What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?

0.0072 units per person, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guinea-Bissau vs Sierra Leone: Urban population, per capita

Guinea-Bissau

0.4665 units per person

in 2025

Sierra Leone

0.4593 units per person

in 2025

Guinea-Bissau rank

158th

Sierra Leone rank

159th

Urban population, per capita over time

Guinea-Bissau
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.4665 units per person against 0.4593 units per person in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0072 units per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 158th and Sierra Leone ranks 159th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.1426 units per person	0.2022 units per person	0.0596 units per person	Sierra Leone
1970s	0.1568 units per person	0.2733 units per person	0.1165 units per person	Sierra Leone
1980s	0.2358 units per person	0.3185 units per person	0.0827 units per person	Sierra Leone
1990s	0.3451 units per person	0.344 units per person	0.0012 units per person	Guinea-Bissau
2000s	0.3824 units per person	0.3678 units per person	0.0146 units per person	Guinea-Bissau
2010s	0.4194 units per person	0.406 units per person	0.0134 units per person	Guinea-Bissau
2020s	0.4543 units per person	0.4455 units per person	0.0087 units per person	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per capita, Guinea-Bissau or Sierra Leone?: Guinea-Bissau, at 0.4665 units per person against 0.4593 units per person in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?: 0.0072 units per person, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone rank globally for urban population, per capita?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 158th and Sierra Leone ranks 159th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban population, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.