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Mexico vs Sierra Leone: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 116 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Mexico
mex
Leads on 73 of 116 metrics
Sierra Leone
sle
Leads on 36 of 116 metrics

Summary

Comparing Mexico and Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone leads on Oil Consumption (9,000) against Mexico (2.07); Sierra Leone leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (6,500) against Mexico (1.98); Sierra Leone leads on Televisions (53,000) against Mexico (25.60). Across 116 compared metrics, Mexico wins on 73 and Sierra Leone wins on 36.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 48 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)83.12 %★25.1 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)81.18 %★20.64 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 81% (2023 est.)percent of population: 21% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score45.55 points66.36 points★
Radios31★1.12
Televisions25.653,000★
Waterways2,900★800

Economy

48 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country69.44B $★1.88B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.29T $★6.80B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)24.12 %★20.46 %
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7.25 %NA
Coal Revenue0.03★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)7.34 %17.92 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.4 % of GDP16.1 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index86.1★51.9
Electricity Consumption258.7279★
Electricity Exports7.31★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels71★23
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1751★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels2★0
Electricity from Other Renewables926★
Electricity Imports3.53★0
Electricity Installed Capacity72.56113,300★
Electricity Production302.7★300
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)57.54 USD per capita★2.3 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient43.5★35.7
Gross Fixed Investment20.2★15.4
Gross National Saving21.4★10
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.2 %4.7 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.7 %★28.6 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.9 % of GDP★0.5 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption81.61★0
Natural Gas Exports36.81★0
Natural Gas Imports50.12★0
Natural Gas Production31.57★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves279.8★0
Oil Consumption2.079,000★
Oil Exports1.51499.5★
Oil Imports496,000★4,945
Oil Production2.9825★
Oil Proved Reserves10.42★0
Population Below Poverty Line36.3 people★56.8 people
Public Debt45.1★54.9
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD4 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.986,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports155,800★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports867,500★6,439
Refined Petroleum Products Production844,600★0
Remittances3.74.6★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.16.92★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)3.89★41.49
Taxes and Other Revenues13.4415.6★
Top Exporting Countries681.35B USD★1.20B USD
Unemployment Rate2.8 %★3.2 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate61.61 %53.37 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.73M53,848★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions441.051.34★
Population Distributionmost of the population is found in the middle of the country between the states of Jalisco and Veracruz; approximately a quarter of the population lives in and around Mexico Citypopulation 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
Protected Land Area for Adaptation15.55 sq km★12.57 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country150 Cubic meters per year★25 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources461.89★160

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.86 %1.95 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)52.4482★
Agricultural land1.04M sq. km★39,490 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)9,330 km★402 km
Dam capacity per capita1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitant★24.01 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land59,910★300

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneShare
Rule of Law Index by Country17.92 %22.07 %★
Administrative Divisions32★4
Independence1627★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water42.97 %★10.9 %
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)16.4★4.8
Health Care Spending per Capita1,579.68 USD★155.65 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.1 % of GDP8.6 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.4 %★1.4 %
Hospital Bed Density1.5 people/sq km★0.4 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)42 %★354 %
Mean Age at First Birth21.3★19.6
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)28.9 %8.7 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS340,00080,000★
Underweight Children Under 54.2★12

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)341,000★9,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneShare
Currently married (Percent)51.87 %57.38 %★
Human Capital Index0.63★0.39
Life expectancy at birth80.06 years★64.67 years
Median age of population29.96 years★19.94 years
Population Change1.20M persons★176,945 persons
Population density67.89 per sq. km★125.5 per sq. km
Total population133.03M persons★9.00M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.710.86★
Birth Rate (%)14.73 %30.04 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate73.1 %★21.2 %
Death Rate (%)6.04 %★8.8 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP★2.6 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age35.92M persons★2.31M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate60.96★2.86
Learning-adjusted years of school9.01 years★5.52 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.28 people★1.31 people
Mean Male Height (cm)169.01★164.41
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization77.59 %★57.75 %
Physician Density2.59 people/sq km★0.13 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.81 %2.24 %★
Population living in slums15.76 %43.75 %★
Total deaths685,869.9 persons70,655.2 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)62.6 %★48.74 %
Total fertility rate1.84 per woman3.52 per woman★
Total net-migration-98,968.7 persons-14,329.6 persons★
Under-five mortality rate11.69 per live births★90.74 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.48★0.02
Airports1,580★8
Civil Air Travel186no major transport aircraft
Heliports488★3

Other

1 metric
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneShare
Current Bank Rate6.5 %16.75 %★

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