Country Comparison

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Key Statistics

Sierra Leone
United States
Population
8.6M 102nd
340.1M 3rd
GDP
$7.0B 167th
$28.8T 1st
GDP per Capita
$807 204th
$84,534 12th
GNI per Capita (PPP)
$3,490 178th
$85,980 10th
GDP Growth
4.3% 60th
2.8% 122nd
Surface Area
72,300 km² 120th
9,831,510 km² 3rd
Population Density
119.5 /km²
34.6 /km²
Fertility Rate (births/woman)
3.8 35th
1.6 135th
Urban Population
45.4% 159th
80.1% 57th
Population 65+
3.2% 183rd
17.9% 45th

Health

Sierra Leone
United States
Life Expectancy
61.8 yrs 207th
78.4 yrs 63rd
Infant Mortality (per 1,000)
56.2 189th
5.5 56th
Maternal Mortality (per 100k)
354.0 176th
17.0 67th
Health Spending per Capita
$36 181st
$13,473 1st
Health Spending (% of GDP)
4.7% 132nd
16.7% 3rd
Physicians (per 1,000)
0.13 190th
3.68 39th
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
0.40 187th
2.68 82nd

Economy & Environment

Sierra Leone
United States
Unemployment Rate
3.1% 43rd
4.0% 71st
GHG Emissions (tons/capita)
1.38 11th
17.74 175th
Agriculture (% of GDP)
29.2%
1.0%
Industry (% of GDP)
25.6%
17.9%
Services (% of GDP)
42.6%
77.6%
Exports (% of GDP)
17.3%
11.1%
Imports (% of GDP)
23.3%
14.3%

Education & Society

Sierra Leone
United States
Literacy Rate
43.6% 153rd
N/A
Education Spending (% GDP)
2.6% 164th
5.4% 44th
Gini Index
35.7 87th
41.8 134th
Poverty Rate ($2.15/day)
41.5% 152nd
1.2% 68th
Homicide Rate (per 100K)
2.2 87th
5.8 134th
Women in Parliament
29.5% 72nd
28.7% 76th
Female Labor Participation
51.8% 107th
56.6% 73rd
Military Spending (% GDP)
0.5% 154th
3.4% 24th

Technology & Infrastructure

Sierra Leone
United States
Internet Users
20.6% 196th
93.1% 42nd
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100)
107.9 123rd
112.4 111th
Access to Electricity
35.5% 206th
100.0% 124th
Access to Water
68.1% 192nd
100.0% 44th
Access to Sanitation
24.9% 201st
99.6% 34th
Renewable Energy
71.6% 25th
10.9% 143rd
Forest Area (% of land)
34.3% 92nd
33.9% 96th

Population Pyramids

Sierra Leone

Population pyramid of Sierra Leone

United States

Population pyramid of United States

GDP Composition

Sierra Leone

United States

Trade Balance (% of GDP)

Sierra Leone

United States

Population Over Time

Sierra Leone

United States

GDP Over Time

Sierra Leone

United States

Life Expectancy Over Time

Sierra Leone

United States

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