Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Eritrea, you would:
Health
be 3.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Eritrea, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.
live 8.1 years less
In Eritrea, the average life expectancy is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 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 74.0% more likely to be obese
In Eritrea, 5.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Eritrea, 5.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Sierra Leone, that number is 15.0% as of 2017.
be 13.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Eritrea, 50.0% live below the poverty line as of 2004. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.
Life
have 19.1% more children
In Eritrea, there are approximately 27.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, there are 32.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Eritrea, approximately 480.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sierra Leone, 1120.0 women do as of 2017.
be 43.6% less likely to be literate
In Eritrea, the literacy rate is 76.6% as of 2018. In Sierra Leone, it is 43.2% as of 2018.
be 76.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Eritrea, approximately 41.5 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 18.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Eritrea, approximately 1.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Sierra Leone, about 18.0% do as of 2020.
be 26.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Eritrea, approximately 58% of people have improved drinking water access (73% in urban areas, and 53% in rural areas) as of 2015. In Sierra Leone, that number is 73% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 44.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Eritrea, approximately 47% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 13% 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.
Expenditures
spend 95.6% more on healthcare
Eritrea spends 4.5% 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
Eritrea has a total of 2,234 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Sierra Leone: At a glance
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