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Sierra Leone vs Vietnam statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Sierra Leone has a population of 8.64M (ranked 102/197), compared with 101M in Vietnam (ranked 16/197). Sierra Leone's land area is 27,869 sq mi versus 121,016 sq mi for Vietnam (ranked 116th vs. 67th).

By GDP, Sierra Leone ranks 157/197 ($7.55B) and Vietnam ranks 34/197 ($476B). By GDP per capita, Sierra Leone ranks 183/197 ($873), while Vietnam ranks 123/197 ($4,717).

Main facts and rankings

Sierra Leone Vietnam
Population
8961932
102063551
Population rank 102/197 16/197
GDP
$7.55B
2024
$476B
2024
GDP rank 157/197 34/197
GDP per capita
$873
2024
$4,717
2024
GDP per capita rank 183/197 123/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,516
2024
$16,386
2024
Government debt
$3.25B
2024
$157B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
44.3%
2025
33.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$376
2024
$1,550
2024
Government debt per person rank 174/185 127/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,438
2025
$4,107
2025
Land area
27,869 sq mi
2025
121,016 sq mi
2025
Population density
310 ppl/mi²
2024
835 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.79
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
20.5 years
2024
33.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.2 years
2025
74.9 years
2025

Sierra Leone and Vietnam: Comparison Charts

Sierra Leone and Vietnam economies compared

GDP
Sierra Leone

Vietnam
Year GDP
Sierra Leone Vietnam
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 $14,094,687,821
1986 $490,181,457 $26,336,616,250
1987 $660,106,336 $36,658,108,850
1988 $1,055,083,933 $25,423,812,649
1989 $932,974,420 $6,293,304,975
1990 $649,644,098 $6,471,740,806
1991 $779,981,987 $9,613,369,520
1992 $679,940,814 $9,866,990,236
1993 $768,867,883 $13,180,953,598
1994 $911,853,802 $16,286,433,533
1995 $870,740,292 $20,736,164,459
1996 $941,709,423 $24,657,470,575
1997 $850,232,760 $26,843,700,442
1998 $672,368,187 $27,209,602,050
1999 $669,386,624 $28,683,659,007
2000 $635,866,404 $31,172,518,403
2001 $1,681,473,894 $32,685,198,809
2002 $1,933,863,911 $35,064,105,501
2003 $2,142,618,046 $39,552,513,232
2004 $2,237,350,687 $45,427,854,693
2005 $2,545,275,313 $57,633,255,738
2006 $3,263,697,467 $66,371,664,817
2007 $3,632,957,611 $77,414,425,532
2008 $4,157,895,298 $99,130,304,099
2009 $3,953,403,098 $106,014,659,565
2010 $4,262,805,967 $147,201,173,197
2011 $4,861,632,885 $172,595,049,184
2012 $6,141,666,509 $195,590,661,129
2013 $7,502,762,863 $213,708,811,665
2014 $7,686,138,791 $233,451,469,643
2015 $6,788,352,975 $239,258,328,382
2016 $6,084,297,211 $257,096,001,178
2017 $5,749,846,528 $281,353,605,987
2018 $6,390,514,689 $310,106,478,395
2019 $6,526,183,564 $334,365,270,497
2020 $6,693,888,876 $346,615,738,538
2021 $7,173,379,137 $366,474,752,771
2022 $7,124,465,160 $413,445,230,669
2023 $6,411,787,856 $433,857,681,378
2024 $7,547,843,281 $476,388,230,307

Sierra Leone and Vietnam economies compared

GDP per capita
Sierra Leone

Vietnam
Year GDP per capita
Sierra Leone Vietnam
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 $238.6
1986 $131.5 $436
1987 $172.4 $595
1988 $268.2 $405
1989 $231.3 $98.1
1990 $154.8 $98.8
1991 $183.7 $143.7
1992 $163.2 $144.5
1993 $185 $189.4
1994 $218.5 $229.9
1995 $208.4 $287.8
1996 $224.3 $337
1997 $199.9 $362
1998 $156.5 $361
1999 $155 $376
2000 $143.7 $404
2001 $358 $419
2002 $389 $445
2003 $414 $497
2004 $418 $565
2005 $463 $711
2006 $580 $808
2007 $632 $926
2008 $705 $1,164
2009 $653 $1,226
2010 $685 $1,683
2011 $761 $1,951
2012 $938 $2,185
2013 $1,117 $2,360
2014 $1,118 $2,546
2015 $965 $2,578
2016 $844 $2,735
2017 $779 $2,956
2018 $846 $3,222
2019 $844 $3,441
2020 $846 $3,534
2021 $886 $3,704
2022 $861 $4,148
2023 $758 $4,323
2024 $873 $4,717

Sierra Leone vs. Vietnam life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Sierra Leone

Vietnam
Year Life expectancy, years
Sierra Leone Vietnam
1950 28.9 48
1951 29.3 48.7
1952 29.7 49.4
1953 30.1 50
1954 30.5 52
1955 30.9 54.8
1956 31.3 55.5
1957 31.8 56.2
1958 32.1 56.8
1959 32.6 57.4
1960 33.1 58
1961 33.6 58.5
1962 34.2 58.2
1963 34.7 56.9
1964 35.3 57.5
1965 35.9 57
1966 36.6 56.9
1967 37.3 56.7
1968 37.8 52.7
1969 38.2 54.8
1970 38.6 54.9
1971 39.1 55.6
1972 39.5 51.9
1973 40 55.7
1974 40.4 54.8
1975 41 61.9
1976 41.4 63.7
1977 41.8 64.1
1978 42.2 64.5
1979 42.5 65
1980 42.8 65.3
1981 43.1 65.8
1982 43.3 66.2
1983 43.5 66.5
1984 43.6 66.9
1985 43.6 67.2
1986 43.5 67.6
1987 43.7 68
1988 43.8 68.6
1989 43.7 68.8
1990 43.7 69
1991 43.3 69.3
1992 43.5 69.6
1993 43.4 70
1994 42.8 70.4
1995 42.6 70.9
1996 43.5 71.3
1997 43.6 71.7
1998 42.7 72.3
1999 42 72.6
2000 44.8 72.7
2001 45.4 73
2002 46.2 73.1
2003 46.8 73.2
2004 47.5 73.1
2005 48.3 73.2
2006 49.5 73.3
2007 50 73.4
2008 50.7 73.5
2009 51.3 73.5
2010 51.9 73.6
2011 52.6 73.7
2012 53.2 73.8
2013 54.1 73.8
2014 54.3 73.9
2015 55.5 74
2016 56.9 74
2017 57.8 74
2018 59.1 74.1
2019 59.6 74.2
2020 59.7 75.4
2021 60.3 74.1
2022 61.3 74.5
2023 61.8 74.6
2024 62 74.7
2025 62.2 74.9

Sierra Leone and Vietnam population clocks and comparison

Population
Sierra Leone

Vietnam
Year Population
Sierra Leone Vietnam
1960 2,268,356 32,531,933
1961 2,304,227 33,409,059
1962 2,342,242 34,288,560
1963 2,382,258 35,249,101
1964 2,424,390 36,201,563
1965 2,468,666 37,129,656
1966 2,514,638 38,024,836
1967 2,562,384 38,895,080
1968 2,611,532 39,734,609
1969 2,661,365 40,582,096
1970 2,712,286 41,475,230
1971 2,763,222 42,449,276
1972 2,814,388 43,429,168
1973 2,866,955 44,409,861
1974 2,920,459 45,413,537
1975 2,974,657 46,482,903
1976 3,028,820 47,684,931
1977 3,085,354 48,954,872
1978 3,145,517 50,249,552
1979 3,207,499 51,378,211
1980 3,272,089 52,490,101
1981 3,338,940 53,738,141
1982 3,408,183 55,011,289
1983 3,481,646 56,337,921
1984 3,558,758 57,706,067
1985 3,638,438 59,060,622
1986 3,728,380 60,347,048
1987 3,829,718 61,584,651
1988 3,934,517 62,843,228
1989 4,034,037 64,147,348
1990 4,196,828 65,504,552
1991 4,246,267 66,891,775
1992 4,166,366 68,260,337
1993 4,157,130 69,586,384
1994 4,173,105 70,854,391
1995 4,179,179 72,049,940
1996 4,199,210 73,156,447
1997 4,253,716 74,226,889
1998 4,295,785 75,299,660
1999 4,318,043 76,287,452
2000 4,423,611 77,154,011
2001 4,692,716 77,969,361
2002 4,971,435 78,772,224
2003 5,177,687 79,563,777
2004 5,355,717 80,338,971
2005 5,501,712 81,088,313
2006 5,624,466 82,167,897
2007 5,749,352 83,633,375
2008 5,894,722 85,175,788
2009 6,055,646 86,460,018
2010 6,222,714 87,455,152
2011 6,387,251 88,468,314
2012 6,551,080 89,510,356
2013 6,714,051 90,573,104
2014 6,876,385 91,679,578
2015 7,037,655 92,823,254
2016 7,205,328 94,000,117
2017 7,379,299 95,176,977
2018 7,554,563 96,237,319
2019 7,731,991 97,173,776
2020 7,912,558 98,079,191
2021 8,094,602 98,935,098
2022 8,276,807 99,680,655
2023 8,460,512 100,352,192
2024 8,642,022 100,987,686

Fertility rates in Sierra Leone and Vietnam

Fertility rate
Sierra Leone

Vietnam
Year Fertility rate
Sierra Leone Vietnam
1960 6.18 6.27
1961 6.21 5.48
1962 6.22 6.26
1963 6.26 6.39
1964 6.29 6.29
1965 6.31 6.16
1966 6.35 5.97
1967 6.38 5.88
1968 6.39 6.03
1969 6.39 6.01
1970 6.41 6.02
1971 6.43 6.07
1972 6.45 6.1
1973 6.47 6.11
1974 6.53 5.78
1975 6.55 5.62
1976 6.55 5.46
1977 6.57 5.29
1978 6.59 5.1
1979 6.58 4.94
1980 6.56 4.8
1981 6.55 4.67
1982 6.56 4.59
1983 6.57 4.52
1984 6.59 4.41
1985 6.59 4.21
1986 6.6 3.96
1987 6.61 3.72
1988 6.59 3.62
1989 6.57 3.64
1990 6.57 3.6
1991 6.55 3.52
1992 6.56 3.35
1993 6.57 3.17
1994 6.56 2.94
1995 6.56 2.7
1996 6.55 2.47
1997 6.53 2.27
1998 6.5 2.1
1999 6.42 2
2000 6.36 2.03
2001 6.31 2.02
2002 6.23 2.01
2003 6.09 2
2004 5.92 1.97
2005 5.81 1.89
2006 5.74 1.87
2007 5.64 1.91
2008 5.56 1.93
2009 5.45 1.92
2010 5.33 1.91
2011 5.21 1.93
2012 5.06 1.97
2013 4.87 1.98
2014 4.7 2.09
2015 4.55 2.1
2016 4.47 2
2017 4.39 1.99
2018 4.29 1.88
2019 4.19 1.94
2020 4.08 1.96
2021 3.98 1.94
2022 3.88 1.93
2023 3.79 1.91

Sierra Leone and Vietnam demographics compared

Median age
Sierra Leone

Vietnam
Year Median age, years
Sierra Leone Vietnam
1960 21.1 21.2
1961 21.1 20.7
1962 21.1 20.2
1963 21 19.7
1964 21 19.2
1965 20.9 18.9
1966 20.9 18.7
1967 20.8 18.5
1968 20.7 18.4
1969 20.6 18.4
1970 20.4 18.4
1971 20.2 18.4
1972 20.1 18.5
1973 19.9 18.5
1974 19.8 18.6
1975 19.6 18.7
1976 19.5 18.8
1977 19.4 19
1978 19.3 19.1
1979 19.2 19.3
1980 19.1 19.4
1981 19.1 19.5
1982 19 19.6
1983 18.9 19.7
1984 18.9 19.8
1985 18.8 19.9
1986 18.7 20
1987 18.7 20.1
1988 18.6 20.2
1989 18.6 20.4
1990 18.5 20.5
1991 18.5 20.7
1992 18.4 20.9
1993 18.4 21.1
1994 18.3 21.4
1995 18.2 21.7
1996 18.2 22
1997 18.1 22.4
1998 18.1 22.9
1999 18 23.3
2000 18 23.7
2001 18 24.2
2002 17.9 24.6
2003 17.9 25
2004 17.9 25.4
2005 18 25.8
2006 18 26.3
2007 18 26.9
2008 18.1 27.4
2009 18.1 27.9
2010 18.2 28.3
2011 18.3 28.7
2012 18.4 29
2013 18.5 29.4
2014 18.6 29.8
2015 18.7 30.2
2016 18.9 30.5
2017 19.1 30.8
2018 19.2 31.2
2019 19.4 31.6
2020 19.6 32.1
2021 19.8 32.5
2022 20 33
2023 20.3 33.4
2024 20.5 33.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Sierra Leone Vietnam
GNI, Atlas method
$7.26B
2024
$454B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.7%
2025
22%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.62%
2023
2.89%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.56%
2023
1.81%
2018
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
522,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.2%
2025
-3.39%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.19%
2018
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
44.8%
2024
42.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
27.3%
2024
37.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
48
2025
65.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.4%
2018
28.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2018
2.6%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
5
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.000007%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
393
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$205B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$433M
2024
$83.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$322M
2024
$16B
2024
International tourist arrivals
71,000
2019
3,837,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
5.49%
2018
1.11%
2020
Banked people share
38.6%
2024
70.6%
2024

Energy

Sierra Leone Vietnam
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
1,023 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$13.6
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.07 megatons
2023
373 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.13 tons
2023
3.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
79.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
71.6%
2022
24.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
11.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
34%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,624 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
75.3%
2021
41.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
70.5%
2021
34.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
35.5%
2023
99.8%
2023

Society

Sierra Leone Vietnam
% of world population
0.11%
2024
1.24%
2024
Annual migration change
-11,000
2024
-59,645
2024
Urban population
44.8%
2024
40.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Average female height
5.16 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
30.5
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
16
2025
52
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.14
2020
1.54
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
33
2019
30.6
2019
Visa free countries
68
2025
69
2025
Adult literacy rate
48.6%
2022
96.1%
2022
English speaking
83.5%
2023
16%
2025
People using the Internet
20.6%
2023
84.2%
2024

Health

Sierra Leone Vietnam
Government health expenditure per capita
$39.3
2022
$188.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$20.7
2022
$74.7
2022
Life expectancy
62.2 years
2025
74.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
28%
2022
1.59%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.04
2022
0.83
2016
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
354
2023
48
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
94.3
2023
20
2023
Obesity rate
7.32%
2022
2.04%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
3.4%
2024
Air quality index
16
2025
18
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.9%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.29 liters
2020
8.04 liters
2020

Territory

Sierra Leone Vietnam
% of world land
0.05%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
3,225 sq mi
2024
1,198 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
15,247 sq mi
2025
47,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
9,559 sq mi
2025
57,416 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,270 mi
2015
354,460 mi
2019

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