Sierra Leone vs Zimbabwe: Long term urban population region
Sierra Leone
47.21
in 2025
Zimbabwe
47.06
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
144th
Zimbabwe rank
145th
Long term urban population region over time
- Sierra Leone
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 47.21 against 47.06 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.15.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Sierra Leone ranks 144th and Zimbabwe ranks 145th of 202 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0006 | 0.0005 | 0.0001 | Sierra Leone |
| 1100s | 0.0017 | 0.0015 | 0.0002 | Sierra Leone |
| 1200s | 0.005 | 0.0044 | 0.0006 | Sierra Leone |
| 1300s | 0.0149 | 0.0131 | 0.0017 | Sierra Leone |
| 1400s | 0.0446 | 0.0394 | 0.0052 | Sierra Leone |
| 1500s | 0.1338 | 0.1183 | 0.0156 | Sierra Leone |
| 1600s | 0.4015 | 0.3548 | 0.0467 | Sierra Leone |
| 1700s | 1.2 | 1.06 | 0.14 | Sierra Leone |
| 1710s | 1.36 | 1.2 | 0.1577 | Sierra Leone |
| 1720s | 1.49 | 1.31 | 0.1727 | Sierra Leone |
| 1730s | 1.63 | 1.44 | 0.1892 | Sierra Leone |
| 1740s | 1.78 | 1.58 | 0.2072 | Sierra Leone |
| 1750s | 1.95 | 1.73 | 0.2269 | Sierra Leone |
| 1760s | 2.14 | 1.89 | 0.2485 | Sierra Leone |
| 1770s | 2.34 | 2.07 | 0.2722 | Sierra Leone |
| 1780s | 2.57 | 2.27 | 0.2981 | Sierra Leone |
| 1790s | 2.81 | 2.48 | 0.3265 | Sierra Leone |
| 1800s | 3.08 | 2.72 | 0.3576 | Sierra Leone |
| 1810s | 3.37 | 2.98 | 0.3917 | Sierra Leone |
| 1820s | 3.69 | 3.26 | 0.429 | Sierra Leone |
| 1830s | 4.04 | 3.57 | 0.4699 | Sierra Leone |
| 1840s | 4.43 | 3.91 | 0.5146 | Sierra Leone |
| 1850s | 4.85 | 4.29 | 0.5636 | Sierra Leone |
| 1860s | 5.31 | 4.69 | 0.6173 | Sierra Leone |
| 1870s | 5.82 | 5.14 | 0.6761 | Sierra Leone |
| 1880s | 6.37 | 5.63 | 0.7405 | Sierra Leone |
| 1890s | 6.98 | 6.17 | 0.811 | Sierra Leone |
| 1900s | 7.64 | 6.75 | 0.8882 | Sierra Leone |
| 1910s | 8.37 | 7.4 | 0.9728 | Sierra Leone |
| 1920s | 9.17 | 8.1 | 1.07 | Sierra Leone |
| 1930s | 10.04 | 8.87 | 1.17 | Sierra Leone |
| 1940s | 11 | 9.72 | 1.28 | Sierra Leone |
| 1950s | 14.18 | 11.51 | 2.67 | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 19.74 | 14.53 | 5.21 | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 26.71 | 19.57 | 7.14 | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 32.03 | 25.12 | 6.91 | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 34.72 | 31.55 | 3.17 | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 37.21 | 35.7 | 1.51 | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 41.09 | 40.95 | 0.1418 | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 45.8 | 45.66 | 0.1428 | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher long term urban population region, Sierra Leone or Zimbabwe?
- Sierra Leone, at 47.21 against 47.06 in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in long term urban population region between Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?
- 0.15, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe rank globally for long term urban population region?
- Sierra Leone ranks 144th and Zimbabwe ranks 145th 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.