Liberia vs Sierra Leone
Liberia vs Sierra Leone: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 34.9% in Liberia and 39.2% in Sierra Leone, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Sierra Leone, by 4.3 percentage points, or 1.12 times that in Liberia.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Sierra Leone has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Liberia.
- In 2024, Liberia ranked 205 and Sierra Leone ranked 203 of 213 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Liberia | Sierra Leone | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 34.9 | 39.2 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 32.5 | 35.5 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 31.8 | 29.4 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 29.8 | 27.5 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 27.6 | 26.3 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 23.1 | 22.7 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 22.8 | 26.1 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 24.2 | 23.4 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 17.7 | 20.3 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 15.2 | 19.7 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 9.4 | 18.8 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 9.8 | 13.5 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 9.3 | 17.2 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 4.1 | 14.2 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 5.3 | 11.5 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 1.9 | 14.6 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 1.3 | 12.1 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 3 | 13 | 82 |
| 2006 | – | 12.2 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | – | 11.3 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | – | 16.8 | 80 |
| 2003 | – | 9.9 | 80 |
| 2002 | – | 9.2 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | – | 8.5 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | – | 7.7 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | – | – | 74.5 |
| 1998 | – | – | 73.2 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people with access to electricity, from national surveys and the power industry.
- Source: Tracking SDG 7 (World Bank ESMAP), via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 213 countries with a value in 2024, 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
- DepressionLiberia: 3.8% in 2017Sierra Leone: 3.58% in 2017
- 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