Egypt vs Sierra Leone: Share of population living in the capital city
Egypt
22.0%
in 2020
Sierra Leone
22.4%
in 2020
Egypt rank
55th
Sierra Leone rank
52nd
Share of population living in the capital city over time
- Egypt
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 22.4% against 22.0% in Egypt, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 55th and Sierra Leone ranks 52nd of 170 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 7 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.2% | 6.2% | 9.0% | Egypt |
| 1960s | 17.3% | 7.1% | 10.2% | Egypt |
| 1970s | 18.9% | 9.7% | 9.2% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 19.3% | 13.0% | 6.4% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 20.6% | 15.2% | 5.4% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 17.6% | 4.0% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 18.9% | 2.8% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 22.4% | 0.4% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in the capital city, Egypt or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 22.4% against 22.0% in Egypt as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population living in the capital city between Egypt and Sierra Leone?
- 0.4%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sierra Leone?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Egypt and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of population living in the capital city?
- Egypt ranks 55th and Sierra Leone ranks 52nd of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in the capital city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of the total population living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.