Guinea vs Sierra Leone Country Comparison
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Comparative Statistics (Guinea vs Sierra Leone)
ⓘ When data for the selected year is missing, the closest prior year with data is used instead. Whenever the two countries' data points are 5+ years apart those indicators are excluded from the total score.
Sierra Leone leads against Guinea in 7 of 11 comparable indicators, while Guinea leads in 4. Guinea's strongest global position is 27th (2018) in Gini index. Sierra Leone's strongest global position is 45th (2025) in Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate).
- Guinea wins against Sierra Leone in GDP growth (annual %): 5.35 (2024, ranked 36th) vs 4.29 (2024, ranked 57th).
- Guinea wins against Sierra Leone in GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $): 4,016.34 (2024, ranked 166th) vs 3,098.76 (2024, ranked 177th).
- Guinea wins against Sierra Leone in Gini index: 29.60 (2018, ranked 27th) vs 35.70 (2018, ranked 88th).
- Guinea wins against Sierra Leone in Individuals using the Internet (% of population): 33.30 (2024, ranked 184th) vs 25.10 (2024, ranked 195th).
- Sierra Leone wins against Guinea in Life expectancy at birth, total (years): 61.96 (2024, ranked 206th) vs 60.90 (2024, ranked 210th).
- Sierra Leone wins against Guinea in Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group): 93.68 (2024, ranked 67th) vs 34.46 (2020, ranked 185th).
- Sierra Leone wins against Guinea in Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate): 3.15 (2025, ranked 45th) vs 5.16 (2025, ranked 94th).
- Sierra Leone wins against Guinea in Regulatory Quality: Estimate: -1.06 (2023, ranked 176th) vs -1.08 (2023, ranked 177th).
- Sierra Leone wins against Guinea in Control of Corruption: Estimate: -0.57 (2023, ranked 139th) vs -0.90 (2023, ranked 162nd).
- Sierra Leone wins against Guinea in Rule of Law: Estimate: -0.83 (2023, ranked 158th) vs -1.11 (2023, ranked 175th).
- Sierra Leone wins against Guinea in Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate: -0.24 (2023, ranked 126th) vs -0.88 (2023, ranked 171st).
| Metric | Guinea(4) | Sierra Leone(7) |
|---|---|---|
| GDP growth (annual %) | (2024) 5.35 (36/214) | (2024) 4.29 (57/214) |
| GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) | (2024) 4,016.34 (166/199) | (2024) 3,098.76 (177/199) |
| Gini index | (2018) 29.60 (27/171) | (2018) 35.70 (88/171) |
| Individuals using the Internet (% of population) | (2024) 33.30 (184/213) | (2024) 25.10 (195/213) |
| Life expectancy at birth, total (years) | (2024) 60.90 (210/217) | (2024) 61.96 (206/217) |
| Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) | (2020) 34.46 (185/197) | (2024) 93.68 (67/197) |
| Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) | (2025) 5.16 (94/187) | (2025) 3.15 (45/187) |
| Regulatory Quality: Estimate | (2023) -1.08 (177/205) | (2023) -1.06 (176/205) |
| Control of Corruption: Estimate | (2023) -0.90 (162/205) | (2023) -0.57 (139/205) |
| Rule of Law: Estimate | (2023) -1.11 (175/205) | (2023) -0.83 (158/205) |
| Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate | (2023) -0.88 (171/205) | (2023) -0.24 (126/205) |