Benin vs Sierra Leone: Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) over time
- Benin
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Benin currently reports 128.26 people per sq. km of land area against 119.73 people per sq. km of land area in Sierra Leone, a difference of 8.53 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Benin ranks 87th and Sierra Leone ranks 90th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.53 people per sq. km of land area | 34.28 people per sq. km of land area | 9.75 people per sq. km of land area | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 30.32 people per sq. km of land area | 40.9 people per sq. km of land area | 10.57 people per sq. km of land area | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 39.84 people per sq. km of land area | 50.19 people per sq. km of land area | 10.34 people per sq. km of land area | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 54.37 people per sq. km of land area | 58.45 people per sq. km of land area | 4.07 people per sq. km of land area | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 73.81 people per sq. km of land area | 74.05 people per sq. km of land area | 0.2388 people per sq. km of land area | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 99.54 people per sq. km of land area | 96.51 people per sq. km of land area | 3.03 people per sq. km of land area | Benin |
| 2020s | 122.06 people per sq. km of land area | 114.68 people per sq. km of land area | 7.38 people per sq. km of land area | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Benin or Sierra Leone?
- Benin, at 128.26 people per sq. km of land area against 119.73 people per sq. km of land area in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in population density between Benin and Sierra Leone?
- 8.53 people per sq. km of land area, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sierra Leone?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Sierra Leone rank globally for population density?
- Benin ranks 87th and Sierra Leone ranks 90th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.