Central African Republic vs Sierra Leone

Central African Republic and Sierra Leone compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Sierra Leone has about 1.6 times as many people as Central African Republic: 8.8 million against 5.5 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Sierra Leone ($846) is 52% higher than in Central African Republic ($556) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Sierra Leone (4.6%) than in Central African Republic (4.5%), a difference of 0.1 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Sierra Leone (7.5%) than in Central African Republic (1%), a difference of 6.5 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Central African Republic (6.3%) than in Sierra Leone (3.2%), a difference of 3.1 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Sierra Leone can expect to live 4.3 years longer than one born in Central African Republic: 62 years against 57.7 years in 2024.
• The population of Sierra Leone is older: half of its people are over 19.3 years, against 14.3 years in Central African Republic in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Sierra Leone (25.1%) than in Central African Republic (13.8%), a difference of 11.3 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Sierra Leone (0.17 tonnes) are about 2.8 times as high as in Central African Republic (0.06 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Central African Republic (72.5%) than in Sierra Leone (34%), a difference of 38.5 percentage points in 2024.