If you lived in Spain instead of Sierra Leone, you would:

Health

be 73.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Sierra Leone, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Spain, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2020.

live 23.8 years longer

In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2022. In Spain, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.7 times more likely to be obese

In Sierra Leone, 8.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Spain, that number is 23.8% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 22.6 times more money

Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,600 as of 2020, while in Spain, the GDP per capita is $36,200 as of 2020.

be 63.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Sierra Leone, 56.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Spain, however, that number is 20.7% as of 2018.

pay a 50.0% higher top tax rate

Sierra Leone has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2014. In Spain, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 99.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Sierra Leone, approximately 1120.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Spain, 4.0 women do as of 2017.

be 2.3 times more likely to be literate

In Sierra Leone, the literacy rate is 43.2% as of 2018. In Spain, it is 98.6% as of 2020.

be 96.6% less 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 Spain, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.

have 77.9% fewer children

In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 32.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Spain, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 3.8 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Sierra Leone, approximately 26% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Spain, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 5.2 times more likely to have internet access

In Sierra Leone, approximately 18.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Spain, about 93.0% do as of 2020.

be 37.2% 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 Spain, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 54.8% less on education

Sierra Leone spends 9.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Spain spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

Geography

see 12.3 times more coastline

Sierra Leone has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Spain, that number is 4,964 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Revenue Authority, Agencia Tributaria, Spain.

Spain: At a glance

Spain is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 498,980 sq km. Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in economic and political power. Spain remained neutral in World War I and II but suffered through a devastating civil war (1936-39). A peaceful transition to democracy following the death of dictator Francisco FRANCO in 1975, and rapid economic modernization (Spain joined the EU in 1986) gave Spain a dynamic and rapidly growing economy and made it a global champion of freedom and human rights. More recently the government has had to focus on measures to reverse a severe economic recession that began in mid-2008. Austerity measures implemented to reduce a large budget deficit and reassure foreign investors have led to one of the highest unemployment rates in Europe.
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