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Canada vs Sierra Leone: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 108 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Canada
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Leads on 66 of 108 metrics
Sierra Leone
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Leads on 32 of 108 metrics

Summary

Comparing Canada and Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone leads on Oil Imports (4,945) against Canada (1.09); Sierra Leone leads on Oil Consumption (9,000) against Canada (2.21); Sierra Leone leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (6,500) against Canada (2.44). Across 108 compared metrics, Canada wins on 66 and Sierra Leone wins on 32.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)93.96 %★20.64 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2023 est.)percent of population: 21% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score78.75 points★66.36 points
Radios32.3★1.12
Televisions21.553,000★
Waterways636800★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.01B $★1.88B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.59T $★6.80B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)1 %NA
Coal Revenue0.08★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3.2 %17.92 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.8 % of GDP16.1 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index79.6★51.9
Electricity Consumption522.2★279
Electricity Exports73.35★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels2323
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants56★51
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels9★0
Electricity from Other Renewables1226★
Electricity Imports2.68★0
Electricity Installed Capacity143.5113,300★
Electricity Production649.6★300
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)311.6 USD per capita★2.3 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient29.935.7★
Gross Fixed Investment22.1★15.4
Gross National Saving20.8★10
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0 %4.7 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.4 %★28.6 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP★0.5 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption124.4★0
Natural Gas Exports83.96★0
Natural Gas Imports26.36★0
Natural Gas Production159.1★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves2.06★0
Oil Consumption2.219,000★
Oil Exports1.93499.5★
Oil Imports1.094,945★
Oil Production3.4825★
Oil Proved Reserves175.2★0
Population Below Poverty Line9.4 people★56.8 people
Public Debt61.354.9★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD4 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.456,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.12★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports405,700★6,439
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.01★0
Remittances04.6★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.086.92★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.25★41.49
Taxes and Other Revenues12.8315.6★
Unemployment Rate6.5 %3.2 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-12.14M★53,848
Carbon Dioxide Emissions585.851.34★
Population Distributionvast majority of the population lives in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km (186 mi) of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbiapopulation clusters are found in the lower elevations of the south and west; the northern third of the country is less populated, as shown on this population distribution map
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country370 Cubic meters per year★25 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources2.9160★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.16 %1.95 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)90.43★82
Agricultural land559,597.6 sq. km★39,490 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)202,080 km★402 km
Dam capacity per capita20,790.38 cubic meters per inhabitant★24.01 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land9,045★300

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneShare
Rule of Law Index by Country87.73 %★22.07 %
Administrative Divisions10★4
Independence127★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.7★4.8
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.2 % of GDP★8.6 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA1.4 %
Hospital Bed Density2.7 people/sq km★0.4 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)12 %★354 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.4★19.6
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29.4 %8.7 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA80,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA12

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)72,000★9,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneShare
Currently married (Percent)50.95 %57.38 %★
Human Capital Index0.82★0.39
Life expectancy at birth85.29 years★64.67 years
Median age of population40.75 years★19.94 years
Population Change437,571 persons★176,945 persons
Population density4.46 per sq. km★125.5 per sq. km
Total population40.51M persons★9.00M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.850.86★
Birth Rate (%)9.12 %30.04 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA21.2 %
Death Rate (%)7.75 %★8.8 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP★2.6 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age9.19M persons★2.31M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate22.87★2.86
Learning-adjusted years of school12.01 years★5.52 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother94.5 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population6.37 people★1.31 people
Mean Male Height (cm)178.09★164.41
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.27 %★57.75 %
Physician Density2.82 people/sq km★0.13 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.73 %2.24 %★
Population living in slums1.2 %43.75 %★
Total deaths326,297.8 persons70,655.2 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)75.87 %★48.74 %
Total fertility rate1.3 per woman3.52 per woman★
Total net-migration406,485.5 persons★-14,329.6 persons
Under-five mortality rate4.43 per live births★90.74 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.96★0.02
Airports1,459★8
Civil Air Travel636no major transport aircraft
Heliports506★3

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