Liberia vs Sierra Leone: Urban pop in out of slums

Liberia
1.77 million
in 2022
Sierra Leone
1.81 million
in 2022
Liberia rank
58th
Sierra Leone rank
57th

Urban pop in out of slums over time

  • Liberia
  • Sierra Leone
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M200020112022

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 1.81 million against 1.77 million in Liberia, a difference of 35,810.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Liberia ranks 58th and Sierra Leone ranks 57th of 174 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 1.16 million 1.42 million 265,368 Sierra Leone
2010s 1.54 million 1.63 million 92,752 Sierra Leone
2020s 1.76 million 1.77 million 5,615 Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban pop in out of slums, Liberia or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 1.81 million against 1.77 million in Liberia as of 2022.
What is the difference in urban pop in out of slums between Liberia and Sierra Leone?
35,810, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sierra Leone?
11 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
How do Liberia and Sierra Leone rank globally for urban pop in out of slums?
Liberia ranks 58th and Sierra Leone ranks 57th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Urban pop in out of slums. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban pop in out of slums
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 1,988 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed