What is the difference in urban population, per unit of gdp between Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

0.0002 units per US$ of GDP, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

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

Where does this data come from?

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

Sierra Leone vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Urban population, per unit of GDP

Sierra Leone

0.0005 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

0.0003 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Sierra Leone rank

11th

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

8th

Urban population, per unit of GDP over time

Sierra Leone
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 2.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Sierra Leone ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th of 214 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sierra Leone	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0014 units per US$ of GDP	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	Sierra Leone
1970s	0.0013 units per US$ of GDP	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	Sierra Leone
1980s	0.0013 units per US$ of GDP	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	0.001 units per US$ of GDP	Sierra Leone
1990s	0.0019 units per US$ of GDP	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	0.0015 units per US$ of GDP	Sierra Leone
2000s	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	Sierra Leone
2010s	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	Sierra Leone
2020s	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per unit of gdp, Sierra Leone or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Sierra Leone, at 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per unit of gdp between Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for urban population, per unit of gdp?: Sierra Leone ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban population, per unit of GDP
Unit: units per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 262 places, 14,784 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Urban population divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.