Chad vs Sierra Leone

Chad 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.

• Chad has about 2.4 times as many people as Sierra Leone: 21 million against 8.8 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Chad ($1,022) is 21% higher than in Sierra Leone ($846) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Chad (5.6%) than in Sierra Leone (4.6%), a difference of 1 percentage point in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Sierra Leone (7.5%) than in Chad (-3.9%), a difference of 11.4 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Sierra Leone (3.2%) than in Chad (1.1%), a difference of 2.1 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Sierra Leone can expect to live 6.8 years longer than one born in Chad: 62 years against 55.2 years in 2024.
• The population of Sierra Leone is older: half of its people are over 19.3 years, against 15.4 years in Chad in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Sierra Leone (25.1%) than in Chad (12.6%), a difference of 12.5 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Sierra Leone (0.17 tonnes) are 21% higher than in Chad (0.14 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Sierra Leone (34%) than in Chad (3%), a difference of 31 percentage points in 2024.