Kenya vs Sierra Leone: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre
Kenya
68.63 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
82.85 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
188th
Sierra Leone rank
185th
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Kenya
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 82.85 current US$ per square kilometre against 68.63 current US$ per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 14.22 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 188th and Sierra Leone ranks 185th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.54 current US$ per square kilometre | 8.61 current US$ per square kilometre | 5.93 current US$ per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 1990s | 35.91 current US$ per square kilometre | 0.222 current US$ per square kilometre | 35.69 current US$ per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2000s | 53.66 current US$ per square kilometre | 39.57 current US$ per square kilometre | 14.09 current US$ per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2010s | 58.41 current US$ per square kilometre | 136.77 current US$ per square kilometre | 78.35 current US$ per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 29.55 current US$ per square kilometre | 106.08 current US$ per square kilometre | 76.53 current US$ per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre, Kenya or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 82.85 current US$ per square kilometre against 68.63 current US$ per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre between Kenya and Sierra Leone?
- 14.22 current US$ per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sierra Leone?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Sierra Leone rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 188th and Sierra Leone ranks 185th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Personal remittances, paid (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.