Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
Health
be 17.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cote d'Ivoire, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2024.
be 36.0% less likely to be obese
In Cote d'Ivoire, 12.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.2% of people as of 2024.
be 16.9% less likely to die by suicide
Cote d'Ivoire has a suicide rate of 7.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, it is 6.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 36.3% less spent on your healthcare
Cote d'Ivoire spends $249 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Sierra Leone spends $159 as of 2023.
have 19.3% fewer doctors per person
Cote d'Ivoire has 1.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Sierra Leone has 1.3 as of 2022.
Economy
be 35.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.1% as of 2025.
be 51.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cote d'Ivoire, 37.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.
make 72.3% less money
Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $3,050 as of 2025, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $846 as of 2025.
Life
be 21.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 44.8 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.
Basic Needs
be 51.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 72% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 48% 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 39.4% less likely to have internet access
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 41.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, about 25.1% do as of 2024.
be 11.9% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 77% of people have access to drinking water (89% in urban areas, and 64% 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 27.4% less on education
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Sierra Leone spends 2.6% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 37.6% more on healthcare
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 21.9% less coastline
Cote d'Ivoire has a total of 515 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.
Safety
be 33.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Cote d'Ivoire, road accidents kill 20.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, they kill 13.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 90.2% less strain on fresh water
Cote d'Ivoire withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Sierra Leone withdraws 0% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 71.2% less CO2
Cote d'Ivoire emits 0.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Sierra Leone emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
be 12.8% more likely to die from air pollution
In Cote d'Ivoire, air pollution causes 86.0 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), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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