Portugal vs Sierra Leone: Land use over the long term
Portugal
2.24 million
in 2025
Sierra Leone
2.20 million
in 2025
Portugal rank
81st
Sierra Leone rank
83rd
Land use over the long term over time
- Portugal
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 2.24 million against 2.20 million in Sierra Leone, a difference of 36,870.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 81st and Sierra Leone ranks 83rd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 23 and Sierra Leone in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 238,252 | 0 | 238,252 | Portugal |
| 1100s | 287,208 | 0 | 287,208 | Portugal |
| 1200s | 330,904 | 0 | 330,904 | Portugal |
| 1300s | 438,764 | 0 | 438,764 | Portugal |
| 1400s | 299,339 | 0 | 299,339 | Portugal |
| 1500s | 410,251 | 0 | 410,251 | Portugal |
| 1600s | 604,209 | 0 | 604,209 | Portugal |
| 1700s | 560,041 | 0 | 560,041 | Portugal |
| 1710s | 719,569 | 0 | 719,569 | Portugal |
| 1720s | 733,665 | 0 | 733,665 | Portugal |
| 1730s | 739,257 | 0 | 739,257 | Portugal |
| 1740s | 744,448 | 0 | 744,448 | Portugal |
| 1750s | 749,193 | 0 | 749,193 | Portugal |
| 1760s | 754,477 | 0 | 754,477 | Portugal |
| 1770s | 759,169 | 0 | 759,169 | Portugal |
| 1780s | 763,200 | 0 | 763,200 | Portugal |
| 1790s | 766,492 | 0 | 766,492 | Portugal |
| 1800s | 768,956 | 0 | 768,956 | Portugal |
| 1810s | 768,788 | 0 | 768,788 | Portugal |
| 1820s | 767,835 | 0 | 767,835 | Portugal |
| 1830s | 790,841 | 0 | 790,841 | Portugal |
| 1840s | 814,748 | 0 | 814,748 | Portugal |
| 1850s | 814,468 | 0 | 814,468 | Portugal |
| 1860s | 850,596 | 1.80 million | 952,574 | Sierra Leone |
| 1870s | 892,755 | 1.85 million | 962,015 | Sierra Leone |
| 1880s | 935,305 | 1.92 million | 985,215 | Sierra Leone |
| 1890s | 989,686 | 1.98 million | 990,804 | Sierra Leone |
| 1900s | 1.01 million | 2.03 million | 1.02 million | Sierra Leone |
| 1910s | 1.05 million | 2.07 million | 1.02 million | Sierra Leone |
| 1920s | 1.01 million | 2.07 million | 1.06 million | Sierra Leone |
| 1930s | 1.02 million | 2.23 million | 1.21 million | Sierra Leone |
| 1940s | 1.04 million | 2.33 million | 1.29 million | Sierra Leone |
| 1950s | 936,660 | 2.36 million | 1.42 million | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 838,000 | 2.20 million | 1.37 million | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 838,000 | 2.20 million | 1.37 million | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 838,000 | 2.20 million | 1.37 million | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 1.01 million | 2.20 million | 1.19 million | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 1.63 million | 2.20 million | 565,088 | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 1.87 million | 2.20 million | 325,444 | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 2.16 million | 2.20 million | 35,650 | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use over the long term, Portugal or Sierra Leone?
- Portugal, at 2.24 million against 2.20 million in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in land use over the long term between Portugal and Sierra Leone?
- 36,870, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sierra Leone?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Sierra Leone rank globally for land use over the long term?
- Portugal ranks 81st and Sierra Leone ranks 83rd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Land use over the long term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.