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Sierra Leone vs Egypt

Sierra Leone and Egypt side by side across 199 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$8.27B vs $429.65BSierra Leone vs Egypt
GDP per Capita$919 vs $3,904Sierra Leone vs Egypt
Population8.82M vs 118.37MSierra Leone vs Egypt

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Indicator Sierra Leone EgyptPeriod
GDPEconomy$8.27B$429.65B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$919$3,9042026
Inflation RateEconomy7.5%14.3%2026
Official Exchange RateEconomy24.09 LCU/USD49.83 LCU/USD2026-07
Budget BalanceEconomy-2.2%-12.1%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy3.2%6.8%2025
Public DebtEconomy44.3%87%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-545.92M$-42.71B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy4.5%4.2%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$830$3,2602025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$3,690$19,3302025
GDP (PPP)Economy$32.78B$2.39T2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy29.5%16.6%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy25.7%32.1%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy7%14.5%2024/2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy41.6%47.3%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy23.2%12.9%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$320.83M$41.52B2024/2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy4.6%11.4%2024/2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy31.1%42%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$433.27M$48.88B2024/2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy5.5%25.8%2025
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy—12.5%2015
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy53.4%44.6%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy51.6%18.5%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy35.728.52018/2021
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy41.5%1.4%2018/2021
Account OwnershipEconomy38.6%43.1%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy25.9%23.8%2018/2024 ⚠
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy0.5%0.7%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy49.1%51.3%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy2.7%25%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$39M$4.87B2018/2020
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy71K13.03M2019
Current Account BalanceEconomy-3.3%-4.2%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$274M$46.58B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy4%15.2%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy2.2%15.3%2018/2024 ⚠
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy24.742.22024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy9%5.1%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%3%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0.2%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy—2%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy7.8%0.1%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$59$42023
Lending Interest RateEconomy21.4%24.3%2025/2024
Real Interest RateEconomy18.3%-7%2025/2024
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy19.2%8.1%2024/2025
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$426$3,1852021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy44.5%17.5%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy11.5%29.4%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy44%53.1%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy86%23.9%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy78.2%93.4%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy7.9%9.7%2018/2021
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy2.16.62024
ATMs per 100,000Economy3.537.12024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy2.5%2.8%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy2.2%8.9%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy65%7.1%2018/2021
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy91.5%58.5%2018/2021
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$1.56B$72.39B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$2.11B$115.11B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8190.5992024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.3890.1352024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade7.366.72021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade0.1%12.5%2018/2024 ⚠
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade25.1%51.9%2018/2024 ⚠
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade45.6%21.9%2018/2024 ⚠
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade0.7%3.8%2018/2024 ⚠
Exports (% of GDP)Trade20.9%19.8%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade28.2%31.5%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.4670.7542023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5660.3982023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.2810.5822023
PopulationDemographics8.82M118.37M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2%1.6%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics62 years71.8 years2024
Median AgeDemographics19.9 years24.7 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics3.72.742024
Rural PopulationDemographics54.1%57.1%2025
Population Under 15Demographics37.7%31.6%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics45.9%42.9%2025
Population DensityDemographics125.4/km²120.7/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics2920.52026
Death RateDemographics8.055.62026
Net Migration RateDemographics-1.37-0.442026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics63.7 years74 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics60.2 years69.7 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics3.3%1.8%2025
Infant MortalityHealth54.620.82024
HIV PrevalenceHealth1.4%0.1%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health4.7%4.9%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.130.672022/2020
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth48712023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth13.89.42021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth23.9%26%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth54.5%57.2%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth16.8%57.3%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth353.6172023
Under-Five MortalityHealth94.317.52023
Neonatal MortalityHealth29.39.252023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth372102024
Measles ImmunizationHealth90%97%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth91%98%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth57.2%18.4%2024
Basic SanitationHealth8.1%39.8%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth4.8%22.4%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health0.41.062006/2021 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth21.2%58.5%2019/2014 ⚠
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth86.9%97.1%2019/2021
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health1.161.792022/2018
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth91.241.12024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$36$1412023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth34.5%64.2%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth11.3%25%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth97.9%90.3%2019/2014 ⚠
Child StuntingChild Welfare25.2%12.9%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare6.3%3.3%2021
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare90.4%99.1%2019/2021
Child MarriageChild Welfare29.6%15.8%2019/2021
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare2.8%10.1%2021
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education2.6%3.8%2023/2008 ⚠
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation2%38%2002/2025 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation43.6%79.5%2019/2022
Youth Literacy RateEducation73%95.2%2019/2022
Primary Completion RateEducation69.4%96.1%2019/2022
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation47%88.1%2019/2022
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation97.4%96.5%2023/2024
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation96.2%93.4%2024
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation71.8%70%2024
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation19.6%75.7%2019/2022
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation69.8%87.1%2024
Secondary EnrollmentEducation86.9%84.8%2023/2024
UndernourishmentFood Security24.1%9.4%2023
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture54.7%4.1%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture104.7109.12022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture2.86M t—2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture2.21K t—2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture93.75K t—2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture60K t780K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture7.44K t—2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture27.44K t7.21M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture1.39M t6.43M t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture—9.4M t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture1,704 kg/ha7,585 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture1,409 kg/ha9,132 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture—6,778 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture682.1K head2.6M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance2.21.32020/2017
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance33302024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.4710.1872025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.3480.1152025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.5710.7292025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.7-0.832024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.97-0.12024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.84-0.752024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.45-0.982024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-1.06-0.52024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.51-1.62024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian0220.03K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian002025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian0878.27K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian052025
Internet UsersTechnology25.1%74.6%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology107.997.12022/2024
4G CoverageTechnology81.6%98%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology011.72021/2024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology6.1%1.6%2025
3G CoverageTechnology97.2%99.8%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology38.2%2.5%2017/2025 ⚠
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology9.1%0.7%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology—1%2024
Electricity AccessInfrastructure39.2%100%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure50.19K16.67M2012/2023 ⚠
Slum PopulationInfrastructure49.3%3.8%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy112.1 MW9.3K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy17.4 MW3.3K MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy—3K MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy60.9 MW2.8K MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy71.6%6.1%2022/2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy0.9%99.9%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy—1,493 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy—19.9%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy16.2 MW35.3 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy24.9%100%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy9.5%3.1%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%3.8%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy85.7%6.1%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy4.8%87%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy0.2 TWh244 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy48 gCO₂/kWh563 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy674 kWh9,661 kWh2023/2024
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.17 t2.5 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate75.3%12.2%2021
Forest AreaClimate34.3%0%2023
Protected AreasClimate5.1%11.6%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate0.1%7,750%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate22.5 µg/m³43.1 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Sierra Leone or Egypt have the larger economy?

Egypt has the larger economy: $8.27B for Sierra Leone versus $429.65B for Egypt (GDP, current US$).

How do Sierra Leone and Egypt compare across indicators?

This page compares Sierra Leone and Egypt on 199 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

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Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=<key>&latest=true&country_codes=SL,EG with a free Africa API key to get both countries' latest values as JSON.

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