| Attribute |
Rwanda × | 
Sierra Leone × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 26,338 | 71,740 |
| Continent | Africa | Africa |
| Land area (km²) | 24,668 | 71,620 |
| Water area (km²) | 1,670 | 120 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 930 | 1,093 |
| Border countries | - Burundi
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Tanzania
- Uganda
| |
| Coastline (km) | 0 | 402 |
| Mean elevation (m) | 1,598 | 279 |
| Lowest point (m) | 950 | 0 |
| Highest point (m) | 4,519 | 1,948 |
| People | | |
| Population | 12,712,431 | 6,624,933 |
| Official languages | - English
- French
- Kinyarwanda
- Swahili/Kiswahili
| |
| Religion | Protestant | Muslim |
| Government | | |
| Long country name | Republic of Rwanda | Republic of Sierra Leone |
| Short country name | Rwanda | Sierra Leone |
| Long local name | Republika y'u Rwanda | Republic of Sierra Leone |
| Short local name | Rwanda | Sierra Leone |
| Former name | - German East Africa
- Ruanda
| - |
| Government type | Presidential republic | Presidential republic |
| Capital | Kigali | Freetown |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 24,680,000,000 | 11,550,000,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | 9,136,000,000 | 3,612,000,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 6.1 | 3.7 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 2,100 | 1,600 |
| Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 12.5 | 10 |
| Labor force | 6,227,000 | 2,972,000 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 2.7 | 15 |
| Population below poverty line (%) | 39.1 | 70.2 |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 1,943,000,000 | 562,000,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 2,337,000,000 | 846,400,000 |
| Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 1.23 | 0.8 |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 21.3 | 15.6 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -4.3 | -7.9 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 40.5 | 63.9 |
| Inflation rate (%) | 4.8 | 18.2 |
| Central bank discount rate (%) | 7.75 | - |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 17.17 | 17.92 |
| Stock of narrow money (USD) | 963,900,000 | 387,400,000 |
| Stock of broad money (USD) | 963,900,000 | 387,400,000 |
| Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 1,861,000,000 | 572,600,000 |
| Current account balance (USD) | -622,000,000 | -407,000,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 1,050,000,000 | 808,400,000 |
| Imports (USD) | 1,922,000,000 | 1,107,000,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 997,600,000 | 478,000,000 |
| External debt (USD) | 3,258,000,000 | 1,615,000,000 |
| National currency | Rwandan francs | leones |
| National currency (code) | RWF | SLL |
| National currency (symbol) | ر.س | Le |
| National currency rate to USD | 839.1 | 7 |