Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
be 56.9% less likely to be obese
In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.
be 15.4% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guyana, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.
live 13.1 years less
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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.
Economy
make 91.4% less money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $18,700 as of 2020, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2020.
be 35.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Guyana, 11.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Sierra Leone, that number is 15.0% as of 2017.
be 62.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.
Life
have 92.6% more children
In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, there are 32.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 67.9% more likely to die during childbirth
In Guyana, approximately 667.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sierra Leone, 1120.0 women do as of 2017.
be 51.2% less likely to be literate
In Guyana, the literacy rate is 88.5% as of 2015. In Sierra Leone, it is 43.2% as of 2018.
be 3.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Guyana, approximately 22.1 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 71.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Guyana, approximately 92% of people have electricity access (97% in urban areas, and 90% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Sierra Leone, that number is 26% of people on average (52% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 51.4% less likely to have internet access
In Guyana, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Sierra Leone, about 18.0% do as of 2020.
be 24.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Guyana, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 96% 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 2.1 times more on education
Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Sierra Leone spends 9.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 79.6% more on healthcare
Guyana spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 12.4% less coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 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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