Sierra Leone vs Uganda: GDP per capita

Sierra Leone
2,846 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Uganda
3,006 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
165th
Uganda rank
163rd

GDP per capita over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Uganda
1.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k3.0k195019862023

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 3,006 international-$ in 2021 prices against 2,846 international-$ in 2021 prices in Sierra Leone, a difference of 160 international-$ in 2021 prices.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 165th and Uganda ranks 163rd of 184 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 1,173 international-$ in 2021 prices 884.04 international-$ in 2021 prices 288.69 international-$ in 2021 prices Sierra Leone
1970s 1,543 international-$ in 2021 prices 1,112 international-$ in 2021 prices 430.98 international-$ in 2021 prices Sierra Leone
1980s 1,554 international-$ in 2021 prices 949.43 international-$ in 2021 prices 604.95 international-$ in 2021 prices Sierra Leone
1990s 1,711 international-$ in 2021 prices 1,157 international-$ in 2021 prices 553.32 international-$ in 2021 prices Sierra Leone
2000s 1,309 international-$ in 2021 prices 1,697 international-$ in 2021 prices 387.17 international-$ in 2021 prices Uganda
2010s 2,095 international-$ in 2021 prices 2,633 international-$ in 2021 prices 538.08 international-$ in 2021 prices Uganda
2020s 2,741 international-$ in 2021 prices 2,847 international-$ in 2021 prices 106.02 international-$ in 2021 prices Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Sierra Leone or Uganda?
Uganda, at 3,006 international-$ in 2021 prices against 2,846 international-$ in 2021 prices in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Sierra Leone and Uganda?
160 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Uganda?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Sierra Leone and Uganda rank globally for gdp per capita?
Sierra Leone ranks 165th and Uganda ranks 163rd of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 10,907 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.