Portugal vs Sierra Leone: Population, per square kilometre
Portugal
115.47 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
117.21 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
69th
Sierra Leone rank
68th
Population, per square kilometre over time
- Portugal
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 117.21 units per square kilometre against 115.47 units per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 1.74 units per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 69th and Sierra Leone ranks 68th of 186 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97.62 units per square kilometre | 34.28 units per square kilometre | 63.33 units per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1970s | 98.87 units per square kilometre | 40.9 units per square kilometre | 57.97 units per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1980s | 108.85 units per square kilometre | 50.19 units per square kilometre | 58.66 units per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1990s | 109.76 units per square kilometre | 58.45 units per square kilometre | 51.31 units per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2000s | 114.44 units per square kilometre | 74.05 units per square kilometre | 40.39 units per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2010s | 113.6 units per square kilometre | 96.51 units per square kilometre | 17.09 units per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2020s | 113.72 units per square kilometre | 113.41 units per square kilometre | 0.3122 units per square kilometre | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, per square kilometre, Portugal or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 117.21 units per square kilometre against 115.47 units per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population, per square kilometre between Portugal and Sierra Leone?
- 1.74 units per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sierra Leone?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Sierra Leone rank globally for population, per square kilometre?
- Portugal ranks 69th and Sierra Leone ranks 68th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.