Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
Health
be 93.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Sierra Leone, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Somalia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 3.0 years less
In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 50.0% less money
Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,600 as of 2020, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $800 as of 2020.
Life
be 26.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Sierra Leone, approximately 1120.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Somalia, 829.0 women do as of 2017.
have 18.0% more children
In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 32.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Somalia, there are 38.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 17.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Sierra Leone, approximately 73.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Somalia, on the other hand, 86.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 15.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Sierra Leone, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Somalia, that number is 84% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 30.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Sierra Leone, approximately 26% of people have electricity access (52% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Somalia, that number is 18% of people on average (34% in urban areas, and 4% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 88.9% less likely to have internet access
In Sierra Leone, approximately 18.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Somalia, about 2.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 7.5 times more coastline
Sierra Leone has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Somalia, that number is 3,025 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Somalia: At a glance
How big is Somalia compared to Sierra Leone? See an in-depth size comparison.