Nigeria vs Sierra Leone: Share of the population born in another country
Nigeria
0.6%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.6%
in 2024
Nigeria rank
207th
Sierra Leone rank
209th
Share of the population born in another country over time
- Nigeria
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Nigeria ranks 207th and Sierra Leone ranks 209th of 231 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 3.8% | 3.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 2.4% | 1.9% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 1.1% | 0.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population born in another country, Nigeria or Sierra Leone?
- Nigeria, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population born in another country between Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of the population born in another country?
- Nigeria ranks 207th and Sierra Leone ranks 209th of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population born in another country. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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