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Sierra Leone vs Taiwan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Sierra Leone has a population of 8.64M (ranked 102/197), compared with 23.4M in Taiwan (ranked 60/197). Sierra Leone's land area is 27,869 sq mi versus 13,976 sq mi for Taiwan (ranked 116th vs. 133rd).

By GDP, Sierra Leone ranks 157/197 ($7.55B) and Taiwan ranks 22/197 ($797B). By GDP per capita, Sierra Leone ranks 183/197 ($873), while Taiwan ranks 34/197 ($34,041).

Main facts and rankings

Sierra Leone Taiwan
Population
8961932
23308308
Population rank 102/197 60/197
GDP
$7.55B
2024
$797B
2024
GDP rank 157/197 22/197
GDP per capita
$873
2024
$34,041
2024
GDP per capita rank 183/197 34/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,516
2024
$50,500
2017
Government debt
$3.25B
2024
$209B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
44.3%
2025
24%
2025
Government debt per person
$376
2024
$8,907
2024
Government debt per person rank 174/185 61/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,438
2025
$17,771
2025
Land area
27,869 sq mi
2025
13,976 sq mi
2025
Population density
310 ppl/mi²
2024
1,675 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.79
2023
0.89
2024
Median age
20.5 years
2024
45.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.2 years
2025
80.9 years
2025

Sierra Leone and Taiwan: Comparison Charts

Sierra Leone and Taiwan economies compared

GDP
Sierra Leone

Taiwan
Year GDP
Sierra Leone Taiwan
1960 $322,151,961 -
1961 $327,978,758 $1,778,000,000
1962 $342,872,549 $1,960,000,000
1963 $348,700,980 $2,218,000,000
1964 $372,011,438 $2,592,000,000
1965 $359,523,810 $2,869,000,000
1966 $375,630,252 $3,207,000,000
1967 $348,895,028 $3,709,000,000
1968 $329,991,597 $4,325,000,000
1969 $408,853,541 $5,017,000,000
1970 $434,584,634 $5,785,000,000
1971 $419,495,788 $6,727,000,000
1972 $465,254,682 $8,063,000,000
1973 $575,471,814 $10,940,000,000
1974 $648,940,351 $14,739,000,000
1975 $679,352,876 $15,836,000,000
1976 $594,810,422 $18,988,000,000
1977 $692,079,407 $22,252,000,000
1978 $960,765,043 $27,373,000,000
1979 $1,109,343,425 $33,875,000,000
1980 $1,100,476,190 $42,292,000,000
1981 $1,114,926,661 $49,047,000,000
1982 $1,294,995,964 $49,540,000,000
1983 $995,278,515 $54,155,000,000
1984 $1,087,450,199 $61,036,000,000
1985 $856,890,459 $63,599,000,000
1986 $490,181,457 $78,347,000,000
1987 $660,106,336 $104,956,000,000
1988 $1,055,083,933 $126,378,000,000
1989 $932,974,420 $152,687,000,000
1990 $649,644,098 $166,392,000,000
1991 $779,981,987 $187,100,000,000
1992 $679,940,814 $222,947,000,000
1993 $768,867,883 $234,943,000,000
1994 $911,853,802 $256,213,000,000
1995 $870,740,292 $279,013,000,000
1996 $941,709,423 $292,473,000,000
1997 $850,232,760 $303,315,000,000
1998 $672,368,187 $279,926,000,000
1999 $669,386,624 $303,827,000,000
2000 $635,866,404 $330,725,000,000
2001 $1,681,473,894 $299,303,000,000
2002 $1,933,863,911 $307,429,000,000
2003 $2,142,618,046 $317,374,000,000
2004 $2,237,350,687 $346,881,000,000
2005 $2,545,275,313 $374,042,000,000
2006 $3,263,697,467 $386,492,000,000
2007 $3,632,957,611 $406,940,000,000
2008 $4,157,895,298 $415,824,000,000
2009 $3,953,403,098 $390,788,000,000
2010 $4,262,805,967 $444,245,000,000
2011 $4,861,632,885 $483,957,000,000
2012 $6,141,666,509 $495,536,000,000
2013 $7,502,762,863 $512,957,000,000
2014 $7,686,138,791 $535,332,000,000
2015 $6,788,352,975 $534,474,000,000
2016 $6,084,297,211 $543,002,000,000
2017 $5,749,846,528 $591,734,000,000
2018 $6,390,514,689 $610,744,000,000
2019 $6,526,183,564 $613,453,000,000
2020 $6,693,888,876 $676,935,000,000
2021 $7,173,379,137 $777,062,000,000
2022 $7,124,465,160 $765,529,000,000
2023 $6,411,787,856 $757,276,000,000
2024 $7,547,843,281 $796,904,000,000

Sierra Leone and Taiwan economies compared

GDP per capita
Sierra Leone

Taiwan
Year GDP per capita
Sierra Leone Taiwan
1960 $142 -
1961 $142.3 $161.2
1962 $146.4 $172
1963 $146.4 $188.6
1964 $153.4 $213.6
1965 $145.6 $229.3
1966 $149.4 $249.1
1967 $136.2 $280.8
1968 $126.4 $319
1969 $153.6 $357
1970 $160.2 $397
1971 $151.8 $451
1972 $165.3 $530
1973 $200.7 $706
1974 $222.2 $934
1975 $228.4 $985
1976 $196.4 $1,158
1977 $224.3 $1,330
1978 $305 $1,606
1979 $346 $1,950
1980 $336 $2,389
1981 $334 $2,720
1982 $380 $2,699
1983 $285.9 $2,903
1984 $306 $3,224
1985 $235.5 $3,314
1986 $131.5 $4,036
1987 $172.4 $5,350
1988 $268.2 $6,370
1989 $231.3 $7,613
1990 $154.8 $8,205
1991 $183.7 $9,125
1992 $163.2 $10,768
1993 $185 $11,242
1994 $218.5 $12,150
1995 $208.4 $13,119
1996 $224.3 $13,641
1997 $199.9 $14,020
1998 $156.5 $12,820
1999 $155 $13,804
2000 $143.7 $14,908
2001 $358 $13,397
2002 $389 $13,686
2003 $414 $14,066
2004 $418 $15,317
2005 $463 $16,456
2006 $580 $16,934
2007 $632 $17,757
2008 $705 $18,081
2009 $653 $16,933
2010 $685 $19,197
2011 $761 $20,866
2012 $938 $21,295
2013 $1,117 $21,973
2014 $1,118 $22,874
2015 $965 $22,780
2016 $844 $23,091
2017 $779 $25,121
2018 $846 $25,901
2019 $844 $25,998
2020 $846 $28,705
2021 $886 $33,111
2022 $861 $32,827
2023 $758 $32,442
2024 $873 $34,041

Sierra Leone vs. Taiwan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Sierra Leone

Taiwan
Year Life expectancy, years
Sierra Leone Taiwan
1950 28.9 56.6
1951 29.3 57.2
1952 29.7 57.9
1953 30.1 58.6
1954 30.5 58.9
1955 30.9 59.8
1956 31.3 60.3
1957 31.8 61
1958 32.1 61
1959 32.6 61.6
1960 33.1 62.5
1961 33.6 63
1962 34.2 63.8
1963 34.7 64.5
1964 35.3 64.9
1965 35.9 65.7
1966 36.6 66.1
1967 37.3 66.7
1968 37.8 66.8
1969 38.2 67.7
1970 38.6 69
1971 39.1 69.4
1972 39.5 69.6
1973 40 69.8
1974 40.4 70.3
1975 41 70.9
1976 41.4 71.2
1977 41.8 71.3
1978 42.2 71.7
1979 42.5 71.7
1980 42.8 72
1981 43.1 72
1982 43.3 72.4
1983 43.5 72.4
1984 43.6 73
1985 43.6 73.3
1986 43.5 73.3
1987 43.7 73.6
1988 43.8 73.4
1989 43.7 73.7
1990 43.7 73.9
1991 43.3 74.3
1992 43.5 74.3
1993 43.4 74.6
1994 42.8 74.7
1995 42.6 74.6
1996 43.5 74.9
1997 43.6 75.3
1998 42.7 75.5
1999 42 75.6
2000 44.8 76.1
2001 45.4 76.5
2002 46.2 76.9
2003 46.8 77
2004 47.5 77.2
2005 48.3 77.1
2006 49.5 77.8
2007 50 78
2008 50.7 78.3
2009 51.3 78.7
2010 51.9 79
2011 52.6 78.9
2012 53.2 79.2
2013 54.1 79.6
2014 54.3 79.5
2015 55.5 79.9
2016 56.9 79.7
2017 57.8 80.1
2018 59.1 80.4
2019 59.6 80.6
2020 59.7 81.1
2021 60.3 80.8
2022 61.3 80.2
2023 61.8 80.6
2024 62 80.7
2025 62.2 80.9

Sierra Leone and Taiwan population clocks and comparison

Population
Sierra Leone

Taiwan
Year Population
Sierra Leone Taiwan
1960 2,268,356 -
1961 2,304,227 11,030,385
1962 2,342,242 11,392,513
1963 2,382,258 11,762,101
1964 2,424,390 12,137,143
1965 2,468,666 12,511,863
1966 2,514,638 12,874,153
1967 2,562,384 13,210,344
1968 2,611,532 13,548,537
1969 2,661,365 14,068,984
1970 2,712,286 14,582,944
1971 2,763,222 14,913,564
1972 2,814,388 15,220,495
1973 2,866,955 15,505,121
1974 2,920,459 15,784,817
1975 2,974,657 16,075,128
1976 3,028,820 16,401,413
1977 3,085,354 16,730,895
1978 3,145,517 17,042,272
1979 3,207,499 17,372,779
1980 3,272,089 17,704,538
1981 3,338,940 18,029,982
1982 3,408,183 18,354,855
1983 3,481,646 18,653,146
1984 3,558,758 18,929,866
1985 3,638,438 19,191,510
1986 3,728,380 19,411,454
1987 3,829,718 19,617,046
1988 3,934,517 19,839,704
1989 4,034,037 20,055,492
1990 4,196,828 20,278,946
1991 4,246,267 20,503,568
1992 4,166,366 20,704,227
1993 4,157,130 20,899,019
1994 4,173,105 21,086,645
1995 4,179,179 21,267,653
1996 4,199,210 21,441,432
1997 4,253,716 21,634,124
1998 4,295,785 21,835,703
1999 4,318,043 22,010,489
2000 4,423,611 22,184,530
2001 4,692,716 22,341,120
2002 4,971,435 22,463,172
2003 5,177,687 22,562,663
2004 5,355,717 22,646,836
2005 5,501,712 22,729,753
2006 5,624,466 22,823,455
2007 5,749,352 22,917,444
2008 5,894,722 22,997,696
2009 6,055,646 23,078,402
2010 6,222,714 23,140,948
2011 6,387,251 23,193,518
2012 6,551,080 23,270,367
2013 6,714,051 23,344,670
2014 6,876,385 23,403,635
2015 7,037,655 23,462,914
2016 7,205,328 23,515,945
2017 7,379,299 23,555,522
2018 7,554,563 23,580,080
2019 7,731,991 23,596,027
2020 7,912,558 23,582,179
2021 8,094,602 23,468,275
2022 8,276,807 23,319,977
2023 8,460,512 23,342,541
2024 8,642,022 23,410,331

Fertility rates in Sierra Leone and Taiwan

Fertility rate
Sierra Leone

Taiwan
Year Fertility rate
Sierra Leone Taiwan
1951 - 7.04
1952 - -
1953 - -
1954 - -
1955 - -
1956 - -
1957 - -
1958 - -
1959 - -
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 2.46
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 6.57 -
1991 6.55 1.72
1992 6.56 -
1993 6.57 -
1994 6.56 -
1995 6.56 -
1996 6.55 -
1997 6.53 -
1998 6.5 -
1999 6.42 -
2000 6.36 -
2001 6.31 1.4
2002 6.23 -
2003 6.09 -
2004 5.92 -
2005 5.81 -
2006 5.74 -
2007 5.64 -
2008 5.56 -
2009 5.45 -
2010 5.33 -
2011 5.21 1.07
2012 5.06 -
2013 4.87 -
2014 4.7 -
2015 4.55 1.18
2016 4.47 1.17
2017 4.39 1.13
2018 4.29 1.06
2019 4.19 1.05
2020 4.08 0.99
2021 3.98 0.98
2022 3.88 0.87
2023 3.79 0.87
2024 - 0.89

Sierra Leone and Taiwan demographics compared

Median age
Sierra Leone

Taiwan
Year Median age, years
Sierra Leone Taiwan
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 20.8
1975 19.6 21.2
1976 19.5 21.5
1977 19.4 21.9
1978 19.3 22.3
1979 19.2 22.6
1980 19.1 23
1981 19.1 23.4
1982 19 23.8
1983 18.9 24.1
1984 18.9 24.6
1985 18.8 25.1
1986 18.7 25.6
1987 18.7 26.1
1988 18.6 26.5
1989 18.6 27
1990 18.5 27.5
1991 18.5 28
1992 18.4 28.4
1993 18.4 28.9
1994 18.3 29.4
1995 18.2 29.8
1996 18.2 30.3
1997 18.1 30.7
1998 18.1 31.2
1999 18 31.6
2000 18 32.1
2001 18 32.6
2002 17.9 33.1
2003 17.9 33.6
2004 17.9 34.1
2005 18 34.7
2006 18 35.2
2007 18 35.8
2008 18.1 36.3
2009 18.1 36.8
2010 18.2 37.4
2011 18.3 37.9
2012 18.4 38.3
2013 18.5 38.9
2014 18.6 39.3
2015 18.7 39.9
2016 18.9 40.4
2017 19.1 41
2018 19.2 41.5
2019 19.4 42.1
2020 19.6 42.7
2021 19.8 43.3
2022 20 43.9
2023 20.3 44.5
2024 20.5 45.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Sierra Leone Taiwan
GNI, Atlas method
$7.26B
2024
$825B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.7%
2025
15.9%
2024
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.62%
2023
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.56%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.2%
2025
+0.43%
2024
Unemployment rate
3.19%
2018
3.38%
2024
Services, % of GDP
44.8%
2024
58.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
27.3%
2024
39.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
48
2025
79.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.4%
2018
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2018
n/a
Number of millionaires n/a
788,799
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
4.01%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
54
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0003%
2025
Total reserves including gold
$433M
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$322M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
71,000
2019
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
5.49%
2018
n/a
Banked people share
38.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Sierra Leone Taiwan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
2,308 kg
2024
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.07 megatons
2023
273.7 megatons
2022
CO2 emissions per capita
0.13 tons
2023
11.7 tons
2022
Renewable energy use share
71.6%
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
75.3%
2021
n/a
Hydroelectric share
70.5%
2021
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
35.5%
2023
n/a

Society

Sierra Leone Taiwan
% of world population
0.11%
2024
0.29%
2024
Annual migration change
-11,000
2024
+47,029
2024
Urban population
44.8%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.16 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
30.5
2025
78.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
67
2024
Higher education index
16
2025
88
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.14
2020
0.8
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
33
2019
2
2024
Visa free countries
68
2025
129
2025
Adult literacy rate
48.6%
2022
98.5%
2014
English speaking
83.5%
2023
30%
2025
People using the Internet
20.6%
2023
n/a

Health

Sierra Leone Taiwan
Government health expenditure per capita
$39.3
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$20.7
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
62.2 years
2025
80.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
28%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.04
2022
n/a
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
354
2023
14
2024
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
94.3
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
7.32%
2022
11.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
16
2025
55
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.9%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.29 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Sierra Leone Taiwan
% of world land
0.05%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
3,225 sq mi
2024
597 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
15,247 sq mi
2025
3,000 sq mi
2025
Forest area
9,559 sq mi
2025
8,495 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,270 mi
2015
25,771 mi
2019

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