Sierra Leone vs Uganda: GDP per capita

Sierra Leone

2,846 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2023

Uganda

3,006 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2023

Sierra Leone rank

165th

Uganda rank

163rd

GDP per capita over time

Sierra Leone
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 3,006 international-$ in 2021 prices against 2,846 international-$ in 2021 prices in Sierra Leone, a difference of 160.04 international-$ in 2021 prices.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Globally, Sierra Leone ranks 165th and Uganda ranks 163rd of 184 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: GDP per capita
Unit: international-$ in 2021 prices
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 184 places, 10,907 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.