Seychelles vs Sierra Leone: Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization)
Seychelles
54.5%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
54.1%
in 2025
Seychelles rank
58th
Sierra Leone rank
60th
Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization) over time
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 54.5% against 54.1% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Seychelles ranks 58th and Sierra Leone ranks 60th of 218 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Seychelles | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.6% | 79.8% | 11.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 54.5% | 72.7% | 18.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 50.7% | 68.2% | 17.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 53.4% | 65.6% | 12.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 57.1% | 63.2% | 6.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 56.9% | 59.4% | 2.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 55.1% | 55.4% | 0.4% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, Seychelles or Sierra Leone?
- Seychelles, at 54.5% against 54.1% in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population between Seychelles and Sierra Leone?
- 0.4%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Sierra Leone?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Seychelles and Sierra Leone rank globally for rural population?
- Seychelles ranks 58th and Sierra Leone ranks 60th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.