Sierra Leone vs Cameroon — Country Comparison 2026
⚖️ 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone vs 🇨🇲 Cameroon
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🇸🇱 Sierra Leone
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🇨🇲 Cameroon
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| Official Name |
Republic of Sierra Leone |
Republic of Cameroon |
| Capital |
Freetown |
Yaoundé |
| Region |
Africa / Western Africa |
Africa / Middle Africa |
| Currency |
Leone |
Central African CFA franc |
📊 AT A GLANCE
| Metric |
Sierra Leone |
Cameroon |
| Avg Nomad Score |
41 |
45 |
| Population |
8,460,512 |
30,987,821 |
| Area |
71,740 km² |
475,442 km² |
| Density |
105.3/km² |
39.7/km² |
| HDI |
0.467 |
0.588 |
| GDP/capita PPP |
$4,466 (2030)
|
$7,948 (2030)
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| Life Expectancy |
61.8 yrs
|
63.7 yrs
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| Visa-Free Access |
59 countries (#141)
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46 countries (#173)
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💰 ECONOMICS
| Indicator |
Sierra Leone |
Cameroon |
| GDP Nominal |
$11.2B
(2030)
|
$91.5B
(2030)
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| GDP/capita PPP |
$4,466
(2030)
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$7,948
(2030)
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| GDP Growth |
4.6%
(2030)
|
4.6%
(2030)
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| Inflation (CPI) |
9.0%
(2030)
|
3.0%
(2030)
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| Unemployment |
3.2%
(2025)
|
3.6%
(2025)
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| Gini Index |
35.7
(2018)
|
42.2
(2021)
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| Internet Users |
20.6%
(2023)
|
41.9%
(2023)
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| Urban Population |
45.4%
(2024)
|
55.4%
(2024)
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| Govt Debt (% GDP) |
29.8%
(2030)
|
30.6%
(2030)
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| Trade Openness |
40.6%
(2024)
|
34.4%
(2024)
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| Labor Force Part. |
54.6%
(2025)
|
65.8%
(2025)
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🏥 HEALTHCARE
| Indicator | Sierra Leone | Cameroon |
|---|
| Life Expectancy |
61.8 yrs
(2023)
|
63.7 yrs
(2023)
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👥 DEMOGRAPHICS & SOCIETY
| Indicator |
Sierra Leone |
Cameroon |
| Government |
Unitary Presidential system |
Unitary presidential republic under a dictatorship |
| Languages |
English |
English, French |
| Timezones |
UTC |
UTC+01:00 |
| Driving Side |
Right |
Right |
| Literacy Rate |
43.6%
(2019)
|
72.6%
(2018)
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| Education Spending |
2.6% GDP
(2023)
|
2.8% GDP
(2023)
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| Health Spending |
4.7% GDP
(2023)
|
4.6% GDP
(2023)
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| Fertility Rate |
3.8
(2023)
|
4.3
(2023)
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| Birth Rate |
30.6 /1k
(2023)
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33.7 /1k
(2023)
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| Death Rate |
8.3 /1k
(2023)
|
7.2 /1k
(2023)
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| Infant Mortality |
56.2 /1k
(2023)
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41.2 /1k
(2023)
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🏠 QUALITY OF LIFE
| Indicator |
Sierra Leone |
Cameroon |
| Life Satisfaction |
3.3
(2025)
|
5.1
(2025)
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| Healthy Life Expectancy |
53.1 yrs
(2021)
|
54.0 yrs
(2021)
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| Universal Health Coverage |
41
(2021)
|
44
(2021)
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| Broadband /100 people |
0.0
(2021)
|
2.1
(2022)
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🏛️ POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
| Indicator |
Sierra Leone |
Cameroon |
| Corruption (CPI) |
34.00 # (2026) |
26.00 # (2026) |
| Press Freedom |
66.4 #56 Afrique (2025) |
42.8 #131 Afrique (2025) |
| Electoral Democracy |
0.47 |
0.26 |
| Liberal Democracy |
0.35 |
0.11 |
| Participatory Democracy |
0.31 |
0.09 |
🌱 ENVIRONMENT
| Indicator |
Sierra Leone |
Cameroon |
| PM2.5 |
39.4
µg/m³ (2019)
|
56.4
µg/m³ (2019)
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| Renewable Energy |
95.2%
(2023)
|
63.9%
(2023)
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