Sierra Leone vs Timor-Leste: Rural population, annual growth rate
Sierra Leone
1 % change on previous year
in 2025
Timor-Leste
1.1 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
54th
Timor-Leste rank
51st
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Sierra Leone
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 1.1 % change on previous year against 1 % change on previous year in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.1 % change on previous year.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Timor-Leste ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 54th and Timor-Leste ranks 51st of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 2 and Timor-Leste in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9262 % change on previous year | 1.45 % change on previous year | 0.5222 % change on previous year | Timor-Leste |
| 1970s | 1.02 % change on previous year | 1.12 % change on previous year | 0.0989 % change on previous year | Timor-Leste |
| 1980s | 1.81 % change on previous year | 0.9933 % change on previous year | 0.8124 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.3722 % change on previous year | 0.8331 % change on previous year | 0.4609 % change on previous year | Timor-Leste |
| 2000s | 2.97 % change on previous year | 1.75 % change on previous year | 1.22 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 1.71 % change on previous year | 2.12 % change on previous year | 0.4123 % change on previous year | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 1.24 % change on previous year | 1.53 % change on previous year | 0.2957 % change on previous year | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, annual growth rate, Sierra Leone or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 1.1 % change on previous year against 1 % change on previous year in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between Sierra Leone and Timor-Leste?
- 0.1 % change on previous year, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Timor-Leste?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Sierra Leone and Timor-Leste rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Sierra Leone ranks 54th and Timor-Leste ranks 51st of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.