423,611
2001 2,997,784 4,692,716
2002 3,075,373 4,971,435
2003 3,154,969 5,177,687
2004 3,236,626 5,355,717
2005 3,320,396 5,501,712
2006 3,406,334 5,624,466
2007 3,494,496 5,749,352
2008 3,591,977 5,894,722
2009 3,689,099 6,055,646
2010 3,786,161 6,222,714
2011 3,882,986 6,387,251
2012 3,979,998 6,551,080
2013 4,076,708 6,714,051
2014 4,173,398 6,876,385
2015 4,270,092 7,037,655
2016 4,367,088 7,205,328
2017 4,454,805 7,379,299
2018 4,569,087 7,554,563
2019 4,685,306 7,731,991
2020 4,803,269 7,912,558
2021 4,922,749 8,094,602
2022 5,043,612 8,276,807
2023 5,165,775 8,460,512
2024 5,289,152 8,642,022

Fertility rates in Palestine and Sierra Leone

Fertility rate
Palestine

Sierra Leone
Year Fertility rate
Palestine Sierra Leone
1960 - 6.18
1961 - 6.21
1962 - 6.22
1963 - 6.26
1964 - 6.29
1965 - 6.31
1966 - 6.35
1967 - 6.38
1968 - 6.39
1969 - 6.39
1970 - 6.41
1971 - 6.43
1972 - 6.45
1973 - 6.47
1974 - 6.53
1975 - 6.55
1976 - 6.55
1977 - 6.57
1978 - 6.59
1979 - 6.58
1980 - 6.56
1981 - 6.55
1982 - 6.56
1983 - 6.57
1984 - 6.59
1985 - 6.59
1986 - 6.6
1987 - 6.61
1988 - 6.59
1989 - 6.57
1990 6.81 6.57
1991 6.75 6.55
1992 6.65 6.56
1993 6.5 6.57
1994 6.33 6.56
1995 6.16 6.56
1996 5.99 6.55
1997 5.82 6.53
1998 5.69 6.5
1999 5.58 6.42
2000 5.46 6.36
2001 5.34 6.31
2002 5.22 6.23
2003 5.06 6.09
2004 4.97 5.92
2005 4.87 5.81
2006 4.74 5.74
2007 4.63 5.64
2008 4.51 5.56
2009 4.44 5.45
2010 4.43 5.33
2011 4.31 5.21
2012 4.15 5.06
2013 4.05 4.87
2014 4 4.7
2015 3.98 4.55
2016 3.89 4.47
2017 3.77 4.39
2018 3.67 4.29
2019 3.59 4.19
2020 3.51 4.08
2021 3.44 3.98
2022 3.38 3.88
2023 3.31 3.79

Palestine and Sierra Leone demographics compared

Median age
Palestine

Sierra Leone
Year Median age, years
Palestine Sierra Leone
1960 - 21.1
1961 - 21.1
1962 - 21.1
1963 - 21
1964 - 21
1965 - 20.9
1966 - 20.9
1967 - 20.8
1968 - 20.7
1969 - 20.6
1970 - 20.4
1971 - 20.2
1972 - 20.1
1973 - 19.9
1974 - 19.8
1975 - 19.6
1976 - 19.5
1977 - 19.4
1978 - 19.3
1979 - 19.2
1980 - 19.1
1981 - 19.1
1982 - 19
1983 - 18.9
1984 - 18.9
1985 - 18.8
1986 - 18.7
1987 - 18.7
1988 - 18.6
1989 - 18.6
1990 15.4 18.5
1991 15.4 18.5
1992 15.4 18.4
1993 15.5 18.4
1994 15.5 18.3
1995 15.6 18.2
1996 15.7 18.2
1997 15.8 18.1
1998 15.9 18.1
1999 16 18
2000 16.2 18
2001 16.3 18
2002 16.5 17.9
2003 16.7 17.9
2004 16.9 17.9
2005 17.1 18
2006 17.4 18
2007 17.6 18
2008 17.9 18.1
2009 18.1 18.1
2010 18.4 18.2
2011 18.6 18.3
2012 18.9 18.4
2013 19.1 18.5
2014 19.4 18.6
2015 19.6 18.7
2016 19.8 18.9
2017 19.9 19.1
2018 20 19.2
2019 20.2 19.4
2020 20.3 19.6
2021 20.4 19.8
2022 20.6 20
2023 20.8 20.3
2024 20.9 20.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Palestine Sierra Leone
GNI, Atlas method
$16.3B
2024
$7.26B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
20%
2025
17.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.43%
2021
2.62%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-4.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
31.4%
2024
3.19%
2018
Services, % of GDP
58.3%
2022
44.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.4%
2022
27.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
30
2025
48
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.1%
2023
29.4%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2023
3.4%
2018
Listed domestic companies
48
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$4.08B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$1.33B
2024
$433M
2024
Personal remittances received
$736M
2024
$322M
2024
International tourist arrivals
93,000
2020
71,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
9.43%
2018
5.49%
2018
Banked people share
39.6%
2024
38.6%
2024

Energy

Palestine Sierra Leone
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
1.07 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
0.13 tons
2023
Renewable energy use share
15.4%
2022
71.6%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
24.5%
2021
75.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
70.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
35.5%
2023

Society

Palestine Sierra Leone
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.11%
2024
Annual migration change
-23,145
2024
-11,000
2024
Urban population
77.9%
2024
44.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.74 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.16 ft
2025
Quality of life index
36.4
2025
30.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
18
2025
33
2024
Higher education index
48
2025
16
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.41
2022
2.14
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.3
2016
33
2019
Visa free countries
49
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2024
48.6%
2022
English speaking
20%
2025
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
86.6%
2023
20.6%
2023

Health

Palestine Sierra Leone
Government health expenditure per capita
$351
2022
$39.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$117.6
2022
$20.7
2022
Life expectancy
73.1 years
2025
62.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
13.9%
2022
28%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.17
2018
0.04
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
16
2023
354
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
26.3
2023
94.3
2023
Obesity rate
38.5%
2022
7.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
15.5%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
45
2025
16
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
12.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
0.29 liters
2020

Territory

Palestine Sierra Leone
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
440 sq mi
2024
3,225 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,510 sq mi
2025
15,247 sq mi
2025
Forest area
39.2 sq mi
2025
9,559 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
7,270 mi
2015

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