Ethiopia vs Sierra Leone: Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) over time
- Ethiopia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 119.73 people per sq. km of land area against 117.69 people per sq. km of land area in Ethiopia, a difference of 2.04 people per sq. km of land area.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 92nd and Sierra Leone ranks 90th of 216 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.5 people per sq. km of land area | 58.54 people per sq. km of land area | 0.9589 people per sq. km of land area | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 72.03 people per sq. km of land area | 74.05 people per sq. km of land area | 2.01 people per sq. km of land area | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 91.52 people per sq. km of land area | 96.51 people per sq. km of land area | 4.99 people per sq. km of land area | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 111.76 people per sq. km of land area | 114.68 people per sq. km of land area | 2.92 people per sq. km of land area | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Ethiopia or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 119.73 people per sq. km of land area against 117.69 people per sq. km of land area in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in population density between Ethiopia and Sierra Leone?
- 2.04 people per sq. km of land area, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sierra Leone?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Sierra Leone rank globally for population density?
- Ethiopia ranks 92nd 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.