Guinea-Bissau vs Sierra Leone: Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre

Guinea-Bissau
15,748 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
17,601 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
147th
Sierra Leone rank
145th

Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Sierra Leone
010.0k20.0k30.0k197519992023

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 17,601 current US$ per square kilometre against 15,748 current US$ per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 1,853 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 147th and Sierra Leone ranks 145th of 177 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1980s 4,681 current US$ per square kilometre 1,553 current US$ per square kilometre 3,128 current US$ per square kilometre Guinea-Bissau
1990s 7,103 current US$ per square kilometre 740.63 current US$ per square kilometre 6,362 current US$ per square kilometre Guinea-Bissau
2000s 4,588 current US$ per square kilometre 3,723 current US$ per square kilometre 864.49 current US$ per square kilometre Guinea-Bissau
2010s 8,259 current US$ per square kilometre 18,706 current US$ per square kilometre 10,447 current US$ per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2020s 14,798 current US$ per square kilometre 16,640 current US$ per square kilometre 1,843 current US$ per square kilometre Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre, Guinea-Bissau or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 17,601 current US$ per square kilometre against 15,748 current US$ per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
1,853 current US$ per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone rank globally for gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 147th and Sierra Leone ranks 145th of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
220 places, 9,727 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross fixed capital formation (current US$) 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.