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 |
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 |
1↑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 |