Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
be 56.3% less likely to be obese
In Ecuador, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.
be 5.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ecuador, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.
live 18.7 years less
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 14.3% lower top tax rate
Ecuador has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2014.
make 84.5% less money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2020, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2020.
be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Sierra Leone, that number is 15.0% as of 2017.
be 2.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ecuador, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.
Life
have 95.7% more children
In Ecuador, there are approximately 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, there are 32.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 19.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ecuador, approximately 59.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sierra Leone, 1120.0 women do as of 2017.
be 53.8% less likely to be literate
In Ecuador, the literacy rate is 93.6% as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, it is 43.2% as of 2018.
be 4.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Ecuador, approximately 18.1 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.
Basic Needs
be 73.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Ecuador, approximately 97% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 93% 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 72.3% less likely to have internet access
In Ecuador, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, about 18.0% do as of 2020.
be 23.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Ecuador, approximately 95% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 87% 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.
Expenditures
spend 2.3 times more on education
Ecuador spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sierra Leone spends 9.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 12.8% more on healthcare
Ecuador spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 82.0% less coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 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, Servicio de Rentas Internas del Ecuador.
Sierra Leone: At a glance
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