Benin vs Sierra Leone: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square

Benin
0.1251 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.1172 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
76th
Sierra Leone rank
79th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square over time

  • Benin
  • Sierra Leone
0.0250.050.0750.10.125196119922023

How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.1251 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.1172 1000 No per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0079 1000 No per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Benin ranks 76th and Sierra Leone ranks 79th of 191 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0245 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0343 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0097 1000 No per square kilometre Sierra Leone
1970s 0.0303 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0409 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0106 1000 No per square kilometre Sierra Leone
1980s 0.0398 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0502 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0103 1000 No per square kilometre Sierra Leone
1990s 0.0544 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0584 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0041 1000 No per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2000s 0.0738 1000 No per square kilometre 0.074 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2010s 0.0995 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0965 1000 No per square kilometre 0.003 1000 No per square kilometre Benin
2020s 0.1205 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1134 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0071 1000 No per square kilometre Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square, Benin or Sierra Leone?
Benin, at 0.1251 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.1172 1000 No per square kilometre in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square between Benin and Sierra Leone?
0.0079 1000 No per square kilometre, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sierra Leone?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Benin and Sierra Leone rank globally for population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square?
Benin ranks 76th and Sierra Leone ranks 79th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Benin vs Sierra Leone: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 07 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/population-est-and-proj-total-population-both-sexes-per-square-kilometre/benin/sierra-leone/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/population-est-and-proj-total-population-both-sexes-per-square-kilometre/benin/sierra-leone/">Benin vs Sierra Leone: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 10,981 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 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.