Country size comparison
compared to
Sierra Leone is around the same size as Ireland.
Ireland is approximately 70,273 sq km, while Sierra Leone is approximately 71,740 sq km, making Sierra Leone 2% larger than Ireland. Meanwhile, the population of Ireland is ~5.3 million people (3.4 million more people live in Sierra Leone).
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Quality of Life Comparison · 16 statistics
Make 68.0 times more money in Ireland
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Cost of Living Comparison · 6 categories - 2026 data
Ireland is 2.8 times more expensive than Sierra Leone overall
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Moving from Sierra Leone to Ireland · UN DESA 2020
223 people born in Sierra Leone live in Ireland.
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