Guinea-Bissau vs Sierra Leone: Urban population share 2050

Guinea-Bissau
46.65
in 2025
Sierra Leone
45.93
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
169th
Sierra Leone rank
170th

Urban population share 2050 over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 46.65 against 45.93 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.72.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 169th and Sierra Leone ranks 170th of 231 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 36.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0004 0.0006 0.0001 Sierra Leone
1100s 0.0013 0.0017 0.0003 Sierra Leone
1200s 0.004 0.005 0.001 Sierra Leone
1300s 0.012 0.0149 0.0029 Sierra Leone
1400s 0.0359 0.0446 0.0087 Sierra Leone
1500s 0.1077 0.1338 0.0261 Sierra Leone
1600s 0.323 0.4015 0.0784 Sierra Leone
1700s 0.9691 1.2 0.2353 Sierra Leone
1710s 1.09 1.36 0.2651 Sierra Leone
1720s 1.2 1.49 0.2903 Sierra Leone
1730s 1.31 1.63 0.3179 Sierra Leone
1740s 1.43 1.78 0.3482 Sierra Leone
1750s 1.57 1.95 0.3814 Sierra Leone
1760s 1.72 2.14 0.4177 Sierra Leone
1770s 1.88 2.34 0.4575 Sierra Leone
1780s 2.06 2.57 0.5011 Sierra Leone
1790s 2.26 2.81 0.5488 Sierra Leone
1800s 2.48 3.08 0.601 Sierra Leone
1810s 2.71 3.37 0.6583 Sierra Leone
1820s 2.97 3.69 0.721 Sierra Leone
1830s 3.25 4.04 0.7896 Sierra Leone
1840s 3.56 4.43 0.8648 Sierra Leone
1850s 3.9 4.85 0.9472 Sierra Leone
1860s 4.27 5.31 1.04 Sierra Leone
1870s 4.68 5.82 1.14 Sierra Leone
1880s 5.13 6.37 1.24 Sierra Leone
1890s 5.61 6.98 1.36 Sierra Leone
1900s 6.15 7.64 1.49 Sierra Leone
1910s 6.74 8.37 1.63 Sierra Leone
1920s 7.38 9.17 1.79 Sierra Leone
1930s 8.08 10.04 1.96 Sierra Leone
1940s 8.85 11 2.15 Sierra Leone
1950s 11.71 14.62 2.91 Sierra Leone
1960s 14.26 20.22 5.96 Sierra Leone
1970s 15.68 27.33 11.65 Sierra Leone
1980s 23.58 31.85 8.27 Sierra Leone
1990s 34.51 34.4 0.1184 Guinea-Bissau
2000s 38.24 36.78 1.46 Guinea-Bissau
2010s 41.94 40.6 1.34 Guinea-Bissau
2020s 45.43 44.55 0.8739 Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population share 2050, Guinea-Bissau or Sierra Leone?
Guinea-Bissau, at 46.65 against 45.93 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population share 2050 between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
0.72, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone rank globally for urban population share 2050?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 169th and Sierra Leone ranks 170th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Urban population share 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban population share 2050
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
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