Benin vs Sierra Leone: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates

Benin
0.1216 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.1218 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
66th
Sierra Leone rank
65th

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates over time

  • Benin
  • Sierra Leone
00.0250.050.0750.10.125199020062023

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.1218 Persons per square kilometre against 0.1216 Persons per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 0.0002 Persons per square kilometre.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 66th and Sierra Leone ranks 65th of 167 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0528 Persons per square kilometre 0.0604 Persons per square kilometre 0.0076 Persons per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2000s 0.0714 Persons per square kilometre 0.0765 Persons per square kilometre 0.0052 Persons per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2010s 0.0959 Persons per square kilometre 0.1002 Persons per square kilometre 0.0043 Persons per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2020s 0.1169 Persons per square kilometre 0.1179 Persons per square kilometre 0.0011 Persons per square kilometre Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates, Benin or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.1218 Persons per square kilometre against 0.1216 Persons per square kilometre in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates between Benin and Sierra Leone?
0.0002 Persons per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sierra Leone?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Benin and Sierra Leone rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
Benin ranks 66th and Sierra Leone ranks 65th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre
Unit
Persons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
168 places, 5,582 data points, 1990–2023
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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population 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.