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Sierra Leone vs Yemen statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Sierra Leone has a population of 8.64M (ranked 102/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). Sierra Leone's land area is 27,869 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 116th vs. 49th).

By GDP, Sierra Leone ranks 157/197 ($7.55B) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, Sierra Leone ranks 183/197 ($873), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).

Main facts and rankings

Sierra Leone Yemen
Population
8961932
42727988
Population rank 102/197 37/197
GDP
$7.55B
2024
$21.6B
2018
GDP rank 157/197 124/197
GDP per capita
$873
2024
$634
2018
GDP per capita rank 183/197 192/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,516
2024
$3,164
2013
Government debt
$3.25B
2024
$18.8B
2018
Debt-to-GDP ratio
44.3%
2025
71.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$376
2024
$551
2018
Government debt per person rank 174/185 164/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,438
2025
$1,333
2025
Land area
27,869 sq mi
2025
203,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
310 ppl/mi²
2024
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.79
2023
4.59
2023
Median age
20.5 years
2024
19.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.2 years
2025
69.6 years
2025

Sierra Leone and Yemen: Comparison Charts

Sierra Leone and Yemen economies compared

GDP
Sierra Leone

Yemen
Year GDP
Sierra Leone Yemen
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 $1,055,083,933 -
1989 $932,974,420 -
1990 $649,644,098 $12,643,821,569
1991 $779,981,987 $14,665,445,462
1992 $679,940,814 $17,959,367,194
1993 $768,867,883 $21,736,802,664
1994 $911,853,802 $28,019,483,764
1995 $870,740,292 $12,796,345,679
1996 $941,709,423 $6,496,163,616
1997 $850,232,760 $6,838,298,531
1998 $672,368,187 $6,322,175,566
1999 $669,386,624 $7,639,325,296
2000 $635,866,404 $9,679,316,770
2001 $1,681,473,894 $9,852,990,693
2002 $1,933,863,911 $10,693,430,511
2003 $2,142,618,046 $11,777,532,662
2004 $2,237,350,687 $13,867,634,371
2005 $2,545,275,313 $16,731,566,717
2006 $3,263,697,467 $19,063,143,370
2007 $3,632,957,611 $21,650,528,674
2008 $4,157,895,298 $26,910,855,807
2009 $3,953,403,098 $25,130,278,213
2010 $4,262,805,967 $30,906,749,533
2011 $4,861,632,885 $32,726,417,878
2012 $6,141,666,509 $35,401,331,609
2013 $7,502,762,863 $40,415,233,436
2014 $7,686,138,791 $43,228,585,321
2015 $6,788,352,975 $42,444,490,074
2016 $6,084,297,211 $31,317,825,274
2017 $5,749,846,528 $26,842,229,045
2018 $6,390,514,689 $21,606,160,663
2019 $6,526,183,564 -
2020 $6,693,888,876 -
2021 $7,173,379,137 -
2022 $7,124,465,160 -
2023 $6,411,787,856 -
2024 $7,547,843,281 -

Sierra Leone and Yemen economies compared

GDP per capita
Sierra Leone

Yemen
Year GDP per capita
Sierra Leone Yemen
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 $268.2 -
1989 $231.3 -
1990 $154.8 $910
1991 $183.7 $1,016
1992 $163.2 $1,198
1993 $185 $1,397
1994 $218.5 $1,735
1995 $208.4 $764
1996 $224.3 $375
1997 $199.9 $383
1998 $156.5 $343
1999 $155 $401
2000 $143.7 $493
2001 $358 $487
2002 $389 $513
2003 $414 $549
2004 $418 $628
2005 $463 $734
2006 $580 $810
2007 $632 $890
2008 $705 $1,072
2009 $653 $969
2010 $685 $1,155
2011 $761 $1,186
2012 $938 $1,245
2013 $1,117 $1,379
2014 $1,118 $1,430
2015 $965 $1,362
2016 $844 $975
2017 $779 $811
2018 $846 $634
2019 $844 -
2020 $846 -
2021 $886 -
2022 $861 -
2023 $758 -
2024 $873 -

Sierra Leone vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Sierra Leone

Yemen
Year Life expectancy, years
Sierra Leone Yemen
1950 28.9 28.9
1951 29.3 29.3
1952 29.7 29.6
1953 30.1 30
1954 30.5 30.4
1955 30.9 30.8
1956 31.3 31.3
1957 31.8 31.8
1958 32.1 32.4
1959 32.6 32.9
1960 33.1 33.5
1961 33.6 34.1
1962 34.2 33.7
1963 34.7 33.4
1964 35.3 34.9
1965 35.9 35.6
1966 36.6 36.3
1967 37.3 37.1
1968 37.8 38
1969 38.2 39.6
1970 38.6 40.6
1971 39.1 41.8
1972 39.5 42.7
1973 40 43.6
1974 40.4 44.5
1975 41 45.5
1976 41.4 46.4
1977 41.8 47.4
1978 42.2 48.5
1979 42.5 49.5
1980 42.8 50.6
1981 43.1 51.7
1982 43.3 52.4
1983 43.5 53.6
1984 43.6 54.6
1985 43.6 55.4
1986 43.5 54
1987 43.7 56.8
1988 43.8 57.4
1989 43.7 58
1990 43.7 58.5
1991 43.3 58.8
1992 43.5 59.3
1993 43.4 59.7
1994 42.8 59.8
1995 42.6 60.5
1996 43.5 60.9
1997 43.6 61.3
1998 42.7 61.8
1999 42 62.3
2000 44.8 62.8
2001 45.4 63.3
2002 46.2 63.8
2003 46.8 64.4
2004 47.5 64.9
2005 48.3 65.4
2006 49.5 65.8
2007 50 66.2
2008 50.7 66.6
2009 51.3 66.9
2010 51.9 67.2
2011 52.6 67.4
2012 53.2 67.6
2013 54.1 68
2014 54.3 68
2015 55.5 66.8
2016 56.9 67.1
2017 57.8 67.1
2018 59.1 65.9
2019 59.6 66.6
2020 59.7 66.4
2021 60.3 66
2022 61.3 68
2023 61.8 69.3
2024 62 69.4
2025 62.2 69.6

Sierra Leone and Yemen population clocks and comparison

Population
Sierra Leone

Yemen
Year Population
Sierra Leone Yemen
1960 2,268,356 5,532,301
1961 2,304,227 5,655,232
1962 2,342,242 5,782,221
1963 2,382,258 5,911,135
1964 2,424,390 6,048,006
1965 2,468,666 6,195,593
1966 2,514,638 6,351,494
1967 2,562,384 6,516,444
1968 2,611,532 6,690,524
1969 2,661,365 6,875,859
1970 2,712,286 7,065,279
1971 2,763,222 7,257,462
1972 2,814,388 7,460,068
1973 2,866,955 7,672,796
1974 2,920,459 7,896,783
1975 2,974,657 8,133,598
1976 3,028,820 8,384,113
1977 3,085,354 8,648,222
1978 3,145,517 8,926,586
1979 3,207,499 9,224,194
1980 3,272,089 9,543,358
1981 3,338,940 9,882,362
1982 3,408,183 10,241,006
1983 3,481,646 10,621,499
1984 3,558,758 11,025,597
1985 3,638,438 11,453,825
1986 3,728,380 11,901,040
1987 3,829,718 12,369,912
1988 3,934,517 12,859,708
1989 4,034,037 13,364,174
1990 4,196,828 13,887,862
1991 4,246,267 14,430,201
1992 4,166,366 14,989,494
1993 4,157,130 15,563,914
1994 4,173,105 16,149,147
1995 4,179,179 16,740,058
1996 4,199,210 17,313,177
1997 4,253,716 17,873,936
1998 4,295,785 18,446,013
1999 4,318,043 19,029,420
2000 4,423,611 19,624,141
2001 4,692,716 20,226,147
2002 4,971,435 20,835,086
2003 5,177,687 21,456,379
2004 5,355,717 22,095,167
2005 5,501,712 22,790,085
2006 5,624,466 23,543,083
2007 5,749,352 24,318,082
2008 5,894,722 25,111,941
2009 6,055,646 25,927,724
2010 6,222,714 26,754,387
2011 6,387,251 27,582,897
2012 6,551,080 28,433,647
2013 6,714,051 29,312,952
2014 6,876,385 30,226,309
2015 7,037,655 31,159,379
2016 7,205,328 32,109,010
2017 7,379,299 33,090,921
2018 7,554,563 34,085,182
2019 7,731,991 35,111,408
2020 7,912,558 36,134,863
2021 8,094,602 37,140,230
2022 8,276,807 38,222,876
2023 8,460,512 39,390,799
2024 8,642,022 40,583,164

Fertility rates in Sierra Leone and Yemen

Fertility rate
Sierra Leone

Yemen
Year Fertility rate
Sierra Leone Yemen
1960 6.18 7.99
1961 6.21 8
1962 6.22 8.01
1963 6.26 8.03
1964 6.29 8.07
1965 6.31 8.1
1966 6.35 8.14
1967 6.38 8.17
1968 6.39 8.19
1969 6.39 8.22
1970 6.41 8.23
1971 6.43 8.26
1972 6.45 8.27
1973 6.47 8.29
1974 6.53 8.33
1975 6.55 8.37
1976 6.55 8.42
1977 6.57 8.47
1978 6.59 8.5
1979 6.58 8.67
1980 6.56 8.71
1981 6.55 8.75
1982 6.56 8.79
1983 6.57 8.83
1984 6.59 8.85
1985 6.59 8.86
1986 6.6 8.86
1987 6.61 8.83
1988 6.59 8.79
1989 6.57 8.71
1990 6.57 8.61
1991 6.55 8.46
1992 6.56 8.27
1993 6.57 8.05
1994 6.56 7.8
1995 6.56 7.53
1996 6.55 7
1997 6.53 6.82
1998 6.5 6.64
1999 6.42 6.49
2000 6.36 6.32
2001 6.31 6.14
2002 6.23 5.97
2003 6.09 5.84
2004 5.92 5.71
2005 5.81 5.56
2006 5.74 5.41
2007 5.64 5.26
2008 5.56 5.11
2009 5.45 5
2010 5.33 4.81
2011 5.21 4.63
2012 5.06 4.63
2013 4.87 4.62
2014 4.7 4.62
2015 4.55 4.62
2016 4.47 4.61
2017 4.39 4.61
2018 4.29 4.61
2019 4.19 4.6
2020 4.08 4.6
2021 3.98 4.6
2022 3.88 4.59
2023 3.79 4.59

Sierra Leone and Yemen demographics compared

Median age
Sierra Leone

Yemen
Year Median age, years
Sierra Leone Yemen
1960 21.1 19.7
1961 21.1 19.6
1962 21.1 19.6
1963 21 19.5
1964 21 19.4
1965 20.9 19.3
1966 20.9 19.2
1967 20.8 19.1
1968 20.7 18.9
1969 20.6 18.7
1970 20.4 18.4
1971 20.2 18.1
1972 20.1 17.8
1973 19.9 17.6
1974 19.8 17.3
1975 19.6 17
1976 19.5 16.8
1977 19.4 16.6
1978 19.3 16.3
1979 19.2 16.1
1980 19.1 15.9
1981 19.1 15.7
1982 19 15.5
1983 18.9 15.3
1984 18.9 15.1
1985 18.8 15
1986 18.7 14.9
1987 18.7 14.8
1988 18.6 14.7
1989 18.6 14.6
1990 18.5 14.6
1991 18.5 14.6
1992 18.4 14.6
1993 18.4 14.6
1994 18.3 14.6
1995 18.2 14.7
1996 18.2 14.8
1997 18.1 14.9
1998 18.1 15
1999 18 15.2
2000 18 15.4
2001 18 15.6
2002 17.9 15.8
2003 17.9 16
2004 17.9 16.2
2005 18 16.4
2006 18 16.7
2007 18 16.9
2008 18.1 17.2
2009 18.1 17.4
2010 18.2 17.7
2011 18.3 17.9
2012 18.4 18.1
2013 18.5 18.3
2014 18.6 18.5
2015 18.7 18.7
2016 18.9 18.8
2017 19.1 18.9
2018 19.2 19
2019 19.4 19.1
2020 19.6 19.1
2021 19.8 19.1
2022 20 19.2
2023 20.3 19.2
2024 20.5 19.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Sierra Leone Yemen
GNI, Atlas method
$7.26B
2024
$25.3B
2018
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.7%
2025
9.59%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.62%
2023
5.46%
2012
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.56%
2023
3.97%
2014
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
40,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.2%
2025
-3.73%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.19%
2018
13.5%
2014
Services, % of GDP
44.8%
2024
41.8%
2018
Industry, % of GDP
27.3%
2024
25.4%
2018
Economic freedom index
48
2025
53.7
2015
Income share by richest 10%
29.4%
2018
29.4%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2018
3%
2014
Total reserves including gold
$433M
2024
$1.25B
2022
Personal remittances received
$322M
2024
$3.43B
2024
International tourist arrivals
71,000
2019
398,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
5.49%
2018
12.4%
2016
Banked people share
38.6%
2024
11.9%
2022

Energy

Sierra Leone Yemen
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
68.9 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$11.2
2013
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.07 megatons
2023
10.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.13 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
93.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
71.6%
2022
3.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.64%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-11%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
54 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
75.3%
2021
21.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
70.5%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
35.5%
2023
83.6%
2023

Society

Sierra Leone Yemen
% of world population
0.11%
2024
0.5%
2024
Annual migration change
-11,000
2024
-10,482
2024
Urban population
44.8%
2024
40.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.16 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
30.5
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
16
2025
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.14
2020
6.31
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
33
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
68
2025
46
2025
Adult literacy rate
48.6%
2022
54.1%
2004
English speaking
83.5%
2023
9%
2023
People using the Internet
20.6%
2023
13.8%
2020

Health

Sierra Leone Yemen
Government health expenditure per capita
$39.3
2022
$38.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$20.7
2022
$26.8
2022
Life expectancy
62.2 years
2025
69.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
28%
2022
23.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.04
2022
0.29
2014
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
354
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
94.3
2023
39.3
2023
Obesity rate
7.32%
2022
14.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
16
2025
31
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.9%
2022
21.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.29 liters
2020
0.04 liters
2020

Territory

Sierra Leone Yemen
% of world land
0.05%
2025
0.35%
2025
Land area per capita
3,225 sq mi
2024
5,023 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
15,247 sq mi
2025
90,549 sq mi
2025
Forest area
9,559 sq mi
2025
2,120 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,270 mi
2015
n/a

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