Sierra Leone vs South Sudan: Population by income level, annual growth rate

Sierra Leone
2.06 % change on previous year
in 2025
South Sudan
2.05 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
47th
South Sudan rank
48th

Population by income level, annual growth rate over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • South Sudan
-5-2.502.55196119932025

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 2.06 % change on previous year against 2.05 % change on previous year in South Sudan, a difference of 0.01 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 47th and South Sudan ranks 48th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 3 and South Sudan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone South Sudan Difference Ahead
1960s 1.79 % change on previous year 1.55 % change on previous year 0.2453 % change on previous year Sierra Leone
1970s 1.88 % change on previous year 2.32 % change on previous year 0.4356 % change on previous year South Sudan
1980s 2.32 % change on previous year 1.1 % change on previous year 1.22 % change on previous year Sierra Leone
1990s 0.6924 % change on previous year 2.05 % change on previous year 1.36 % change on previous year South Sudan
2000s 3.45 % change on previous year 4.82 % change on previous year 1.37 % change on previous year South Sudan
2010s 2.47 % change on previous year 1.27 % change on previous year 1.2 % change on previous year Sierra Leone
2020s 2.22 % change on previous year 2.65 % change on previous year 0.4298 % change on previous year South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by income level, annual growth rate, Sierra Leone or South Sudan?
Sierra Leone, at 2.06 % change on previous year against 2.05 % change on previous year in South Sudan as of 2025.
What is the difference in population by income level, annual growth rate between Sierra Leone and South Sudan?
0.01 % change on previous year, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and South Sudan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
How do Sierra Leone and South Sudan rank globally for population by income level, annual growth rate?
Sierra Leone ranks 47th and South Sudan ranks 48th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population by income level, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population by income level, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 13,945 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Population by income level. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.