Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Barbados, you would:
Health
be 62.3% less likely to be obese
In Barbados, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.
be 36.4% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Barbados, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.
live 19.8 years less
In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 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
pay a 10.4% lower top tax rate
Barbados has a top tax rate of 33.5% as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2014.
make 87.6% less money
Barbados has a GDP per capita of $12,900 as of 2020, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2020.
be 48.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Barbados, 10.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Sierra Leone, that number is 15.0% as of 2017.
Life
have 3.0 times more children
In Barbados, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, there are 32.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 41.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Barbados, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sierra Leone, 1120.0 women do as of 2017.
be 56.6% less likely to be literate
In Barbados, the literacy rate is 99.6% as of 2014. In Sierra Leone, it is 43.2% as of 2018.
be 7.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Barbados, approximately 9.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, on the other hand, 73.4 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 74.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Barbados, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 26% of the population do as of 2019.
be 78.0% less likely to have internet access
In Barbados, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Sierra Leone, about 18.0% do as of 2020.
be 26.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Barbados, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 73% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.2 times more on education
Barbados spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sierra Leone spends 9.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 39.7% more on healthcare
Barbados spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 4.1 times more coastline
Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Revenue Authority, Ministry of Finance, Barbados.
Sierra Leone: At a glance
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