SLE · Africa
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the west coast of West Africa. It is bordered to the southeast by Liberia and by Guinea to the north.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
4.8 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 5.0
- Economy 6.0
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 13 (list of 2026.10.02).
- Capital
- Freetown
- Population
- 9,077,691 inh.
- Area
- 71,740 km²
- Currency
- SLE
- Regime
- presidential system
Executive in office
Head of State
Julius Maada Bio
Head of Government
David Sengeh
Parliament
Parlement de la Sierra Leone
124 seats
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
7 G$
GDP / capita
846 $
Growth
4.6 %
Inflation
7.5 %
Unemployment
3.1 %
Defense / GDP
0.5 %
Life expectancy
62.0 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.47/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
61/100
Corruption (CPI)
34/100
Press freedom (RSF)
57/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#142
Annual budget
0.0 Md$
Defense effort
0.4 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
1 Md$
Imports
2 Md$
Balance
0 Md$
Top exports
- 34% Diamants + or
- 18% Titane
Top imports
- 13% Pétrole raffiné
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
33%
-
GBR
35%
-
FRA
41%
-
DEU
41%
-
RUS
50%
-
CHN
62%
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IND
67%
Abstention: 25%
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.467/1
Gini
35.7
Refugees originating
8,925
National anthem
High We Exalt Thee, Realm of the Free
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- Commonwealth
- OIC
- African Union
- ECOWAS
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 2,537 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 212, or ×0.7.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2018 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)