Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Oman, you would:
Health
be 67.8% less likely to be obese
In Oman, 27.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.
be 15.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Oman, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.
live 18.1 years less
In Oman, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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 94.1% less money
Oman has a GDP per capita of $27,300 as of 2019, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2020.
Life
have 45.6% more children
In Oman, there are approximately 22.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, there are 32.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 58.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Oman, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sierra Leone, 1120.0 women do as of 2017.
be 54.9% less likely to be literate
In Oman, the literacy rate is 95.7% as of 2018. In Sierra Leone, it is 43.2% as of 2018.
be 5.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Oman, approximately 14.4 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 73.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Oman, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 92% 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 81.1% less likely to have internet access
In Oman, approximately 95.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, about 18.0% do as of 2020.
be 27.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Oman, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 98% 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 72.2% more on education
Oman spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Sierra Leone spends 9.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.1 times more on healthcare
Oman spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 80.8% less coastline
Oman has a total of 2,092 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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