Child mortality (under 5)
survival · World Bank
90.50 per 1,000 live births(2024)
Normalized: 7/100 · lower is better
Sworn Score
Country profile
Sierra Leone
Sub-Saharan Africa · Sub-Saharan Africa · Capital: Freetown
Rank #195 of scored countries.
Survival
34.5
Living
19.9
Governance
34.4
Metrics
19 verified indicators
From official sources, sorted by category. Each card shows the latest value, a sparkline, and a link back to the source.
survival·7
Physicians per 1,000 people
survival · World Bank / WHO
0.13 per 1,000(2022)
Normalized: 1/100 · higher is better
Poverty rate (national line)
survival · World Bank
56.80 %(2018)
Normalized: 11/100 · lower is better
Access to safely managed drinking water
survival · World Bank / WHO-UNICEF JMP
10.90 %(2024)
Normalized: 0/100 · higher is better
Undernourishment
survival · World Bank / FAO
24.10 %(2023)
Normalized: 38/100 · lower is better
Unemployment rate (total)
survival · World Bank / ILO
3.15 %(2025)
Normalized: 89/100 · lower is better
Youth unemployment (15–24)
survival · World Bank / ILO
3.72 %(2025)
Normalized: 95/100 · lower is better
living·5
Education expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank / UNESCO
2.62 % of GDP(2023)
Normalized: 20/100 · higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)
living · World Bank
3,522 USD (PPP)(2024)
Normalized: 2/100 · higher is better
Health expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank
4.72 % of GDP(2023)
Normalized: 20/100 · higher is better
Inflation (CPI, annual %)
living · World Bank / IMF
28.63 %(2024)
Normalized: 43/100 · lower is better
Life expectancy at birth
living · World Bank / WHO
61.96 years(2024)
Normalized: 15/100 · higher is better
governance·7
Corruption Perceptions Index
governance · Transparency International
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Gini coefficient
governance · World Bank
35.70 0–100 index(2018)
Normalized: 60/100 · lower is better
World Press Freedom Index
governance · Reporters Without Borders
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Control of Corruption (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.70 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 25/100 · higher is better
Government Effectiveness (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.97 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 21/100 · higher is better
Rule of Law (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.84 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 28/100 · higher is better
Voice and Accountability (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.51 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 38/100 · higher is better
History
Sierra Leone — Sworn Score over time
Each year is a snapshot using that year's methodology (trimmed-bounds over the trailing 5-year value pool). Click a column header to sort.
Change since 1996: +6.8 points
| Year | Score | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | — | — | 1.3 | 2.1 | — |
| 1966 | — | — | 1.3 | 2.8 | — |
| 1967 | — | — | 2.0 | 4.1 | — |
| 1968 | — | — | 2.5 | 4.6 | — |
| 1969 | — | — | 3.0 | 5.3 | — |
| 1970 | — | — | 3.6 | 6.1 | — |
| 1971 | — | — | 3.8 | 6.6 | — |
| 1972 | — | — | 3.5 | 6.9 | — |
| 1973 | — | — | 3.3 | 7.1 | — |
| 1974 | — | — | 2.8 | 7.7 | — |
| 1975 | — | — | 2.2 | 8.4 | — |
| 1976 | — | — | 2.0 | 8.9 | — |
| 1977 | — | — | 1.9 | 9.5 | — |
| 1978 | — | — | 2.2 | 9.0 | — |
| 1979 | — | — | 1.9 | 9.9 | — |
| 1980 | — | — | 1.2 | 7.3 | — |
| 1981 | — | — | 1.0 | 5.8 | — |
| 1982 | — | — | 0.9 | 5.0 | — |
| 1983 | — | — | 1.0 | 5.3 | — |
| 1984 | — | — | 1.4 | 5.7 | — |
| 1985 | — | — | 1.7 | 9.5 | — |
| 1986 | — | — | 1.5 | 9.6 | — |
| 1987 | — | — | 1.3 | 9.9 | — |
| 1988 | — | — | 0.9 | 8.2 | — |
| 1989 | — | — | 0.6 | 3.6 | — |
| 1990 | — | — | 0.5 | 2.0 | — |
| 1991 | — | — | 42.6 | 1.3 | — |
| 1992 | — | — | 42.5 | 0.9 | — |
| 1993 | — | — | 42.5 | 1.0 | — |
| 1994 | — | — | 42.5 | 1.0 | — |
| 1995 | — | — | 42.7 | 0.8 | — |
| 1996 | 22.3 | 195 | 42.9 | 0.8 | 19.5 |
| 1997 | 22.2 | 196 | 42.8 | 0.7 | 19.5 |
| 1998 | 21.7 | 196 | 42.9 | 0.7 | 17.0 |
| 1999 | 21.6 | 195 | 42.9 | 0.7 | 17.0 |
| 2000 | 25.9 | 193 | 34.7 | 23.2 | 15.7 |
| 2001 | 19.6 | 195 | 28.8 | 12.2 | 15.4 |
| 2002 | 20.6 | 197 | 29.5 | 12.9 | 16.9 |
| 2003 | 22.6 | 196 | 30.3 | 10.6 | 27.1 |
| 2004 | 24.6 | 199 | 32.2 | 10.9 | 31.4 |
| 2005 | 24.3 | 198 | 32.9 | 10.3 | 29.9 |
| 2006 | 24.7 | 197 | 33.0 | 10.9 | 30.8 |
| 2007 | 26.7 | 193 | 33.6 | 16.1 | 30.4 |
| 2008 | 28.8 | 189 | 34.1 | 21.7 | 30.3 |
| 2009 | 30.0 | 193 | 34.8 | 24.0 | 30.6 |
| 2010 | 29.6 | 193 | 35.5 | 21.6 | 31.4 |
| 2011 | 30.0 | 189 | 31.2 | 25.1 | 35.1 |
| 2012 | 29.6 | 193 | 31.1 | 24.4 | 34.3 |
| 2013 | 30.7 | 191 | 30.5 | 29.3 | 32.9 |
| 2014 | 33.2 | 184 | 29.8 | 37.2 | 33.2 |
| 2015 | 34.3 | 181 | 29.9 | 40.2 | 33.1 |
| 2016 | 30.9 | 186 | 30.6 | 29.4 | 33.6 |
| 2017 | 27.3 | 196 | 30.9 | 17.9 | 34.8 |
| 2018 | 29.6 | 195 | 31.6 | 23.3 | 35.2 |
| 2019 | 30.5 | 191 | 31.0 | 27.2 | 34.4 |
| 2020 | 32.1 | 188 | 31.3 | 30.1 | 36.0 |
| 2021 | 32.2 | 185 | 31.9 | 30.5 | 35.0 |
| 2022 | 30.5 | 189 | 33.1 | 24.0 | 35.4 |
| 2023 | 26.1 | 199 | 33.5 | 11.6 | 34.6 |
| 2024 | 29.0 | 195 | 34.3 | 19.4 | 34.0 |
| 2025 | 29.4 | 195 | 34.5 | 19.9 | 34.4 |
| 2026 | 29.1 | 194 | 33.6 | 20.0 | 34.7 |
Promises
What was committed, where it stands
No promises tracked yet.
No promises tracked yet for Sierra Leone.