Sierra Leone vs Uganda: Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita

Sierra Leone
2,846 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Uganda
3,006 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
163rd
Uganda rank
161st

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Uganda
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How they compare

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

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 163rd and Uganda ranks 161st of 181 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 1,191 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 887.41 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 303.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Sierra Leone
1970s 1,543 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,112 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 430.98 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Sierra Leone
1980s 1,554 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 949.43 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 604.95 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Sierra Leone
1990s 1,711 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,157 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 553.31 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Sierra Leone
2000s 1,309 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,697 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 387.17 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Uganda
2010s 2,095 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,633 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 538.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Uganda
2020s 2,741 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,847 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 106.02 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, Sierra Leone or Uganda?
Uganda, at 3,006 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 2,846 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Sierra Leone and Uganda?
160 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, 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 gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
Sierra Leone ranks 163rd and Uganda ranks 161st of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 10,076 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.