Sierra Leone

Population

The country has a total population of 8,420,641 (0.11% of worldwide)

The average net migration is -4,000 (-0.0% of pop)

The population density is around 117 ppl/km²

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Population distribution

The total population is 8,420,641

The male share is 50.1% and female 49.9%

The urban population represent 43.4% and rural 56.6%

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Location

Sierra Leone is located in Western Africa, Africa

The total country area is 72,180 km² (0.06% of worldwide)

Freetown is the capital

Cities

There are 71 cities in Sierra Leone in our database, they represent 23.27% of the population of the country altogether

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UNESCO sites

There are 0 UNESCO World Heritage sites in Sierra Leone:

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Politics

Sierra Leone democracy type is: Hybrid regime

President Julius Maada Bio is the political leader of the country

Democracy forecast: protests for more democracy are likely

Parity forecast: at this rate of evolution, parity will be reached in 2794

Political parties

There are 3 parties in our database

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Gender Equality in Parliament

Between 1999 and 2022, the percentage of women in Parliament increased from 8.8% to 12.33%

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Unemployment

Between 1991 and 2022, unemployment in Sierra Leone increased from 3.4% to 3.6%

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Self employment

Between 1991 and 2021, self employment in Sierra Leone increased from 90.65% to 90.97%

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GDP Evolution

Between 1960 and 2021, GDP in Sierra Leone increased from 322,009,000 to 4,042,240,000

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The country GDP is 0.0042% of worldwide

The GDP per capita is $480.04 and the GDP per km² is $56,002.22

Carbon Dioxide Emissions (CO₂)

Latest: 899 kt CO₂ / yr (0.0027% of worlwide)

Between 1990 and 2019, carbon dioxide emissions increased from 317.2 to 898.9 (kt CO₂) in Sierra Leone

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Methane (CH₄) Emissions

Between 1990 and 2019, methane emissions increased from 2,340.98 to 3,710.8 (kt CO_{2 eq}) in Sierra Leone

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Renewable Energy

No data regarding electricity renewable production in Sierra Leone

Media

Freedom of the Press: good

Internet access: 18%

Internet Access

Between 1990 and 2020, internet access increased from 0% to 18% in Sierra Leone

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Artists

There are 1 artists in our database for Sierra Leone:

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Health Expenditure % GDP

In Sierra Leone, between 2000 and 2020, health expenditure decreased from 11.52% to 8.8% of GDP

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Health Expenditure per Capita

In Sierra Leone, between 2000 and 2020, health expenditure per capita increased from 23.31 to 43.21

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Hospital beds

In Sierra Leone, between 1960 and 2006, global hospital beds decreased from 0.77 to 0.4 per 1000 people

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Suicide Rate

In Sierra Leone, between 2000 and 2019, suicide rate increased from 5.7 to 6.7 per 100,000 people

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HIV Incidence

In Sierra Leone, between 1990 and 2021, HIV Incidence decreased from 1 to 0.5 per 1,000 people

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COVID-19 Situation

Latest total reported figures for Sierra Leone

Reported Covid-19 deaths, Sierra Leone

There have been a total of 126 deaths related to COVID-19 in Sierra Leone, 0.0 yesterday and 0.0 in the last 7 days (nan%)

The chart below shows a rolling 7-day average, and includes all corrections made by countries in the past

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Reported Covid-19 cases, Sierra Leone

There have been a total 7,760 cases related to COVID-19 in Sierra Leone, 0.0 yesterday and 0.0 in the last 7 days (nan%)

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Military Expenditure

Military expenditure as a percentage of GDP decreased from 0.73% to 0.61% between 1961 and 2021 in Sierra Leone

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Armed forces

Armed forces increased from 3,100 to 9,000 between 1985 and 2019 in Sierra Leone

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Universities

There are 0 universities in Sierra Leone in our database

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