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

Egypt
0.1132 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.1218 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Egypt rank
68th
Sierra Leone rank
65th

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

  • Egypt
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.1218 Persons per square kilometre against 0.1132 Persons per square kilometre in Egypt, a difference of 0.0086 Persons per square kilometre.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Egypt ranks 68th and Sierra Leone ranks 65th of 167 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0638 Persons per square kilometre 0.0604 Persons per square kilometre 0.0034 Persons per square kilometre Egypt
2000s 0.0787 Persons per square kilometre 0.0765 Persons per square kilometre 0.0022 Persons per square kilometre Egypt
2010s 0.097 Persons per square kilometre 0.1002 Persons per square kilometre 0.0032 Persons per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2020s 0.1106 Persons per square kilometre 0.1179 Persons per square kilometre 0.0073 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, Egypt or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.1218 Persons per square kilometre against 0.1132 Persons per square kilometre in Egypt as of 2023.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates between Egypt and Sierra Leone?
0.0086 Persons per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sierra Leone?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Sierra Leone rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
Egypt ranks 68th 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
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
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.