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Germany vs Sierra Leone: Compare Statistics

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

Germany
deu
Leads on 70 of 108 metrics
Sierra Leone
sle
Leads on 32 of 108 metrics

Summary

Comparing Germany and Sierra Leone: Germany leads on Oil Production (147,200) against Sierra Leone (25); Sierra Leone leads on Oil Consumption (9,000) against Germany (2.50); Sierra Leone leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (6,500) against Germany (2.46). Across 108 compared metrics, Germany wins on 70 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🇩🇪 Germany🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)92.48 %★20.64 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2024 est.)percent of population: 21% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score83.85 points★66.36 points
Radios77.8★1.12
Televisions51.453,000★
Waterways7,300★800

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country42.94B $★1.88B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars5.03T $★6.80B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %NA
Coal Revenue0.02★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.67 %17.92 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.4 % of GDP16.1 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index79.7★51.9
Electricity Consumption536.5★279
Electricity Exports78.86★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels41★23
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants251★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels5★0
Electricity from Other Renewables52★26
Electricity Imports28.34★0
Electricity Installed Capacity208.5113,300★
Electricity Production612.8★300
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)120.46 USD per capita★2.3 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient32.435.7★
Gross Fixed Investment18.1★15.4
Gross National Saving28★10
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-3 %4.7 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.3 %★28.6 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.4 % of GDP★0.5 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption93.36★0
Natural Gas Exports34.61★0
Natural Gas Imports119.5★0
Natural Gas Production7.9★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves39.5★0
Oil Consumption2.59,000★
Oil Exports470,200★499.5
Oil Imports2.674,945★
Oil Production147,200★25
Oil Proved Reserves276★0
Population Below Poverty Line14.8 people★56.8 people
Public Debt63.954.9★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-0.2 USD4 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.466,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports494,000★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports883,800★6,439
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.16★0
Remittances0.54.6★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.036.92★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0★41.49
Taxes and Other Revenues11.2315.6★
Unemployment Rate3.5 %3.2 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-21.45M★53,848
Carbon Dioxide Emissions600.191.34★
Population Distributionsecond most populous country in Europe; a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations, particularly in the far-western part of the industrial state of North Rhine-Westphaliapopulation 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 Country45.7 Cubic meters per year★25 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources154160★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization9.82 %★1.95 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)185.14★82
Agricultural land165,134 sq. km★39,490 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)2,389 km★402 km
Dam capacity per capita47.27 cubic meters per inhabitant★24.01 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land5,065★300

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneShare
Rule of Law Index by Country92.99 %★22.07 %
Administrative Divisions16★4
Independence1827★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.8★4.8
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)12.7 % of GDP★8.6 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA1.4 %
Hospital Bed Density8.2 people/sq km★0.4 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %★354 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.9★19.6
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.3 %8.7 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS93,00080,000★
Underweight Children Under 50.6★12

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)183,000★9,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneShare
Currently married (Percent)54.08 %57.38 %★
Human Capital Index0.75★0.39
Life expectancy at birth84.11 years★64.67 years
Median age of population45.59 years★19.94 years
Population Change-741,055 persons176,945 persons★
Population density242.59 per sq. km125.5 per sq. km★
Total population83.60M persons★9.00M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.88★0.86
Birth Rate (%)8.87 %30.04 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate67 %★21.2 %
Death Rate (%)11.96 %8.8 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP★2.6 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age16.48M persons★2.31M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate43.77★2.86
Learning-adjusted years of school11.24 years★5.52 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother60 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3.57 people★1.31 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.88★164.41
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization73.51 %★57.75 %
Physician Density4.53 people/sq km★0.13 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.13 %2.24 %★
Population living in slums0 %43.75 %★
Total deaths1.07M persons70,655.2 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)61.31 %★48.74 %
Total fertility rate1.4 per woman3.52 per woman★
Total net-migration-349,130.8 persons-14,329.6 persons★
Under-five mortality rate3.21 per live births★90.74 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.35★0.02
Airports840★8
Civil Air Travel239no major transport aircraft
Heliports449★3

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