Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate
Guinea
1.17 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sierra Leone
1.24 % change on previous year
in 2025
Guinea rank
32nd
Sierra Leone rank
29th
Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate over time
- Guinea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 1.24 % change on previous year against 1.17 % change on previous year in Guinea, a difference of 0.07 % change on previous year.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Guinea ranks 32nd and Sierra Leone ranks 29th of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.54 % change on previous year | 3.47 % change on previous year | 1.93 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 5.74 % change on previous year | 3.37 % change on previous year | 2.37 % change on previous year | Guinea |
| 1970s | 4.09 % change on previous year | 2.38 % change on previous year | 1.71 % change on previous year | Guinea |
| 1980s | 1.48 % change on previous year | 1.1 % change on previous year | 0.3749 % change on previous year | Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.9186 % change on previous year | 0.6127 % change on previous year | 0.3059 % change on previous year | Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.9102 % change on previous year | 0.802 % change on previous year | 0.1082 % change on previous year | Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.7476 % change on previous year | 1.11 % change on previous year | 0.3596 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 1.07 % change on previous year | 1.22 % change on previous year | 0.1482 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate, Guinea or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 1.24 % change on previous year against 1.17 % change on previous year in Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate between Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 0.07 % change on previous year, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate?
- Guinea ranks 32nd and Sierra Leone ranks 29th of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban vs rural majority. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.