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
020406080100196119932025

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.

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Indicator
Percentage of territory controlled by government
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 22,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed