Sierra Leone vs South Sudan: Population, female, annual growth rate
Sierra Leone
2.05 % change on previous year
in 2025
South Sudan
2.07 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
47th
South Sudan rank
45th
Population, female, annual growth rate over time
- Sierra Leone
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 2.07 % change on previous year against 2.05 % change on previous year in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.02 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Sudan ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 47th and South Sudan ranks 45th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 2 and South Sudan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.77 % change on previous year | 1.82 % change on previous year | 0.0538 % change on previous year | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 1.86 % change on previous year | 2.3 % change on previous year | 0.4328 % change on previous year | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 2.3 % change on previous year | 1.07 % change on previous year | 1.23 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.6777 % change on previous year | 2.1 % change on previous year | 1.43 % change on previous year | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 3.4 % change on previous year | 4.65 % change on previous year | 1.25 % change on previous year | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 2.43 % change on previous year | 1.3 % change on previous year | 1.13 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 2.2 % change on previous year | 2.65 % change on previous year | 0.4476 % change on previous year | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, annual growth rate, Sierra Leone or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 2.07 % change on previous year against 2.05 % change on previous year in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female, annual growth rate between Sierra Leone and South Sudan?
- 0.02 % change on previous year, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and South Sudan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Sierra Leone and South Sudan rank globally for population, female, annual growth rate?
- Sierra Leone ranks 47th and South Sudan ranks 45th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population, female, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, female. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.