Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Chad, you would:
Health
live 6.7 years longer
In Chad, the average life expectancy is 55 years (53 years for men, 57 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 22.3% more spent on your healthcare
Chad spends $130 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Sierra Leone spends $159 as of 2023.
have 57.6% more doctors per person
Chad has 0.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Sierra Leone has 1.3 as of 2022.
have 41.4% more access to essential health services
Chad scores 29 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Sierra Leone scores 41 as of 2021.
be 55.6% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Chad, 0.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2024.
be 10.7% more likely to be obese
In Chad, 7.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.2% of people as of 2024.
be 17.9% more likely to die by suicide
Chad has a suicide rate of 5.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, it is 6.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 3.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Chad, 1.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.1% as of 2025.
make 17.2% less money
Chad has a GDP per capita of $1,022 as of 2025, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $846 as of 2025.
Life
be 52.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Chad, approximately 748.0 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 81.3% more likely to be literate
In Chad, the literacy rate is 26.8% as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.
have 30.4% fewer children
In Chad, there are approximately 43.3 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 3.0 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Chad, approximately 12% of people have electricity access (48% in urban areas, and 0% 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 98.7% more likely to have internet access
In Chad, approximately 12.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, about 25.1% do as of 2024.
be 30.4% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Chad, approximately 52% of people have access to drinking water (78% in urban areas, and 44% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, that number is 68% of people on average (82% in urban areas, and 57% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 18.1% less on education
Chad spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Sierra Leone spends 2.6% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Safety
be 47.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Chad, road accidents kill 26.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, they kill 13.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 88.3% less strain on fresh water
Chad withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Sierra Leone withdraws 0% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 21.4% more CO2
Chad emits 0.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Sierra Leone emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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