Maldives vs Sierra Leone: Percentage of territory controlled by government
Maldives
95.4
in 2025
Sierra Leone
95.5
in 2025
Maldives rank
87th
Sierra Leone rank
86th
Percentage of territory controlled by government over time
- Maldives
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 95.5 against 95.4 in Maldives, a difference of 0.1.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 87th and Sierra Leone ranks 86th of 174 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 99.17 | 84.43 | 14.74 | Maldives |
| 1970s | 98.82 | 84.43 | 14.39 | Maldives |
| 1980s | 98 | 84.43 | 13.57 | Maldives |
| 1990s | 98 | 57.68 | 40.32 | Maldives |
| 2000s | 98 | 84.41 | 13.59 | Maldives |
| 2010s | 97.34 | 95.54 | 1.8 | Maldives |
| 2020s | 95.53 | 94.77 | 0.7548 | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of territory controlled by government, Maldives or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 95.5 against 95.4 in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of territory controlled by government between Maldives and Sierra Leone?
- 0.1, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sierra Leone?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Sierra Leone rank globally for percentage of territory controlled by government?
- Maldives ranks 87th and Sierra Leone ranks 86th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Percentage of territory controlled by government. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.