Equatorial Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Long term urban population region

Equatorial Guinea
46.35
in 2025
Sierra Leone
47.21
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
147th
Sierra Leone rank
144th

Long term urban population region over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 47.21 against 46.35 in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.86.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 147th and Sierra Leone ranks 144th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 6 and Sierra Leone in 34.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1000s 0 0.0006 0.0005 Sierra Leone
1100s 0 0.0017 0.0016 Sierra Leone
1200s 0 0.005 0.0049 Sierra Leone
1300s 0.0001 0.0149 0.0147 Sierra Leone
1400s 0.0004 0.0446 0.0442 Sierra Leone
1500s 0.0011 0.1338 0.1327 Sierra Leone
1600s 0.0033 0.4015 0.3981 Sierra Leone
1700s 0.01 1.2 1.19 Sierra Leone
1710s 0.0155 1.36 1.34 Sierra Leone
1720s 0.0207 1.49 1.47 Sierra Leone
1730s 0.0276 1.63 1.6 Sierra Leone
1740s 0.0368 1.78 1.75 Sierra Leone
1750s 0.049 1.95 1.9 Sierra Leone
1760s 0.0654 2.14 2.07 Sierra Leone
1770s 0.0872 2.34 2.25 Sierra Leone
1780s 0.1162 2.57 2.45 Sierra Leone
1790s 0.155 2.81 2.65 Sierra Leone
1800s 0.2066 3.08 2.87 Sierra Leone
1810s 0.2755 3.37 3.09 Sierra Leone
1820s 0.3674 3.69 3.32 Sierra Leone
1830s 0.4898 4.04 3.55 Sierra Leone
1840s 0.6531 4.43 3.77 Sierra Leone
1850s 0.8708 4.85 3.98 Sierra Leone
1860s 1.16 5.31 4.15 Sierra Leone
1870s 1.55 5.82 4.27 Sierra Leone
1880s 2.06 6.37 4.31 Sierra Leone
1890s 2.75 6.98 4.23 Sierra Leone
1900s 3.67 7.64 3.97 Sierra Leone
1910s 4.89 8.37 3.48 Sierra Leone
1920s 6.52 9.17 2.64 Sierra Leone
1930s 8.7 10.04 1.34 Sierra Leone
1940s 11.6 11 0.6008 Equatorial Guinea
1950s 19.83 14.18 5.65 Equatorial Guinea
1960s 25.66 19.74 5.92 Equatorial Guinea
1970s 26.57 26.71 0.1351 Sierra Leone
1980s 30.08 32.03 1.95 Sierra Leone
1990s 38.45 34.72 3.73 Equatorial Guinea
2000s 39.56 37.21 2.35 Equatorial Guinea
2010s 41.31 41.09 0.2188 Equatorial Guinea
2020s 44.82 45.8 0.9824 Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long term urban population region, Equatorial Guinea or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 47.21 against 46.35 in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in long term urban population region between Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone?
0.86, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for long term urban population region?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 147th and Sierra Leone ranks 144th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Long term urban population region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Long term urban population region
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed