Côte d'Ivoire vs Sierra Leone: Urban population, per square kilometre
Côte d'Ivoire
52.34 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
52.52 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Côte d'Ivoire rank
107th
Sierra Leone rank
106th
Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 52.52 units per square kilometre against 52.34 units per square kilometre in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.18 units per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 107th and Sierra Leone ranks 106th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.42 units per square kilometre | 7.07 units per square kilometre | 3.64 units per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 6.8 units per square kilometre | 11.22 units per square kilometre | 4.42 units per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 11.94 units per square kilometre | 16.01 units per square kilometre | 4.08 units per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 18.98 units per square kilometre | 20.11 units per square kilometre | 1.12 units per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 28.07 units per square kilometre | 27.29 units per square kilometre | 0.7751 units per square kilometre | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 38.97 units per square kilometre | 39.27 units per square kilometre | 0.3009 units per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 49.69 units per square kilometre | 49.93 units per square kilometre | 0.2365 units per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, Côte d'Ivoire or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 52.52 units per square kilometre against 52.34 units per square kilometre in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2023.
- What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Côte d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone?
- 0.18 units per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 107th and Sierra Leone ranks 106th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.