Liberia vs Sierra Leone

Liberia 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 1.5 times as many people as Liberia: 8.8 million against 5.7 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Liberia ($915) is 8% higher than in Sierra Leone ($846) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Liberia (5%) than in Sierra Leone (4.6%), a difference of 0.4 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Liberia (8.3%) than in Sierra Leone (7.5%), a difference of 0.8 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Sierra Leone (3.2%) than in Liberia (2.9%), a difference of 0.3 percentage points in 2025.
• Life expectancy at birth is about the same in Liberia (62.3 years) and Sierra Leone (62 years) in 2024.
• The population of Sierra Leone is older: half of its people are over 19.3 years, against 18.4 years in Liberia in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Liberia (32.2%) than in Sierra Leone (25.1%), a difference of 7.1 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Sierra Leone (0.17 tonnes) are 13% higher than in Liberia (0.15 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Liberia (66.1%) than in Sierra Leone (34%), a difference of 32.1 percentage points in 2024.