Liberia vs Sierra Leone
Liberia vs Sierra Leone: National power
National power in 2022: 0.03% of world capability in Liberia and 0.04% of world capability in Sierra Leone, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Sierra Leone, by 0.01 percentage points, or 1.56 times that in Liberia.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- Sierra Leone has been higher since 2007, when it overtook Liberia.
- In 2022, Liberia ranked 138 and Sierra Leone ranked 127 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Liberia | Sierra Leone |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| 2021 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| 2020 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| 2019 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| 2018 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| 2017 | 0.02 | 0.04 |
| 2016 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| 2015 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| 2014 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| 2013 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| 2012 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| 2011 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| 2010 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| 2009 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| 2008 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| 2007 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| 2006 | 0.04 | 0.03 |
| 2005 | 0.04 | 0.03 |
| 2004 | 0.04 | 0.03 |
| 2003 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| 2002 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| 2001 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| 2000 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| 1999 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 1998 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 1997 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| 1996 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| 1995 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| 1994 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| 1993 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 1992 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| 1991 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| 1990 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 1989 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 1988 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 1987 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 1986 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 1985 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 1984 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 1983 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 1982 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 1981 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 1980 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 1979 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 1978 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 1977 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 1976 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 1975 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 1974 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 1973 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 1972 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 1971 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| 1970 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| 1969 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| 1968 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| 1967 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| 1966 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| 1965 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| 1964 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| 1963 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| 1962 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| 1961 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| 1960 | 0.01 | – |
| 1959 | 0.01 | – |
| 1958 | 0.01 | – |
| 1957 | 0.01 | – |
| 1956 | 0.01 | – |
| 1955 | 0.01 | – |
| 1954 | 0.01 | – |
| 1953 | 0.01 | – |
| 1952 | 0.01 | – |
| 1951 | 0.01 | – |
| 1950 | 0.01 | – |
| 1949 | 0.01 | – |
| 1948 | 0.01 | – |
| 1947 | 0.01 | – |
| 1946 | 0.02 | – |
| 1945 | 0.01 | – |
| 1944 | 0.01 | – |
| 1943 | 0.01 | – |
| 1942 | 0.01 | – |
| 1941 | 0.01 | – |
| 1940 | 0.01 | – |
| 1939 | 0.01 | – |
| 1938 | 0.01 | – |
| 1937 | 0.01 | – |
| 1936 | 0.01 | – |
| 1935 | 0.01 | – |
| 1934 | 0.02 | – |
| 1933 | 0.01 | – |
| 1932 | 0.02 | – |
| 1931 | 0.02 | – |
| 1930 | 0.02 | – |
| 1929 | 0.01 | – |
| 1928 | 0.01 | – |
| 1927 | 0.01 | – |
| 1926 | 0.01 | – |
| 1925 | 0.01 | – |
| 1924 | 0.01 | – |
| 1923 | 0.01 | – |
| 1922 | 0.01 | – |
| 1921 | 0.01 | – |
| 1920 | 0.01 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The Correlates of War’s Composite Index of National Capability: the country’s share of the world’s military spending, soldiers, iron and steel, energy use, people and city dwellers, averaged.
- Source: Correlates of War Project, National Material Capabilities v7.0; Singer, Bremer and Stuckey (1972), “Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820–1965”, in Bruce Russett (ed.), Peace, War, and Numbers, Sage, 19–48.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
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
- 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