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Russia vs Sierra Leone statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Russia has a population of 144M (ranked 9/197), compared with 8.64M in Sierra Leone (ranked 102/197). Russia's land area is 6,323,145 sq mi versus 27,869 sq mi for Sierra Leone (ranked 1st vs. 116th).

By GDP, Russia ranks 11/197 ($2.17T) and Sierra Leone ranks 157/197 ($7.55B). By GDP per capita, Russia ranks 69/197 ($15,145), while Sierra Leone ranks 183/197 ($873).

Main facts and rankings

Russia Sierra Leone
Population
142718132
8961932
Population rank 9/197 102/197
GDP
$2.17T
2024
$7.55B
2024
GDP rank 11/197 157/197
GDP per capita
$15,145
2024
$873
2024
GDP per capita rank 69/197 183/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$47,405
2024
$3,516
2024
Government debt
$441B
2024
$3.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
21.4%
2025
44.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$3,075
2024
$376
2024
Government debt per person rank 98/185 174/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$9,262
2025
$3,438
2025
Land area
6,323,145 sq mi
2025
27,869 sq mi
2025
Population density
22.7 ppl/mi²
2024
310 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.41
2023
3.79
2023
Median age
40.9 years
2024
20.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
62.2 years
2025

Russia and Sierra Leone: Comparison Charts

Russia and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP
Russia

Sierra Leone
Year GDP
Russia 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 $554,828,660,436 $1,055,083,933
1989 $506,631,299,735 $932,974,420
1990 $517,014,446,228 $649,644,098
1991 $517,962,962,963 $779,981,987
1992 $460,290,556,901 $679,940,814
1993 $435,083,713,851 $768,867,883
1994 $395,077,301,248 $911,853,802
1995 $395,537,185,735 $870,740,292
1996 $391,724,890,744 $941,709,423
1997 $404,928,954,192 $850,232,760
1998 $270,955,486,862 $672,368,187
1999 $195,907,128,351 $669,386,624
2000 $259,710,142,197 $635,866,404
2001 $306,602,070,621 $1,681,473,894
2002 $345,470,494,418 $1,933,863,911
2003 $430,347,420,185 $2,142,618,046
2004 $591,016,690,732 $2,237,350,687
2005 $764,015,973,481 $2,545,275,313
2006 $989,932,071,353 $3,263,697,467
2007 $1,299,703,478,482 $3,632,957,611
2008 $1,660,848,058,303 $4,157,895,298
2009 $1,222,645,900,056 $3,953,403,098
2010 $1,524,916,715,224 $4,262,805,967
2011 $2,045,922,753,398 $4,861,632,885
2012 $2,208,293,553,878 $6,141,666,509
2013 $2,292,470,078,346 $7,502,762,863
2014 $2,059,241,589,895 $7,686,138,791
2015 $1,363,482,182,198 $6,788,352,975
2016 $1,276,786,350,881 $6,084,297,211
2017 $1,574,199,360,089 $5,749,846,528
2018 $1,657,328,773,461 $6,390,514,689
2019 $1,693,115,002,708 $6,526,183,564
2020 $1,493,075,894,362 $6,693,888,876
2021 $1,829,186,719,575 $7,173,379,137
2022 $2,291,612,121,335 $7,124,465,160
2023 $2,071,505,725,031 $6,411,787,856
2024 $2,173,835,806,672 $7,547,843,281

Russia and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP per capita
Russia

Sierra Leone
Year GDP per capita
Russia 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 $3,778 $268.2
1989 $3,430 $231.3
1990 $3,494 $154.8
1991 $3,490 $183.7
1992 $3,099 $163.2
1993 $2,931 $185
1994 $2,662 $218.5
1995 $2,666 $208.4
1996 $2,644 $224.3
1997 $2,738 $199.9
1998 $1,835 $156.5
1999 $1,331 $155
2000 $1,772 $143.7
2001 $2,100 $358
2002 $2,378 $389
2003 $2,975 $414
2004 $4,102 $418
2005 $5,323 $463
2006 $6,920 $580
2007 $9,101 $632
2008 $11,635 $705
2009 $8,563 $653
2010 $10,675 $685
2011 $14,305 $761
2012 $15,402 $938
2013 $15,941 $1,117
2014 $14,277 $1,118
2015 $9,427 $965
2016 $8,804 $844
2017 $10,835 $779
2018 $11,399 $846
2019 $11,640 $844
2020 $10,280 $846
2021 $12,637 $886
2022 $15,888 $861
2023 $14,403 $758
2024 $15,145 $873

Russia vs. Sierra Leone life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Russia

Sierra Leone
Year Life expectancy, years
Russia Sierra Leone
1950 55.5 28.9
1951 55.3 29.3
1952 57.6 29.7
1953 58.8 30.1
1954 59.9 30.5
1955 62.1 30.9
1956 66.5 31.3
1957 66 31.8
1958 67.7 32.1
1959 67.4 32.6
1960 68.3 33.1
1961 68.6 33.6
1962 68.5 34.2
1963 69.1 34.7
1964 69.5 35.3
1965 69.3 35.9
1966 69.4 36.6
1967 69.2 37.3
1968 69.1 37.8
1969 68.6 38.2
1970 68.7 38.6
1971 68.9 39.1
1972 68.8 39.5
1973 68.9 40
1974 68.7 40.4
1975 68.3 41
1976 68.1 41.4
1977 67.9 41.8
1978 67.8 42.2
1979 67.6 42.5
1980 67.5 42.8
1981 67.6 43.1
1982 68.1 43.3
1983 68 43.5
1984 67.6 43.6
1985 68.3 43.6
1986 70 43.5
1987 70.1 43.7
1988 69.9 43.8
1989 69.7 43.7
1990 69.3 43.7
1991 69 43.3
1992 67.8 43.5
1993 65 43.4
1994 63.8 42.8
1995 64 42.6
1996 65.4 43.5
1997 66.6 43.6
1998 66.9 42.7
1999 65.6 42
2000 65 44.8
2001 65 45.4
2002 64.7 46.2
2003 64.7 46.8
2004 65.1 47.5
2005 65.2 48.3
2006 66.5 49.5
2007 67.5 50
2008 67.9 50.7
2009 68.7 51.3
2010 68.2 51.9
2011 69.7 52.6
2012 70.1 53.2
2013 70.6 54.1
2014 70.8 54.3
2015 71.3 55.5
2016 71.9 56.9
2017 72.8 57.8
2018 72.9 59.1
2019 73.1 59.6
2020 71.2 59.7
2021 69.8 60.3
2022 72.5 61.3
2023 73.2 61.8
2024 73.3 62
2025 73.5 62.2

Russia and Sierra Leone population clocks and comparison

Population
Russia

Sierra Leone
Year Population
Russia Sierra Leone
1960 119,897,000 2,268,356
1961 121,236,000 2,304,227
1962 122,591,000 2,342,242
1963 123,960,000 2,382,258
1964 125,345,000 2,424,390
1965 126,745,000 2,468,666
1966 127,468,000 2,514,638
1967 128,196,000 2,562,384
1968 128,928,000 2,611,532
1969 129,664,000 2,661,365
1970 130,404,000 2,712,286
1971 131,155,000 2,763,222
1972 131,909,000 2,814,388
1973 132,669,000 2,866,955
1974 133,432,000 2,920,459
1975 134,200,000 2,974,657
1976 135,147,000 3,028,820
1977 136,100,000 3,085,354
1978 137,060,000 3,145,517
1979 138,027,000 3,207,499
1980 139,010,000 3,272,089
1981 139,941,000 3,338,940
1982 140,823,000 3,408,183
1983 141,668,000 3,481,646
1984 142,745,000 3,558,758
1985 143,858,000 3,638,438
1986 144,894,000 3,728,380
1987 145,908,000 3,829,718
1988 146,857,000 3,934,517
1989 147,721,000 4,034,037
1990 147,969,406 4,196,828
1991 148,394,216 4,246,267
1992 148,538,197 4,166,366
1993 148,458,777 4,157,130
1994 148,407,912 4,173,105
1995 148,375,787 4,179,179
1996 148,160,129 4,199,210
1997 147,915,361 4,253,716
1998 147,670,784 4,295,785
1999 147,214,776 4,318,043
2000 146,596,869 4,423,611
2001 145,976,482 4,692,716
2002 145,306,497 4,971,435
2003 144,648,618 5,177,687
2004 144,067,316 5,355,717
2005 143,518,814 5,501,712
2006 143,049,637 5,624,466
2007 142,805,114 5,749,352
2008 142,742,366 5,894,722
2009 142,785,348 6,055,646
2010 142,849,468 6,222,714
2011 143,018,195 6,387,251
2012 143,378,447 6,551,080
2013 143,805,638 6,714,051
2014 144,237,223 6,876,385
2015 144,640,716 7,037,655
2016 145,015,460 7,205,328
2017 145,293,260 7,379,299
2018 145,398,106 7,554,563
2019 145,453,291 7,731,991
2020 145,245,148 7,912,558
2021 144,746,762 8,094,602
2022 144,236,933 8,276,807
2023 143,826,130 8,460,512
2024 143,533,851 8,642,022

Fertility rates in Russia and Sierra Leone

Fertility rate
Russia

Sierra Leone
Year Fertility rate
Russia Sierra Leone
1960 2.52 6.18
1961 2.45 6.21
1962 2.36 6.22
1963 2.27 6.26
1964 2.18 6.29
1965 2.13 6.31
1966 2.1 6.35
1967 2.04 6.38
1968 1.99 6.39
1969 1.97 6.39
1970 1.99 6.41
1971 2.03 6.43
1972 2.04 6.45
1973 2.01 6.47
1974 2 6.53
1975 1.98 6.55
1976 1.97 6.55
1977 1.95 6.57
1978 1.92 6.59
1979 1.9 6.58
1980 1.89 6.56
1981 1.91 6.55
1982 2.04 6.56
1983 2.11 6.57
1984 2.06 6.59
1985 2.05 6.59
1986 2.15 6.6
1987 2.22 6.61
1988 2.12 6.59
1989 2.01 6.57
1990 1.89 6.57
1991 1.73 6.55
1992 1.55 6.56
1993 1.39 6.57
1994 1.4 6.56
1995 1.34 6.56
1996 1.27 6.55
1997 1.22 6.53
1998 1.23 6.5
1999 1.16 6.42
2000 1.2 6.36
2001 1.22 6.31
2002 1.29 6.23
2003 1.32 6.09
2004 1.34 5.92
2005 1.29 5.81
2006 1.31 5.74
2007 1.42 5.64
2008 1.5 5.56
2009 1.54 5.45
2010 1.57 5.33
2011 1.58 5.21
2012 1.69 5.06
2013 1.71 4.87
2014 1.75 4.7
2015 1.78 4.55
2016 1.76 4.47
2017 1.62 4.39
2018 1.58 4.29
2019 1.5 4.19
2020 1.51 4.08
2021 1.51 3.98
2022 1.42 3.88
2023 1.41 3.79

Russia and Sierra Leone demographics compared

Median age
Russia

Sierra Leone
Year Median age, years
Russia Sierra Leone
1960 27.1 21.1
1961 27.4 21.1
1962 27.7 21.1
1963 28.1 21
1964 28.3 21
1965 28.6 20.9
1966 28.9 20.9
1967 29.2 20.8
1968 29.8 20.7
1969 30.3 20.6
1970 30.7 20.4
1971 31 20.2
1972 31.1 20.1
1973 31.1 19.9
1974 30.9 19.8
1975 30.7 19.6
1976 30.6 19.5
1977 30.9 19.4
1978 31 19.3
1979 31.1 19.2
1980 31.3 19.1
1981 31.4 19.1
1982 31.6 19
1983 31.7 18.9
1984 31.8 18.9
1985 32 18.8
1986 32.2 18.7
1987 32.4 18.7
1988 32.6 18.6
1989 32.9 18.6
1990 33.2 18.5
1991 33.6 18.5
1992 33.9 18.4
1993 34.4 18.4
1994 34.7 18.3
1995 35 18.2
1996 35.3 18.2
1997 35.7 18.1
1998 36 18.1
1999 36.3 18
2000 36.6 18
2001 36.8 18
2002 36.9 17.9
2003 37 17.9
2004 37.2 17.9
2005 37.4 18
2006 37.6 18
2007 37.7 18
2008 37.8 18.1
2009 37.9 18.1
2010 38 18.2
2011 38.1 18.3
2012 38.3 18.4
2013 38.4 18.5
2014 38.6 18.6
2015 38.7 18.7
2016 38.8 18.9
2017 39 19.1
2018 39.2 19.2
2019 39.4 19.4
2020 39.7 19.6
2021 39.9 19.8
2022 40.1 20
2023 40.5 20.3
2024 40.9 20.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Russia Sierra Leone
GNI, Atlas method
$2.24T
2024
$7.26B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
37.6%
2025
17.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.16%
2023
2.62%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
5.86%
2023
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,454,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.01%
2025
-4.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.43%
2024
3.19%
2018
Services, % of GDP
57.5%
2024
44.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
30.7%
2024
27.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
51.6
2025
48
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.1%
2023
29.4%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2023
3.4%
2018
Number of millionaires
381,726
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
0.34%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
140
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
194
2023
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$650B
2023
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$597B
2023
$433M
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.91B
2024
$322M
2024
International tourist arrivals
6,359,000
2020
71,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
1.3%
2020
5.49%
2018
Banked people share
79.3%
2024
38.6%
2024

Energy

Russia Sierra Leone
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,601 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.43
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2,070 megatons
2023
1.07 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
14.4 tons
2023
0.13 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
89.5%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
3.5%
2021
71.6%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.45%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-75.1%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
7,184 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
19.2%
2021
75.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
17.3%
2022
70.5%
2021
Nuclear share
19.4%
2022
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
35.5%
2023

Society

Russia Sierra Leone
% of world population
1.76%
2024
0.11%
2024
Annual migration change
-178,042
2024
-11,000
2024
Urban population
75.5%
2024
44.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.79 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.16 ft
2025
Quality of life index
48.5
2025
30.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
22
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
84
2025
16
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.8
2021
2.14
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
12
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
125
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
48.6%
2022
English speaking
4.84%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
94.4%
2024
20.6%
2023

Health

Russia Sierra Leone
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,078
2022
$39.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$298.7
2022
$20.7
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
62.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.05%
2008
28%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.83
2020
0.04
2022
Age at first childbirth
25.2 years
2013
19.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
9
2023
354
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.5
2023
94.3
2023
Obesity rate
24.8%
2022
7.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.9%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
69
2025
16
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.2%
2022
12.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.5 liters
2020
0.29 liters
2020

Territory

Russia Sierra Leone
% of world land
11%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
44,053 sq mi
2024
3,225 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
832,826 sq mi
2025
15,247 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,147,937 sq mi
2025
9,559 sq mi
2025
Roads length
981,326 mi
2023
7,270 mi
2015

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