Honduras vs Sierra Leone: Rural population
Rural population over time
- Honduras
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 4.77 million against 4.48 million in Honduras, a difference of 284,450.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Honduras's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Honduras ranks 81st and Sierra Leone ranks 79th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Honduras | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.76 million | 1.96 million | 190,912 | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 2.15 million | 2.14 million | 11,460 | Honduras |
| 1980s | 2.66 million | 2.47 million | 194,151 | Honduras |
| 1990s | 3.25 million | 2.77 million | 480,647 | Honduras |
| 2000s | 3.84 million | 3.37 million | 463,129 | Honduras |
| 2010s | 4.20 million | 4.13 million | 68,944 | Honduras |
| 2020s | 4.42 million | 4.64 million | 212,050 | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, Honduras or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 4.77 million against 4.48 million in Honduras as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population between Honduras and Sierra Leone?
- 284,450, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Sierra Leone?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Honduras and Sierra Leone rank globally for rural population?
- Honduras ranks 81st and Sierra Leone ranks 79th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural 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. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.