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Sierra Leone vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Sierra Leone has a population of 8.64M (ranked 102/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Sierra Leone's land area is 27,869 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 116th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Sierra Leone ranks 157/197 ($7.55B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Sierra Leone ranks 183/197 ($873), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Sierra Leone Vatican
Population
8961932
949
Population rank 102/197 197/197
GDP
$7.55B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 157/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$873
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 183/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,516
2024
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$3.25B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
44.3%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$376
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 174/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,438
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
27,869 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
310 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
3.79
2023
n/a
Median age
20.5 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
62.2 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Sierra Leone and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Sierra Leone vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Sierra Leone

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Sierra Leone Vatican
1950 28.9 65.9
1951 29.3 65.3
1952 29.7 65.7
1953 30.1 66.3
1954 30.5 67.5
1955 30.9 67.8
1956 31.3 67.3
1957 31.8 67.5
1958 32.1 68.7
1959 32.6 69.2
1960 33.1 69.2
1961 33.6 69.8
1962 34.2 69.2
1963 34.7 69.3
1964 35.3 70.3
1965 35.9 70.1
1966 36.6 70.9
1967 37.3 70.9
1968 37.8 70.7
1969 38.2 70.7
1970 38.6 71.5
1971 39.1 71.7
1972 39.5 72
1973 40 71.9
1974 40.4 72.7
1975 41 72.6
1976 41.4 72.9
1977 41.8 73.3
1978 42.2 73.7
1979 42.5 74
1980 42.8 74.1
1981 43.1 74.3
1982 43.3 74.8
1983 43.5 74.7
1984 43.6 75.1
1985 43.6 75.5
1986 43.5 75.7
1987 43.7 76.2
1988 43.8 76.4
1989 43.7 76.8
1990 43.7 76.9
1991 43.3 76.9
1992 43.5 77.3
1993 43.4 77
1994 42.8 77.7
1995 42.6 77.8
1996 43.5 78.5
1997 43.6 78.2
1998 42.7 78.3
1999 42 78.7
2000 44.8 79.3
2001 45.4 79.9
2002 46.2 80
2003 46.8 79.8
2004 47.5 80.2
2005 48.3 80.6
2006 49.5 81.2
2007 50 81.3
2008 50.7 81.4
2009 51.3 81.3
2010 51.9 81.5
2011 52.6 81.7
2012 53.2 82
2013 54.1 82.5
2014 54.3 82.6
2015 55.5 82.5
2016 56.9 82.9
2017 57.8 82.7
2018 59.1 83.3
2019 59.6 83.6
2020 59.7 83
2021 60.3 82.9
2022 61.3 83.3
2023 61.8 83
2024 62 83.1
2025 62.2 83.3

Sierra Leone and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Sierra Leone

Vatican
Year Population
Sierra Leone Vatican
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 4,196,828 -
1991 4,246,267 -
1992 4,166,366 -
1993 4,157,130 -
1994 4,173,105 -
1995 4,179,179 -
1996 4,199,210 -
1997 4,253,716 -
1998 4,295,785 -
1999 4,318,043 -
2000 4,423,611 880
2001 4,692,716 890
2002 4,971,435 900
2003 5,177,687 911
2004 5,355,717 921
2005 5,501,712 921
2006 5,624,466 932
2007 5,749,352 821
2008 5,894,722 824
2009 6,055,646 826
2010 6,222,714 829
2011 6,387,251 832
2012 6,551,080 836
2013 6,714,051 839
2014 6,876,385 842
2015 7,037,655 1,000
2016 7,205,328 -
2017 7,379,299 1,000
2018 7,554,563 -
2019 7,731,991 1,000
2020 7,912,558 -
2021 8,094,602 -
2022 8,276,807 -
2023 8,460,512 -
2024 8,642,022 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Sierra Leone Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$7.26B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.7%
2025
n/a
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
n/a
Unemployment rate
3.19%
2018
n/a
Services, % of GDP
44.8%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
27.3%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
48
2025
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.4%
2018
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2018
n/a
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 Vatican
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.07 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
0.13 tons
2023
n/a
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 Vatican
% of world population
0.11%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
-11,000
2024
n/a
Urban population
44.8%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.16 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
30.5
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
16
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.14
2020
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
33
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
68
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
48.6%
2022
100%
2013
English speaking
83.5%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
20.6%
2023
n/a

Health

Sierra Leone Vatican
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
83.3 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
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
94.3
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
7.32%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
16
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.9%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.29 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Sierra Leone Vatican
% of world land
0.05%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
3,225 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
15,247 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
9,559 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
7,270 mi
2015
5.59 mi
2003

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