Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Guinea, you would:
Health
live 1.1 years longer
In Guinea, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 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.
be 22.8% less likely to be obese
In Guinea, 10.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.2% of people as of 2024.
have 36.2% fewer doctors per person
Guinea has 2.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Sierra Leone has 1.3 as of 2022.
be 27.4% more likely to die by suicide
Guinea has a suicide rate of 4.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, it is 6.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 39.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Guinea, 5.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.1% as of 2025.
be 30.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Guinea, 43.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.
make 54.9% less money
Guinea has a GDP per capita of $1,877 as of 2025, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $846 as of 2025.
Life
be 28.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guinea, approximately 494.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, 354.0 women do as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 30.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Guinea, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (92% in urban areas, and 26% 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 24.6% less likely to have internet access
In Guinea, approximately 33.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, about 25.1% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 52.3% more on education
Guinea spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Sierra Leone spends 2.6% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 27.9% more on healthcare
Guinea spends 3.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 25.6% more coastline
Guinea has a total of 320 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.
Safety
be 63.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In Guinea, road accidents kill 37.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, they kill 13.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 63.5% less strain on fresh water
Guinea withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Sierra Leone withdraws 0% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 51.4% less CO2
Guinea emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Sierra Leone emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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