Namibia vs Sierra Leone: Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions
Namibia
2.0%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
2.0%
in 2025
Namibia rank
46th
Sierra Leone rank
47th
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions over time
- Namibia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 2.0% against 2.0% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 46th and Sierra Leone ranks 47th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4% | 1.8% | 0.7% | Namibia |
| 1970s | 2.7% | 1.9% | 0.8% | Namibia |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 2.3% | 0.6% | Namibia |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 0.7% | 2.5% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 3.4% | 1.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 0.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 0.4% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions, Namibia or Sierra Leone?
- Namibia, at 2.0% against 2.0% in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions between Namibia and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sierra Leone?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Sierra Leone rank globally for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions?
- Namibia ranks 46th and Sierra Leone ranks 47th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in gross domestic product (GDP), population, and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.