Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Gambia, you would:
Health
be 16.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gambia, 1.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.
be 15.5% less likely to be obese
In Gambia, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.
live 8.8 years less
In Gambia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, that number is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 27.3% less money
Gambia has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2020.
be 16.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Gambia, 48.6% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.
Life
have 11.9% more children
In Gambia, there are approximately 28.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, there are 32.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 87.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Gambia, approximately 597.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sierra Leone, 1120.0 women do as of 2017.
be 15.0% less likely to be literate
In Gambia, the literacy rate is 50.8% as of 2015. In Sierra Leone, it is 43.2% as of 2018.
be 97.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Gambia, approximately 37.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, on the other hand, 73.4 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 46.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Gambia, approximately 49% of people have electricity access (69% in urban areas, and 16% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Sierra Leone, that number is 26% of people on average (52% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 51.4% less likely to have internet access
In Gambia, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, about 18.0% do as of 2020.
be 18.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Gambia, approximately 90% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 86% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 73% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 3.2 times more on education
Gambia spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Sierra Leone spends 9.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.3 times more on healthcare
Gambia spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 5.0 times more coastline
Gambia has a total of 80 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Sierra Leone: At a glance
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