Botswana vs Sierra Leone: World population growth
Botswana
-0.2%
in 2100
Sierra Leone
-0.1%
in 2100
Botswana rank
101st
Sierra Leone rank
98th
World population growth over time
- Botswana
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports -0.1% against -0.2% in Botswana, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Botswana ranks 101st and Sierra Leone ranks 98th of 239 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 9 and Sierra Leone in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 1800s | -0.1% | 0.5% | 0.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 1900s | 1.4% | 0.7% | 0.7% | Botswana |
| 1910s | 1.6% | 0.7% | 0.9% | Botswana |
| 1920s | 1.9% | 1.2% | 0.7% | Botswana |
| 1930s | 2.0% | 1.4% | 0.6% | Botswana |
| 1940s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 0.3% | Botswana |
| 1950s | 2.2% | 1.2% | 1.0% | Botswana |
| 1960s | 1.4% | 1.8% | 0.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 4.5% | 1.9% | 2.7% | Botswana |
| 1980s | 3.3% | 2.3% | 1.0% | Botswana |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 0.6% | 1.9% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 3.5% | 1.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 2.4% | 0.9% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 2.1% | 0.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2030s | 1.2% | 1.6% | 0.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2040s | 1.0% | 1.3% | 0.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 2050s | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 2060s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 2070s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 2080s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2090s | -0.1% | -0.0% | 0.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2100s | -0.2% | -0.1% | 0.0% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Botswana or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at -0.1% against -0.2% in Botswana as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Botswana and Sierra Leone?
- 0.1%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sierra Leone?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do Botswana and Sierra Leone rank globally for world population growth?
- Botswana ranks 101st and Sierra Leone ranks 98th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.