Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Angola, you would:
Health
be 12.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Angola, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2024.
be 35.5% less likely to be obese
In Angola, 12.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.2% of people as of 2024.
have 10.8% more access to essential health services
Angola scores 37 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Sierra Leone scores 41 as of 2021.
be 24.3% less likely to die by suicide
Angola has a suicide rate of 8.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, it is 6.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 2.9 years less
In Angola, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.
see 36.0% less spent on your healthcare
Angola spends $248 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Sierra Leone spends $159 as of 2023.
have 45.1% fewer doctors per person
Angola has 2.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Sierra Leone has 1.3 as of 2022.
Economy
be 77.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Angola, 14.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.1% as of 2025.
be 75.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Angola, 32.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.
make 73.0% less money
Angola has a GDP per capita of $3,129 as of 2025, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $846 as of 2025.
Life
be 93.4% more likely to die during childbirth
In Angola, approximately 183.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, 354.0 women do as of 2023.
be 28.7% less likely to be literate
In Angola, the literacy rate is 68.2% as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.
be 70.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Angola, approximately 32.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, on the other hand, 54.6 children do as of 2024.
have 19.0% fewer children
In Angola, there are approximately 37.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 30.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Angola, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (78% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 36% of people on average (56% in urban areas, and 19% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 38.3% less likely to have internet access
In Angola, approximately 40.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, about 25.1% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 85.1% more on healthcare
Angola spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 74.9% less coastline
Angola has a total of 1,600 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.
Infrastructure
live with 73.3% less strain on fresh water
Angola withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Sierra Leone withdraws 0% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 77.0% less CO2
Angola emits 0.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Sierra Leone emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
be 61.7% more likely to die from air pollution
In Angola, air pollution causes 60.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Sierra Leone, it causes 97.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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