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