Sierra Leone vs Zimbabwe: GDP per capita
Sierra Leone
2,846 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Zimbabwe
3,093 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
165th
Zimbabwe rank
162nd
GDP per capita over time
- Sierra Leone
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 3,093 international-$ in 2021 prices against 2,846 international-$ in 2021 prices in Sierra Leone, a difference of 247 international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 165th and Zimbabwe ranks 162nd of 184 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,173 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,672 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,499 international-$ in 2021 prices | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 1,543 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3,687 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,145 international-$ in 2021 prices | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 1,554 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4,658 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3,104 international-$ in 2021 prices | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 1,711 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6,386 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4,675 international-$ in 2021 prices | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 1,309 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,644 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,334 international-$ in 2021 prices | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 2,095 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,835 international-$ in 2021 prices | 739.67 international-$ in 2021 prices | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 2,741 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,965 international-$ in 2021 prices | 223.13 international-$ in 2021 prices | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita, Sierra Leone or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 3,093 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 Zimbabwe?
- 247 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe rank globally for gdp per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 165th and Zimbabwe ranks 162nd 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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About this data
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.