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Sierra Leone vs Kenya

173 indicators have a value for Sierra Leone, Kenya, or both. Open an indicator to see the available country ranking and source details.

GDP$8.27B vs $147.27BSierra Leone vs Kenya
GDP per Capita$919 vs $2,714Sierra Leone vs Kenya
Population8.82M vs 57.53MSierra Leone vs Kenya

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Indicator Sierra Leone KenyaPeriod
GDPEconomy$8.27B$147.27B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$919$2,7142026
Inflation RateEconomy7.5%6.6%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy8.8%2026-08-11
Official Exchange RateEconomy24.16 LCU/USD129.42 LCU/USD2026-09
Budget BalanceEconomy-2.2%-6.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy3.2%5.4%2025
Public DebtEconomy44.3%71.6%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-545.92M$-8.15B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy4.5%4.5%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$830$2,2002025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$3,690$6,9102025
GDP (PPP)Economy$32.78B$403.64B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy29.5%23.2%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy25.7%16.3%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy7%7.1%2024/2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy41.6%55.1%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy23.2%17%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$320.83M$5B2024
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy4.6%4.2%2024
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy31.1%35%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$433.27M$12.39B2024/2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy5.5%31.8%2025/2023
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy14.1%2023
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy53.4%67.4%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy51.6%63%2025
Account OwnershipEconomy38.6%90.1%2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy0.5%1%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy49.1%37.5%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy2.7%3.5%2025
Current Account BalanceEconomy-3.3%-4.1%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$177.04M$3.2B2025
FDI (% of GDP)Economy2.4%2.3%2025
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy17.5%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy23.3%2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy24.736.92024
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy7.8%2.5%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$59$472023
Lending Interest RateEconomy21.4%16.6%2025/2024
Real Interest RateEconomy18.3%13%2025/2024
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy19.2%15.6%2024
Employment in AgricultureEconomy44.5%45.8%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy11.5%12.5%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy44%41.7%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy86%63.8%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy78.2%76.9%2025
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy2.14.52024
ATMs per 100,000Economy3.56.42024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy2.5%2.6%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy2.2%4.8%2024
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$1.56B$21.43B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$2.11B$29.58B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8360.6552025
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.4040.1862025
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade1.6%2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade30.7%2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade49.2%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade3.2%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade20.9%15.8%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade28.2%21.8%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.4670.6282023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5660.5262023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.2810.4562023
PopulationDemographics8.82M57.53M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2%1.9%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics62 years63.8 years2024
Median AgeDemographics19.9 years20.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics3.73.172024
Rural PopulationDemographics54.1%67.8%2025
Population Under 15Demographics37.7%36.3%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics45.9%32.2%2025
Population DensityDemographics125.4/km²101/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics2926.62026
Death RateDemographics8.057.132026
Net Migration RateDemographics-1.37-0.592026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics63.7 years66.1 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics60.2 years61.6 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics3.3%2.9%2025
Infant MortalityHealth54.634.22024
HIV PrevalenceHealth1.4%3%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health4.7%4.4%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.292023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth48572023
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth54.5%24.2%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth16.8%35.8%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth353.6378.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth90.538.82024
Neonatal MortalityHealth28.320.72024
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth3722072024
Measles ImmunizationHealth90%80%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth91%88%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth57.2%2024
Basic SanitationHealth8.1%5.1%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth4.8%3.1%2024
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health2.272023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth91.254.52024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$36$852023
Smoking PrevalenceHealth11.3%9.6%2024
Child StuntingChild Welfare25.2%17.9%2024
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education2.6%4%2023/2024
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation10.4%2024
Primary Completion RateEducation90.8%2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation86.6%2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation97.4%94.3%2023
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation96.2%2024
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation71.8%62.4%2024/2023
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation65%2024
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation69.8%100%2024/2023
Secondary EnrollmentEducation86.9%84.3%2023
UndernourishmentFood Security24.1%36.8%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security3.75M2026-08
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture54.7%49.5%2023
Cassava ProductionAgriculture2.86M t1.21M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture2.21K t49.5K t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture93.75K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture60K t243K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture7.44K t65.76K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture27.44K t4.02M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture1.39M t282.15K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture312.2K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture1,704 kg/ha1,666 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture1,409 kg/ha6,553 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture3,044 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture682.1K head22.4M head2024
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance33322024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.4710.5632025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.3480.4462025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.5710.5642025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.7-0.82024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.97-0.32024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.84-0.462024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.45-1.362024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-1.06-0.332024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.51-0.352024
Organized Violence DeathsGovernance0 deaths80 deaths2025
State-Based Conflict DyadsGovernance012025
Non-State Conflict DyadsGovernance012025
One-Sided Violence DyadsGovernance022025
Refugees HostedHumanitarian0617.13K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian002025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian0218.65K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian09.8K2025
Internet UsersTechnology25.1%35%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology126.52024
4G CoverageTechnology81.6%97.3%2024/2025
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology32024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology6.1%4.1%2025
3G CoverageTechnology97.2%98%2024/2025
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology12.3%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology9.1%1.3%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.8%2024
Electricity AccessInfrastructure39.2%77%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure5.14M2023
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy112.1 MW3K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy17.4 MW551.1 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy436.1 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy60.9 MW892.7 MW2025
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy0.9%31.6%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy195 kWh2024
Power Transmission LossesEnergy25.8%2024
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy16.2 MW87.3 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy24.9%67.1%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy9.5%4.6%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%16.4%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy85.7%20.9%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy4.8%10%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy0.2 TWh16 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy48 gCO₂/kWh95 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy674 kWh1,608 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.17 t0.38 t2024
Forest AreaClimate34.3%6.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate5.1%11.8%2025
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate22.5 µg/m³20.3 µg/m³2023

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