INR
…
SLL
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Land Area
India
3,287,263 km²
Largest
Sierra Leone
71,740 km²
2.2% of largest
India is 45.82× larger than Sierra Leone
Population
India
LARGEST
1.43B
PEOPLE
Sierra Leone
0.6% OF LARGEST
8.42M
PEOPLE
India has 169.33× the population of Sierra Leone
GDP
India
LARGEST
$3.73T
Sierra Leone
0.2% OF LARGEST
$7.46B
Armed Forces
Active Personnel
India
LARGEST
1.45M
TROOPS
Sierra Leone
0.6% OF LARGEST
9K
TROOPS
India has 160.56× the active personnel of Sierra Leone
Air Force
India
LARGEST
2.18K
AIRCRAFT
Sierra Leone
0.1% OF LARGEST
3
AIRCRAFT
India has 727.33× the aircraft of Sierra Leone
Naval Assets
India
Sierra Leone
Wealth
Gold Reserves
India
LARGEST
876.2
Metric Tonnes
Sierra Leone
Foreign-Exchange Reserves
India
LARGEST
$570B
Reserves · excl. gold
Sierra Leone
$0B
Reserves · excl. gold
Billionaires
India
MOST
200
billionaires
Sierra Leone
—
Oil
Proven Reserves
India
LARGEST
4.5
Billion barrels
Production & Consumption
India
NET IMPORTER
Production
0.7M b/d
Consumption
5.3M b/d
−4.6M b/d net
Trade (Import/Export)
India
$827.4B
Exports
$827.4B
Imports
$918.3B
Trade Balance
$-90.9B
Trade Deficit
Sierra Leone
Exports
N/A
Imports
N/A
Trade Balance
N/A
Drinks per Person
Coffee
kg / person / yr
India
consumption
Sierra Leone
Tea
kg / person / yr
India
consumption
Sierra Leone
Beer
litres / person / yr
India
supply
Sierra Leone
Wine
litres / person / yr
India
consumption
Sierra Leone
Alcohol
litres pure alcohol / person / yr
India
consumption
Sierra Leone
consumption
Smoking
% of adults 15+ who smoke
Sierra Leone
India
Per-capita — consumption where available, else FAOSTAT supply · alcohol = litres of pure alcohol; smoking = % of adults 15+ (WHO)
Olympic Medals
India
10
Gold
10
Silver
21
Bronze
41
Total Medals
☀ Summer: 41
❄ Winter: 0
Sierra Leone
No Olympic medal data
Religious Demographics
Religious Distribution
Religious Composition by Country
India
Sierra Leone
Age Demographics
Median Age
India
28.2
YEARS
10
30
50
70
Sierra Leone
19.1
YEARS
10
30
50
70
Age Distribution
Population breakdown by age bracket (percentage)
Demographic Insights
Age Gap
India is 9.1 years older (median) than Sierra Leone
Youth Population
Sierra Leone has the highest youth population at 70.7% (under 30)
Elderly Population
India has the highest elderly population at 8.5% (60+)
Global Statistics
| Metric |
India
|
Sierra Leone
|
|---|---|---|
| Travel & Mobility | ||
| Passport Power visa-free destinations |
62
|
— |
| Tourist Arrivals per year |
17.9M
|
— |
| Culture & Prestige | ||
| Nobel Laureates all-time |
10
|
0
|
| UNESCO Heritage Sites inscribed sites |
43
|
0
|
Figures as of 2026. Sources: IMF, EIA/OPEC, Henley Passport Index, UNWTO, Forbes, Michelin Guide, Nobel Foundation, UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
Cost of Living
|
Metric
All indices use New York City as base (100)
Lower values indicate lower costs.
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India
|
Sierra Leone
|
|---|---|---|
| Cost of Living Index |
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| Rent Index |
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| Groceries Index |
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| Restaurant Price Index |
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| Local Purchasing Power |
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| Common Expenses Comparison | ||
| Meal at Inexpensive Restaurant (USD) | $3 | $2 |
| Three-Course Meal for 2 (USD) | $15 | $8 |
| Monthly Rent - City Center (USD) | $250 | $120 |
| Monthly Rent - Outside Center (USD) | $150 | $55 |
| Monthly Utilities (USD) | $35 | $30 |
| Internet (60 Mbps, USD) | $12 | $35 |
| Monthly Public Transport Pass (USD) | $15 | $1 |
Health
Healthcare spending, capacity and outcomes. Sources: World Bank / WHO — the year tag shows each figure’s vintage; “—” means the country doesn’t report that metric.
Health spending / person
India
Sierra Leone
Physicians per 1,000
India
Sierra Leone
Hospital beds per 1,000
India
Sierra Leone
Diabetes prevalence
India
Sierra Leone
Obesity prevalence
Sierra Leone
India
Suicide rate per 100k
India
Sierra Leone
Want the long view?
GDP, population, reserves & trade for India vs Sierra Leone — charted over the decades.
Basic Information
| Metric | India | Sierra Leone |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1425800000 | 8420000 |
| Area (sq km) | 3287263 | 71740 |
| Capital | New Delhi | Freetown |
| Official Language | Hindi and English (official), 21 other scheduled languages | English |
| Currency | Indian Rupee (INR) | Sierra Leonean Leone (SLL) |
| Government Type | Federal parliamentary constitutional republic | Unitary presidential constitutional republic |
Military Strength
| Metric | India | Sierra Leone |
|---|---|---|
| Active Personnel | 1,445,000 | 9,000 |
| Reserve Personnel | 1,155,000 | 0 |
| Total Military Personnel | 2,610,550 | 9,000 |
| Defense Budget (USD) | $81,400,000,000 | $42,000,000 |
| Tanks | 4,614 | 0 |
| Armored Vehicles | 12,000 | 45 |
| Self-Propelled Artillery | 100 | 0 |
| Towed Artillery | 4,175 | 6 |
| Rocket Projectors | 266 | 0 |
Economy
| Metric | India | Sierra Leone |
|---|---|---|
| GDP (USD) | $3,730,000,000,000 | $7,464,157,904 |
| GDP Per Capita (USD) | $2,616 | $492 |
| Unemployment Rate (%) | 4.2% | 3.2% |
| GINI Index (Income Inequality) | 25.5 | 35.7 |
| Currency | Indian Rupee (INR) | Sierra Leonean Leone (SLL) |
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Interesting Comparisons & Trivia
Did You Know?
India is 45.8 times larger in area than Sierra Leone.
That's a massive difference!
India has 169.3 times more people than Sierra Leone.
With over a billion people, that's more than 1/8 of humanity!
India has the highest GDP per capita at $2,616 among the selected countries.
India has the largest economy with a GDP of
$3.73 trillion.
India has the largest active military personnel with 1,445,000 troops.
India has the largest air force with 2,182 aircraft.
India has the largest navy with 295 vessels.
India Fact: India has the world's largest film industry, producing over 1,800 films annually, more than twice Hollywood's output.
India vs Sierra Leone: Key Comparisons
Economy: India's GDP of $3.7T is 499.7x larger than Sierra Leone's $7B — both among the world's largest economies.
Population: India's population of 1.4B is 169.3x larger than Sierra Leone's 8M.
Area: India covers 3,287,263 km², making it 45.8x larger than Sierra Leone.
Military: India fields 1.4Million active troops vs Sierra Leone's 9Thousand.
Life Expectancy: India leads with a life expectancy of 72 years vs Sierra Leone's 62.
Data compiled from World Bank, IMF, Global Firepower, SIPRI, Numbeo, and Pew Research.
Last updated July 2026.
Sources & methodology