Seychelles vs Sierra Leone: Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate
Seychelles
45.5%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
45.9%
in 2025
Seychelles rank
173rd
Sierra Leone rank
171st
Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate over time
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 45.9% against 45.5% in Seychelles, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Seychelles ahead.
Seychelles ranks 173rd and Sierra Leone ranks 171st of 236 countries.
Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Seychelles | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 27.4% | 14.6% | 12.8% | Seychelles |
| 1960s | 31.4% | 20.2% | 11.2% | Seychelles |
| 1970s | 45.5% | 27.3% | 18.1% | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 49.3% | 31.8% | 17.5% | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 46.6% | 34.4% | 12.2% | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 42.9% | 36.8% | 6.2% | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 40.6% | 2.5% | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 44.9% | 44.6% | 0.4% | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population vs. female labor force participation rate, Seychelles or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 45.9% against 45.5% in Seychelles as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population vs. female labor force participation rate between Seychelles and Sierra Leone?
- 0.4%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Sierra Leone?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Seychelles and Sierra Leone rank globally for urban population vs. female labor force participation rate?
- Seychelles ranks 173rd and Sierra Leone ranks 171st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.