Sierra Leone
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Africa.
- Capital
- Freetown
- Continent
- Africa
More Africa quizzes - Land neighbours
- Guinea, Liberia
- Population
- 8,819,794 (2025)
- Total area
- 72,300 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 8.6° N, 11.8° W
Sierra Leone at a glance
Sierra Leone is a country in Africa. Its capital is Freetown. It shares land borders with 2 countries: Guinea and Liberia.
Flag of Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone’s flag is drawn in the proportions 2:3 (height to width), the most common shape among the 197 flags in our quizzes (87 of them).
When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include the flag most like it in layout and colour: Gabon.
Sierra Leone in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Africa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 8,819,794 | 100thof 195 | 33rdof 54 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 72,300 km² | 117thof 194 | 40thof 54 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $7.464B | 148thof 182 | 40thof 52 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $846 | 174thof 182 | 44thof 52 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 62.0 years | 184thof 195 | 43rdof 54 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 3.70 | 35thof 195 | 32ndof 54 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $36 | 177thof 191 | 43rdof 54 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 45.9% | 138thof 195 | 26thof 54 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 25.1% | 167thof 180 | 40thof 51 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 34.3% | 84thof 191 | 18thof 54 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 0.17 t | 169thof 181 | 41stof 53 |
Each measure links to its higher-or-lower game. How these figures are compiled.
Sierra Leone compared with its neighbours
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Sierra Leone · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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