Sierra Leone vs Switzerland statistics compared

Sierra Leone has a population of 8.64M (ranked 102/197), compared with 9.03M in Switzerland (ranked 101/197). Sierra Leone's land area is 27,869 sq mi versus 15,255 sq mi for Switzerland (ranked 116th vs. 131st).

By GDP, Sierra Leone ranks 157/197 ($7.55B) and Switzerland ranks 20/197 ($937B). By GDP per capita, Sierra Leone ranks 183/197 ($873), while Switzerland ranks 5/197 ($103,670).

Sierra Leone and Switzerland: Comparison Charts

Sierra Leone and Switzerland economies compared

GDP

Sierra Leone

Switzerland

Table

Year	GDP
	Sierra Leone	Switzerland
1960	$322,151,961	$10,412,232,621
1961	$327,978,758	$11,713,348,834
1962	$342,872,549	$12,989,649,694
1963	$348,700,980	$14,283,872,299
1964	$372,011,438	$15,833,133,858
1965	$359,523,810	$16,780,226,225
1966	$375,630,252	$18,019,402,374
1967	$348,895,028	$19,397,044,714
1968	$329,991,597	$20,712,102,794
1969	$408,853,541	$22,442,043,274
1970	$434,584,634	$24,998,066,773
1971	$419,495,788	$30,040,171,751
1972	$465,254,682	$36,844,318,854
1973	$575,471,814	$49,550,006,320
1974	$648,940,351	$57,103,011,446
1975	$679,352,876	$65,466,081,819
1976	$594,810,422	$68,476,524,644
1977	$692,079,407	$73,135,771,167
1978	$960,765,043	$102,280,472,036
1979	$1,109,343,425	$114,970,094,425
1980	$1,100,476,190	$122,557,843,886
1981	$1,114,926,661	$112,244,805,519
1982	$1,294,995,964	$115,043,365,512
1983	$995,278,515	$114,634,358,535
1984	$1,087,450,199	$109,455,312,168
1985	$856,890,459	$110,980,314,192
1986	$490,181,457	$159,089,921,063
1987	$660,106,336	$199,236,370,038
1988	$1,055,083,933	$215,540,625,299
1989	$932,974,420	$208,105,846,934
1990	$649,644,098	$265,763,573,999
1991	$779,981,987	$268,901,693,863
1992	$679,940,814	$279,921,425,828
1993	$768,867,883	$272,237,527,071
1994	$911,853,802	$301,375,055,202
1995	$870,740,292	$352,835,806,342
1996	$941,709,423	$340,103,959,547
1997	$850,232,760	$294,788,198,856
1998	$672,368,187	$303,459,014,347
1999	$669,386,624	$297,873,643,323
2000	$635,866,404	$279,216,033,870
2001	$1,681,473,894	$286,582,672,434
2002	$1,933,863,911	$309,301,422,430
2003	$2,142,618,046	$362,075,086,508
2004	$2,237,350,687	$403,912,891,033
2005	$2,545,275,313	$418,284,865,885
2006	$3,263,697,467	$441,634,672,197
2007	$3,632,957,611	$490,740,715,595
2008	$4,157,895,298	$567,267,767,519
2009	$3,953,403,098	$554,212,916,092
2010	$4,262,805,967	$598,851,027,948
2011	$4,861,632,885	$715,888,126,682
2012	$6,141,666,509	$686,420,221,558
2013	$7,502,762,863	$706,234,937,371
2014	$7,686,138,791	$726,537,809,430
2015	$6,788,352,975	$694,118,186,380
2016	$6,084,297,211	$687,895,460,903
2017	$5,749,846,528	$695,200,834,102
2018	$6,390,514,689	$725,568,717,468
2019	$6,526,183,564	$721,369,112,727
2020	$6,693,888,876	$741,999,406,006
2021	$7,173,379,137	$815,309,330,987
2022	$7,124,465,160	$828,508,926,958
2023	$6,411,787,856	$894,424,821,645
2024	$7,547,843,281	$936,564,198,049

Sierra Leone and Switzerland economies compared

GDP per capita

Sierra Leone

Switzerland

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Sierra Leone	Switzerland
1960	$142	$1,954
1961	$142.3	$2,155
1962	$146.4	$2,330
1963	$146.4	$2,508
1964	$153.4	$2,735
1965	$145.6	$2,865
1966	$149.4	$3,045
1967	$136.2	$3,237
1968	$126.4	$3,413
1969	$153.6	$3,657
1970	$160.2	$4,044
1971	$151.8	$4,835
1972	$165.3	$5,885
1973	$200.7	$7,856
1974	$222.2	$9,005
1975	$228.4	$10,328
1976	$196.4	$10,865
1977	$224.3	$11,644
1978	$305	$16,282
1979	$346	$18,266
1980	$336	$19,394
1981	$334	$17,665
1982	$380	$18,000
1983	$285.9	$17,859
1984	$306	$16,991
1985	$235.5	$17,152
1986	$131.5	$24,460
1987	$172.4	$30,441
1988	$268.2	$32,690
1989	$231.3	$31,309
1990	$154.8	$39,575
1991	$183.7	$39,544
1992	$163.2	$40,714
1993	$185	$39,237
1994	$218.5	$43,092
1995	$208.4	$50,114
1996	$224.3	$48,093
1997	$199.9	$41,584
1998	$156.5	$42,681
1999	$155	$41,696
2000	$143.7	$38,865
2001	$358	$39,639
2002	$389	$42,459
2003	$414	$49,336
2004	$418	$54,659
2005	$463	$56,243
2006	$580	$59,011
2007	$632	$64,989
2008	$705	$74,175
2009	$653	$71,568
2010	$685	$76,531
2011	$761	$90,477
2012	$938	$85,836
2013	$1,117	$87,304
2014	$1,118	$88,725
2015	$965	$83,806
2016	$844	$82,153
2017	$779	$82,254
2018	$846	$85,217
2019	$844	$84,122
2020	$846	$85,898
2021	$886	$93,665
2022	$861	$94,395
2023	$758	$100,632
2024	$873	$103,670

Sierra Leone vs. Switzerland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Sierra Leone

Switzerland

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Sierra Leone	Switzerland
1950	28.9	68.9
1951	29.3	68.7
1952	29.7	69.6
1953	30.1	69.5
1954	30.5	70
1955	30.9	70.1
1956	31.3	70.2
1957	31.8	70.5
1958	32.1	71.3
1959	32.6	71.5
1960	33.1	71.4
1961	33.6	71.7
1962	34.2	71.3
1963	34.7	71.3
1964	35.3	72.2
1965	35.9	72.3
1966	36.6	72.4
1967	37.3	72.7
1968	37.8	72.7
1969	38.2	72.7
1970	38.6	73.1
1971	39.1	73.2
1972	39.5	73.8
1973	40	74.1
1974	40.4	74.4
1975	41	74.8
1976	41.4	74.9
1977	41.8	75.4
1978	42.2	75.3
1979	42.5	75.6
1980	42.8	75.6
1981	43.1	75.8
1982	43.3	76.2
1983	43.5	76.2
1984	43.6	76.8
1985	43.6	76.9
1986	43.5	77
1987	43.7	77.3
1988	43.8	77.4
1989	43.7	77.6
1990	43.7	77.4
1991	43.3	77.6
1992	43.5	77.9
1993	43.4	78.2
1994	42.8	78.5
1995	42.6	78.6
1996	43.5	79
1997	43.6	79.2
1998	42.7	79.5
1999	42	79.7
2000	44.8	79.8
2001	45.4	80.3
2002	46.2	80.4
2003	46.8	80.5
2004	47.5	81.1
2005	48.3	81.2
2006	49.5	81.5
2007	50	81.7
2008	50.7	82
2009	51.3	82
2010	51.9	82.3
2011	52.6	82.6
2012	53.2	82.6
2013	54.1	82.7
2014	54.3	83.1
2015	55.5	82.8
2016	56.9	83.4
2017	57.8	83.4
2018	59.1	83.6
2019	59.6	83.8
2020	59.7	83.1
2021	60.3	83.6
2022	61.3	83.2
2023	61.8	84
2024	62	84.1
2025	62.2	84.2

Sierra Leone and Switzerland population clocks and comparison

Population

Sierra Leone

Switzerland

Table

Year	Population
	Sierra Leone	Switzerland
1960	2,268,356	5,327,827
1961	2,304,227	5,434,294
1962	2,342,242	5,573,815
1963	2,382,258	5,694,247
1964	2,424,390	5,789,228
1965	2,468,666	5,856,472
1966	2,514,638	5,918,002
1967	2,562,384	5,991,785
1968	2,611,532	6,067,714
1969	2,661,365	6,136,387
1970	2,712,286	6,180,877
1971	2,763,222	6,213,399
1972	2,814,388	6,260,956
1973	2,866,955	6,307,347
1974	2,920,459	6,341,405
1975	2,974,657	6,338,632
1976	3,028,820	6,302,504
1977	3,085,354	6,281,174
1978	3,145,517	6,281,738
1979	3,207,499	6,294,365
1980	3,272,089	6,319,408
1981	3,338,940	6,354,074
1982	3,408,183	6,391,309
1983	3,481,646	6,418,773
1984	3,558,758	6,441,865
1985	3,638,438	6,470,365
1986	3,728,380	6,504,124
1987	3,829,718	6,545,106
1988	3,934,517	6,593,386
1989	4,034,037	6,646,912
1990	4,196,828	6,715,519
1991	4,246,267	6,799,978
1992	4,166,366	6,875,364
1993	4,157,130	6,938,265
1994	4,173,105	6,993,795
1995	4,179,179	7,040,687
1996	4,199,210	7,071,850
1997	4,253,716	7,088,906
1998	4,295,785	7,110,001
1999	4,318,043	7,143,991
2000	4,423,611	7,184,250
2001	4,692,716	7,229,854
2002	4,971,435	7,284,753
2003	5,177,687	7,339,001
2004	5,355,717	7,389,625
2005	5,501,712	7,437,115
2006	5,624,466	7,483,934
2007	5,749,352	7,551,117
2008	5,894,722	7,647,675
2009	6,055,646	7,743,831
2010	6,222,714	7,824,909
2011	6,387,251	7,912,398
2012	6,551,080	7,996,861
2013	6,714,051	8,089,346
2014	6,876,385	8,188,649
2015	7,037,655	8,282,396
2016	7,205,328	8,373,338
2017	7,379,299	8,451,840
2018	7,554,563	8,514,329
2019	7,731,991	8,575,280
2020	7,912,558	8,638,167
2021	8,094,602	8,704,546
2022	8,276,807	8,777,088
2023	8,460,512	8,888,093
2024	8,642,022	9,034,102

Fertility rates in Sierra Leone and Switzerland

Fertility rate

Sierra Leone

Switzerland

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Sierra Leone	Switzerland
1960	6.18	2.44
1961	6.21	2.52
1962	6.22	2.58
1963	6.26	2.65
1964	6.29	2.66
1965	6.31	2.59
1966	6.35	2.5
1967	6.38	2.39
1968	6.39	2.29
1969	6.39	2.19
1970	6.41	2.1
1971	6.43	2.04
1972	6.45	1.91
1973	6.47	1.81
1974	6.53	1.73
1975	6.55	1.61
1976	6.55	1.55
1977	6.57	1.53
1978	6.59	1.51
1979	6.58	1.52
1980	6.56	1.55
1981	6.55	1.55
1982	6.56	1.56
1983	6.57	1.52
1984	6.59	1.53
1985	6.59	1.52
1986	6.6	1.53
1987	6.61	1.52
1988	6.59	1.57
1989	6.57	1.56
1990	6.57	1.58
1991	6.55	1.58
1992	6.56	1.58
1993	6.57	1.51
1994	6.56	1.49
1995	6.56	1.48
1996	6.55	1.5
1997	6.53	1.48
1998	6.5	1.47
1999	6.42	1.48
2000	6.36	1.5
2001	6.31	1.38
2002	6.23	1.39
2003	6.09	1.39
2004	5.92	1.42
2005	5.81	1.42
2006	5.74	1.44
2007	5.64	1.46
2008	5.56	1.48
2009	5.45	1.5
2010	5.33	1.52
2011	5.21	1.52
2012	5.06	1.52
2013	4.87	1.52
2014	4.7	1.54
2015	4.55	1.54
2016	4.47	1.54
2017	4.39	1.52
2018	4.29	1.52
2019	4.19	1.48
2020	4.08	1.46
2021	3.98	1.52
2022	3.88	1.39
2023	3.79	1.33

Sierra Leone and Switzerland demographics compared

Median age

Sierra Leone

Switzerland

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Sierra Leone	Switzerland
1960	21.1	32.6
1961	21.1	32.4
1962	21.1	32
1963	21	31.7
1964	21	31.5
1965	20.9	31.6
1966	20.9	31.6
1967	20.8	31.6
1968	20.7	31.7
1969	20.6	31.7
1970	20.4	32
1971	20.2	32.2
1972	20.1	32.3
1973	19.9	32.5
1974	19.8	32.7
1975	19.6	33.1
1976	19.5	33.5
1977	19.4	33.8
1978	19.3	34.2
1979	19.2	34.5
1980	19.1	34.8
1981	19.1	35
1982	19	35.3
1983	18.9	35.6
1984	18.9	35.9
1985	18.8	36.1
1986	18.7	36.3
1987	18.7	36.5
1988	18.6	36.7
1989	18.6	36.8
1990	18.5	36.9
1991	18.5	36.9
1992	18.4	36.9
1993	18.4	37
1994	18.3	37.1
1995	18.2	37.3
1996	18.2	37.6
1997	18.1	37.9
1998	18.1	38.2
1999	18	38.4
2000	18	38.7
2001	18	39
2002	17.9	39.3
2003	17.9	39.6
2004	17.9	39.9
2005	18	40.3
2006	18	40.6
2007	18	40.9
2008	18.1	41.1
2009	18.1	41.3
2010	18.2	41.5
2011	18.3	41.6
2012	18.4	41.8
2013	18.5	42
2014	18.6	42.1
2015	18.7	42.2
2016	18.9	42.3
2017	19.1	42.4
2018	19.2	42.5
2019	19.4	42.6
2020	19.6	42.7
2021	19.8	42.8
2022	20	43
2023	20.3	43.4
2024	20.5	43.7

Interactive Maps

Use the buttons below to switch between world maps comparing statistics for Sierra Leone and Switzerland.

Relevant pages:

• Facts World

By topic vs comparisons:

• Birth rate
• Demographics
• Economy
• Life expectancy
• Population
• Population density
• Size