| Attribute |
Sierra Leone × | 
Zambia × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 71,740 | 752,618 |
| Continent | Africa | Africa |
| Land area (km²) | 71,620 | 743,398 |
| Water area (km²) | 120 | 9,220 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 1,093 | 6043.15 |
| Border countries | | - Angola
- Botswana
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Malawi
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Tanzania
- Zimbabwe
|
| Coastline (km) | 402 | 0 |
| Mean elevation (m) | 279 | 1,138 |
| Lowest point (m) | 0 | 329 |
| Highest point (m) | 1,948 | 2,301 |
| People | | |
| Population | 6,624,933 | 17,426,623 |
| Official languages | | |
| Religion | Muslim | Protestant |
| Government | | |
| Long country name | Republic of Sierra Leone | Republic of Zambia |
| Short country name | Sierra Leone | Zambia |
| Long local name | Republic of Sierra Leone | - |
| Short local name | Sierra Leone | - |
| Former name | - | |
| Government type | Presidential republic | Presidential republic |
| Capital | Freetown | Lusaka |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 11,550,000,000 | 68,930,000,000 |
| 1↑GDP (OER) (USD) | 3,612,000,000 | 25,710,000,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 3.7 | 3.4 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 1,600 | 4,000 |
| Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 10 | 38.3 |
| Labor force | 2,972,000 | 6,898,000 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 15 | 15 |
| Population below poverty line (%) | 70.2 | 54.4 |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 562,000,000 | 4,473,000,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 846,400,000 | 6,357,000,000 |
| Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 0.8 | 1.25 |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 15.6 | 17.4 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -7.9 | -7.3 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 63.9 | 63.1 |
| Inflation rate (%) | 18.2 | 6.6 |
| Central bank discount rate (%) | - | 9.1 |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 17.92 | 12.5 |
| Stock of narrow money (USD) | 387,400,000 | 1,764,000,000 |
| Stock of broad money (USD) | 387,400,000 | 1,764,000,000 |
| Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 572,600,000 | 5,401,000,000 |
| Market value of publicly traded shares (USD) | - | 3,004,000,000 |
| Current account balance (USD) | -407,000,000 | -1,006,000,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 808,400,000 | 8,216,000,000 |
| Imports (USD) | 1,107,000,000 | 7,852,000,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 478,000,000 | 2,082,000,000 |
| External debt (USD) | 1,615,000,000 | 11,660,000,000 |
| National currency | leones | Zambian kwacha |
| National currency (code) | SLL | ZMK |
| National currency (symbol) | Le | ZK |
| National currency rate to USD | 7 | 9.2 |