Benin vs Sierra Leone: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square over time
- Benin
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 7,164 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre against 6,039 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 1,125 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Benin ranks 64th and Sierra Leone ranks 62nd of 168 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 806.56 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 790.53 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 16.03 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Benin |
| 1970s | 1,197 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 723.43 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 473.56 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Benin |
| 1980s | 1,710 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2,039 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 328.82 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 2,542 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1,959 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 583.17 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2000s | 5,183 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 6,474 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1,291 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 4,619 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 7,991 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 3,372 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 6,278 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 8,200 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1,922 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square, Benin or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 7,164 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre against 6,039 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square between Benin and Sierra Leone?
- 1,125 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sierra Leone?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Sierra Leone rank globally for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square?
- Benin ranks 64th and Sierra Leone ranks 62nd of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.