Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
be 12.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Haiti, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2024.
be 26.5% less likely to be obese
In Haiti, 11.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.2% of people as of 2024.
see 51.7% more spent on your healthcare
Haiti spends $105 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Sierra Leone spends $159 as of 2023.
be 21.4% less likely to die by suicide
Haiti has a suicide rate of 7.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, it is 6.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 3.2 years less
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 68 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.
have 54.1% fewer doctors per person
Haiti has 2.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Sierra Leone has 1.3 as of 2022.
have 24.1% less access to essential health services
Haiti scores 54 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Sierra Leone scores 41 as of 2021.
Economy
be 78.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Haiti, 14.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.1% as of 2025.
make 68.6% less money
Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,694 as of 2025, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $846 as of 2025.
Life
have 37.2% more children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 40.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Haiti, approximately 39.0 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 30.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Haiti, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (84% in urban areas, and 3% 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 47.6% less likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 47.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, about 25.1% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.7 times more on education
Haiti spends 1.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Sierra Leone spends 2.6% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 48.0% more on healthcare
Haiti spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 77.3% less coastline
Haiti has a total of 1,771 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.
Safety
be 94.6% less likely to be murdered
Haiti has a homicide rate of 41.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 2.2 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 55.9% less likely to die in a road accident
In Haiti, road accidents kill 31.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, they kill 13.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 96.3% less strain on fresh water
Haiti withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Sierra Leone withdraws 0% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 43.3% less CO2
Haiti emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Sierra Leone emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
be 94.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Haiti, air pollution causes 50.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Sierra Leone, it causes 97.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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