Nigeria vs Sierra Leone: Population, annual growth rate
Nigeria
2.1 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sierra Leone
2.15 % change on previous year
in 2024
Nigeria rank
49th
Sierra Leone rank
48th
Population, annual growth rate over time
- Nigeria
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 2.15 % change on previous year against 2.1 % change on previous year in Nigeria, a difference of 0.05 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 49th and Sierra Leone ranks 48th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.16 % change on previous year | 1.79 % change on previous year | 0.3736 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 2.73 % change on previous year | 1.88 % change on previous year | 0.8434 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 2.83 % change on previous year | 2.32 % change on previous year | 0.5125 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 2.67 % change on previous year | 0.6924 % change on previous year | 1.98 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 2.79 % change on previous year | 3.45 % change on previous year | 0.6575 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 2.6 % change on previous year | 2.47 % change on previous year | 0.1271 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 2.12 % change on previous year | 2.25 % change on previous year | 0.1281 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, annual growth rate, Nigeria or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 2.15 % change on previous year against 2.1 % change on previous year in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in population, annual growth rate between Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
- 0.05 % change on previous year, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Sierra Leone rank globally for population, annual growth rate?
- Nigeria ranks 49th and Sierra Leone ranks 48th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population, 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. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.