Liberia vs Sierra Leone
Liberia vs Sierra Leone: Depression
Depression in 2017: 3.8% in Liberia and 3.58% in Sierra Leone, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Liberia, by 0.22 percentage points, or 1.06 times that in Sierra Leone.
% of people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Liberia has been higher since 2002, when it overtook Sierra Leone.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | Liberia | Sierra Leone | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.8 | 3.58 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 3.79 | 3.58 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 3.79 | 3.58 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 3.78 | 3.58 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 3.77 | 3.59 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 3.77 | 3.59 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 3.77 | 3.59 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 3.77 | 3.59 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 3.77 | 3.59 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 3.77 | 3.59 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 3.77 | 3.59 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 3.78 | 3.59 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 3.78 | 3.58 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 3.75 | 3.58 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 3.68 | 3.57 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 3.6 | 3.56 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 3.54 | 3.54 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 3.51 | 3.53 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 3.51 | 3.52 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 3.51 | 3.5 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 3.51 | 3.48 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 3.51 | 3.47 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 3.5 | 3.46 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 3.5 | 3.45 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 3.51 | 3.44 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 3.51 | 3.43 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 3.51 | 3.43 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 3.52 | 3.42 | 3.54 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living with a depressive disorder, as the Global Burden of Disease study estimates it.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Liberia vs Sierra Leone
Health
- Life expectancyLiberia: 62.2 years in 2023Sierra Leone: 61.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityLiberia: 8.6 per 100 live births in 2024Sierra Leone: 9.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityLiberia: 55.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sierra Leone: 71.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Suicide rateLiberia: 13.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Sierra Leone: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationLiberia: 5.49 million people in 2023Sierra Leone: 8.46 million people in 2023
- Population growthLiberia: 2.2% a year in 2023Sierra Leone: 2.18% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateLiberia: 3.95 births per woman in 2023Sierra Leone: 3.79 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationLiberia: 56.1% in 2025Sierra Leone: 45.9% in 2025
- Median ageLiberia: 18.4 years in 2023Sierra Leone: 19.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overLiberia: 3.3% in 2023Sierra Leone: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateLiberia: -0.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Sierra Leone: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingLiberia: 0.85% of GDP in 2025Sierra Leone: 0.37% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsLiberia: $40.3M in 2025Sierra Leone: $29.5M in 2025
- Military spending per personLiberia: $8 in 2025Sierra Leone: $4 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingLiberia: 3.9% of government spending in 2025Sierra Leone: 2.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelLiberia: 2,000 people in 2020Sierra Leone: 9,000 people in 2020
- National powerLiberia: 0.03% of world capability in 2022Sierra Leone: 0.04% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersLiberia: 0.09% of the labour force in 2020Sierra Leone: 0.35% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsLiberia: 0 TIV in 2025Sierra Leone: 2 million TIV in 2016