Sierra Leone rankings 2026: where Sierra Leone places in 90 global Top 10s
Sierra Leone is #1 in Countries with the fastest import growth, #1 in 1 ranking and inside the top 10 of 17 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.
This is the complete picture of Sierra Leone across Top10Earth: 90 current rankings out of 491 that compare countries, from the economy and health to energy, education and food. Every figure below is the latest published value from its source. Its best position is #1 in Countries with the fastest import growth, where it is measured at 30.73 % (Annual growth of imports of goods and services (%)) as of 2026-10-29. Sierra Leone holds the #1 spot in 1 ranking and finishes inside the top 10 in 17 rankings.
Where Sierra Leone is number one
Sierra Leone leads the world in 1 ranking. In each case the runner-up and the gap are shown so the lead can be judged, not just the position.
- Countries with the fastest import growth: 30.73 % (Annual growth of imports of goods and services (%)), Our World in Data, captured 2026-10-29. Next: Somalia with 28.51 %.
Top 10 finishes
Sierra Leone is inside the top 10 of 16 further rankings beyond the ones it leads. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.
- #2 in Countries with the highest death rates from malnutrition with 23.41 per 100,000 people, behind Somalia (30.64 per 100,000 people) and ahead of Mali. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #3 in Countries with the fastest export growth with 129.18 %, behind Guam (150.27 %) and ahead of Vanuatu. Our World in Data, 2026-11-01.
- #3 in Countries with the highest share of people facing food insecurity with 88.1 % of population, behind Central African Republic (88.1 % of population) and ahead of Haiti. World Bank Open Data, 2026-11-02.
- #4 in Countries with the highest malaria death rates with 76.9 per 100,000 people, behind Nigeria (79.48 per 100,000 people) and ahead of Guinea. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #6 in Countries with the highest prevalence of anemia in children with 73.4 %, behind Central African Republic (73.6 %) and ahead of Togo. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #7 in Countries with the highest under-5 child mortality rate with 90.5 per 1,000 live births, behind Guinea (92.1 per 1,000 live births) and ahead of Central African Republic. World Bank Open Data, 2026-11-02.
- #8 in Countries with the fastest growth in money supply with 32.83 %, behind Ghana (37.41 %) and ahead of Malawi. Our World in Data, 2026-10-29.
- #8 in Countries with the highest coffee yields with 1.47 tonnes per hectare, behind Ghana (1.6 tonnes per hectare) and ahead of Tonga. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #8 in Countries with the highest forest rents as a share of GDP with 8.82 % of GDP, behind Congo, Dem. Rep. (9.36 % of GDP) and ahead of Uganda. World Bank Open Data, 2026-11-02.
- #8 in Countries with the highest severe food insecurity with 33.7 %, behind Liberia (37.1 %) and ahead of Angola. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #9 in Countries by transport services with 64.38 % of service imports, BoP, behind Tajikistan (64.62 % of service imports, BoP) and ahead of Liberia. World Bank Open Data, 2026-10-28.
- #9 in Countries with the highest share of people at risk of catastrophic surgery costs with 84.3 %, behind Democratic Republic of Congo (85 %) and ahead of Chad. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
The remaining 4 top-10 positions are in the full list at the end of this guide.
Sierra Leone by theme
The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.
Health and wellbeing
In health and wellbeing, Sierra Leone holds 29 positions: #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from malnutrition (23.41 per 100,000 people), #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest malaria death rates (76.9 per 100,000 people), #6 of 50 in Countries with the highest prevalence of anemia in children (73.4 %) and #7 of 50 in Countries with the highest under-5 child mortality rate (90.5 per 1,000 live births). 25 more rankings are listed below.
World and society
In world and society, Sierra Leone holds 20 positions: #3 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people facing food insecurity (88.1 % of population), #8 of 50 in Countries with the fastest growth in money supply (32.83 %), #9 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people at risk of catastrophic surgery costs (84.3 %) and #9 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people without improved water (24.43 %). 16 more rankings are listed below.
Environment and energy
In environment and energy, Sierra Leone holds 18 positions: #8 of 50 in Countries with the highest forest rents as a share of GDP (8.82 % of GDP), #11 of 50 in Countries with the lowest access to electricity (39.2 % of population), #17 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of renewable electricity (95.24 %) and #18 of 50 in Countries with the most mismanaged plastic reaching the ocean per person (0.46 kg per person per year). 14 more rankings are listed below.
Food and agriculture
In food and agriculture, Sierra Leone holds 15 positions: #8 of 50 in Countries with the highest coffee yields (1.47 tonnes per hectare), #8 of 50 in Countries with the highest severe food insecurity (33.7 %), #14 of 50 in Countries most dependent on agriculture (share of GDP) (29.54 % of GDP) and #17 of 50 in Countries with the highest prevalence of undernourishment (24.1 %). 11 more rankings are listed below.
Finance and crypto
In finance and crypto, Sierra Leone holds 8 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries with the fastest import growth (30.73 %), #3 of 50 in Countries with the fastest export growth (129.18 %), #9 of 50 in Countries by transport services (64.38 % of service imports, BoP) and #20 of 50 in Countries by net capital account (1,027.22 BoP, current US$ million). 4 more rankings are listed below.
What changed at the latest refresh
Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Sierra Leone moved in 84 rankings:
- New entry at #1 in Countries with the fastest import growth (2026-10-29).
- New entry at #2 in Countries with the highest death rates from malnutrition (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #3 in Countries with the highest share of people facing food insecurity (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #4 in Countries with the highest malaria death rates (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #6 in Countries with the highest prevalence of anemia in children (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #7 in Countries with the highest under-5 child mortality rate (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #8 in Countries with the fastest growth in money supply (2026-10-29).
- New entry at #8 in Countries with the highest coffee yields (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #8 in Countries with the highest forest rents as a share of GDP (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #8 in Countries with the highest severe food insecurity (2026-11-02).
Where Sierra Leone ranks lowest
A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Sierra Leone's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Countries producing the most coffee (2.21 thousand tonnes), 49th of 50 in Countries with the highest share of underweight children under 5 (12 % of children under 5) and 48th of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people living in rural areas (42.32 %). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.
Every ranking that includes Sierra Leone
- #1 of 50 · Countries with the fastest import growth · 30.73 % · 2026-10-29
- #2 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from malnutrition · 23.41 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #3 of 50 · Countries with the fastest export growth · 129.18 % · 2026-11-01
- #3 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people facing food insecurity · 88.1 % of population · 2026-11-02
- #4 of 50 · Countries with the highest malaria death rates · 76.9 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #6 of 50 · Countries with the highest prevalence of anemia in children · 73.4 % · 2026-11-02
- #7 of 50 · Countries with the highest under-5 child mortality rate · 90.5 per 1,000 live births · 2026-11-02
- #8 of 50 · Countries with the fastest growth in money supply · 32.83 % · 2026-10-29
- #8 of 50 · Countries with the highest coffee yields · 1.47 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #8 of 50 · Countries with the highest forest rents as a share of GDP · 8.82 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #8 of 50 · Countries with the highest severe food insecurity · 33.7 % · 2026-11-02
- #9 of 50 · Countries by transport services · 64.38 % of service imports, BoP · 2026-10-28
- #9 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people at risk of catastrophic surgery costs · 84.3 % · 2026-11-02
- #9 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people without improved water · 24.43 % · 2026-11-02
- #9 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of pregnant women with anemia · 53.7 % of pregnant women · 2026-11-02
- #10 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from diarrhoeal diseases · 54.03 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #10 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people without clean cooking fuels · 98 % · 2026-11-02
- #11 of 50 · Countries with the highest meningitis death rates · 14.05 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #11 of 50 · Countries with the lowest access to electricity · 39.2 % of population · 2026-10-28
- #12 of 50 · Countries with the highest incidence of malaria · 282.67 per 1,000 people at risk · 2026-11-02
- #12 of 50 · Countries with the highest infant mortality rates · 5.46 deaths per 100 live births · 2026-11-02
- #13 of 50 · Countries with the highest average annual precipitation · 2,526 mm per year · 2026-11-02
- #13 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from ambient air pollution · 97 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #14 of 50 · Countries most dependent on agriculture (share of GDP) · 29.54 % of GDP · 2026-10-29
- #14 of 50 · Countries with the highest neonatal mortality rates · 2.93 deaths per 1,000 live births · 2026-11-02
- #16 of 50 · Countries with the highest tuberculosis incidence · 372 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #17 of 50 · Countries with the highest prevalence of undernourishment · 24.1 % · 2026-11-02
- #17 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of renewable electricity · 95.24 % · 2026-10-29
- #18 of 50 · Countries with the highest child homicide rates · 9 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #18 of 50 · Countries with the highest drowning death rates · 8.3 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #18 of 50 · Countries with the most mismanaged plastic reaching the ocean per person · 0.46 kg per person per year · 2026-11-02
- #19 of 50 · Countries where most people agree vaccines are safe · 88 % · 2026-11-02
- #20 of 50 · Countries by net capital account · 1,027.22 BoP, current US$ million · 2026-10-28
- #20 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people living on under $3 a day · 41.5 % of population · 2026-11-02
- #21 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from fires and burns · 4 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #21 of 50 · Countries with the highest maternal mortality ratios · 353.56 per 100,000 live births · 2026-11-02
- #21 of 44 · Countries with the most land used for palm oil · 51.56 thousand hectares · 2026-11-02
- #22 of 50 · Countries importing the largest share of their goods from China · 30.58 % · 2026-11-02
- #23 of 50 · Countries with the highest urban outdoor air pollution · 36.9 micrograms per cubic metre · 2026-11-02
- #24 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of stunted children under 5 · 26.3 % · 2026-11-02
- #25 of 50 · Countries emitting the largest share of plastic waste to the ocean · 0.37 % · 2026-11-02
- #25 of 49 · Countries producing the most palm oil · 85.8 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #25 of 50 · Countries with the highest cocoa bean yields · 0.47 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #25 of 50 · Countries with the highest out-of-pocket share of health spending · 54.47 % of current health expenditure · 2026-11-02
- #25 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of energy from renewables · 71.6 % of total final energy consumption · 2026-11-02
- #25 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of renewable energy in final consumption · 69.9 % · 2026-11-02
- #25 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of people practicing open defecation · 15.35 % · 2026-11-02
- #25 of 50 · Countries with the most plastic waste emitted to the ocean · 3,624 tonnes per year · 2026-11-02
- #26 of 50 · Countries where beer makes up the most of alcohol consumption · 68.01 % · 2026-10-31
- #26 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from cardiomyopathy and myocarditis · 11.06 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #27 of 50 · Countries with the highest tuberculosis death rates · 46.82 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #29 of 50 · Countries with the highest birth rate · 30.11 per 1,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #29 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of children with wasting · 6.3 % · 2026-11-02
- #29 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of electricity from hydropower · 70.5 % of total electricity · 2026-11-02
- #30 of 50 · Countries using the most cereals for human food · 95.05 % · 2026-11-02
- #30 of 50 · Countries with the highest sugar cane yields · 69.71 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #30 of 50 · Countries with the most renewable freshwater per person · 19.3k cubic metres per person · 2026-11-02
- #32 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of forest in protected areas · 40.65 % · 2026-11-02
- #33 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people who never drink alcohol · 74.87 % · 2026-11-02
- #33 of 50 · Countries with the most people without electricity · 5,254.35 thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #35 of 50 · Countries with the highest fertility rate · 3.7 · 2026-10-28
- #35 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of underweight children · 12 % · 2026-11-02
- #35 of 50 · Countries with the most wildfire smoke emissions (PM2.5) · 83.32 thousand tonnes · 2026-10-30
- #36 of 50 · Countries producing the most rice · 1,390.8 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #36 of 44 · Countries with the highest palm oil yields · 7.79 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #36 of 50 · Countries with the most children born per woman · 3.79 children per woman · 2026-11-02
- #37 of 50 · Countries with the highest inflation · 7.49 % · 2026-10-28
- #38 of 50 · Countries with the most organic agricultural land · 214.93 thousand hectares · 2026-11-02
- #38 of 50 · Countries with the most people without safe drinking water · 7,700.44 thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #39 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from poisoning · 1.24 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #40 of 50 · Countries with the most threatened mammal species · 26 · 2026-11-02
- #41 of 50 · Countries where a calorie-sufficient diet costs the most · 1.2 PPP dollars · 2026-11-02
- #41 of 50 · Countries with the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate · 92 % of new cases · 2026-11-02
- #41 of 50 · Countries with the most deaths of children under five · 23.17 thousand deaths · 2026-11-02
- #42 of 50 · Countries where the most people agree vaccines are effective · 83 % · 2026-11-02
- #42 of 50 · Countries with the most internal renewable freshwater resources · 160 cubic kilometres · 2026-11-02
- #43 of 50 · Hottest countries by average surface temperature · 26.31 °C · 2026-10-29
- #44 of 50 · Countries with the highest age dependency ratio · 69.3 % of working-age population · 2026-11-02
- #44 of 50 · Countries with the highest rotavirus vaccination coverage in children · 88 % · 2026-11-02
- #45 of 50 · Countries with the highest industrial share of water withdrawals · 26.15 % · 2026-11-02
- #45 of 50 · Countries with the lowest unemployment · 3.15 % · 2026-10-28
- #45 of 50 · Countries with the most threatened plant species · 143 · 2026-11-02
- #46 of 50 · Countries where most people cannot afford enough calories · 17 % · 2026-11-02
- #46 of 50 · Countries with the most threatened fish species · 87 species · 2026-11-02
- #47 of 50 · Countries with the most mismanaged plastic waste per person · 11.68 kg per person per year · 2026-11-02
- #47 of 50 · Fastest-growing populations · 2.04 % · 2026-10-28
- #48 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people living in rural areas · 42.32 % · 2026-11-02
- #48 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of wasted children under 5 · 6.3 % of children under 5 · 2026-11-02
- #49 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of underweight children under 5 · 12 % of children under 5 · 2026-11-02
- #50 of 50 · Countries producing the most coffee · 2.21 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
How to read these numbers
Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Sierra Leone's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.
Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.
Questions people ask about Sierra Leone
What is Sierra Leone's best ranking on Top10Earth?
#1 in Countries with the fastest import growth, with 30.73 % (Annual growth of imports of goods and services (%)) as of 2026-10-29.
How many rankings include Sierra Leone?
90 current country rankings out of 491 on the site, including 1 ranking where it is #1.
Is Sierra Leone in the top 10 of anything?
Yes: 17 rankings, including #1 in Countries with the fastest import growth, #2 in Countries with the highest death rates from malnutrition and #3 in Countries with the fastest export growth.
Where do the numbers come from?
From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.
When was this guide last updated?
The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.