Liberia vs Sierra Leone: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per)
Liberia
88.92 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Sierra Leone
94.32 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Liberia rank
68th
Sierra Leone rank
66th
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) over time
- Liberia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 94.32 per 100,000 people against 88.92 per 100,000 people in Liberia, a difference of 5.4 per 100,000 people.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 68th and Sierra Leone ranks 66th of 241 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,011 per 100,000 people | 1,934 per 100,000 people | 4,078 per 100,000 people | Liberia |
| 2010s | 508.89 per 100,000 people | 86.85 per 100,000 people | 422.04 per 100,000 people | Liberia |
| 2020s | 93.55 per 100,000 people | 84.75 per 100,000 people | 8.8 per 100,000 people | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin, Liberia or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 94.32 per 100,000 people against 88.92 per 100,000 people in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin between Liberia and Sierra Leone?
- 5.4 per 100,000 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sierra Leone?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Liberia and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Liberia ranks 68th and Sierra Leone ranks 66th of 241 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.