Quality of life comparison

be 92.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Botswana, 19.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.

be 54.0% less likely to be obese

In Botswana, 18.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.

live 6.9 years less

In Botswana, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 68 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.

be 25.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Botswana, 20.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Sierra Leone, that number is 15.0% as of 2017.

make 90.0% less money

Botswana has a GDP per capita of $16,000 as of 2020, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2020.

be 2.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Botswana, 19.3% live below the poverty line as of 2009. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.

pay a 20.0% higher top tax rate

Botswana has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2014.

have 58.8% more children

In Botswana, there are approximately 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, there are 32.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 7.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Botswana, approximately 144.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sierra Leone, 1120.0 women do as of 2017.

be 51.2% less likely to be literate

In Botswana, the literacy rate is 88.5% as of 2015. In Sierra Leone, it is 43.2% as of 2018.

be 2.9 times more likely to die during infancy

In Botswana, approximately 25.2 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.

be 55.9% less likely to have access to electricity

In Botswana, approximately 59% of people have electricity access (71% in urban areas, and 29% 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 71.9% less likely to have internet access

In Botswana, approximately 64.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, about 18.0% do as of 2020.

be 26.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Botswana, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 97% 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.

spend 34.8% more on education

Botswana spends 6.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Sierra Leone spends 9.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 44.3% more on healthcare

Botswana spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2019.