Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Israel, you would:
Health
be 63.2% less likely to be obese
In Israel, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.2% of people as of 2024.
live 21.2 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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.
see 96.1% less spent on your healthcare
Israel spends $4,033 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Sierra Leone spends $159 as of 2023.
have 96.5% fewer doctors per person
Israel has 38.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Sierra Leone has 1.3 as of 2022.
have 51.8% less access to essential health services
Israel scores 85 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Sierra Leone scores 41 as of 2021.
be 40.5% more likely to die by suicide
Israel has a suicide rate of 4.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, it is 6.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 98.6% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $60,337 as of 2025, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $846 as of 2025.
Life
have 61.9% more children
In Israel, there are approximately 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 177.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 2.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, 354.0 women do as of 2023.
be 20.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 2.7 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 64.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Israel, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 71.5% less likely to have internet access
In Israel, approximately 88.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, about 25.1% do as of 2024.
be 31.9% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Israel, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, that number is 68% of people on average (82% in urban areas, and 57% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 55.8% less on education
Israel spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Sierra Leone spends 2.6% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 33.5% less on healthcare
Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 47.3% more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.
Safety
be 36.2% more likely to be murdered
Israel has a homicide rate of 1.6 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, that number is 2.2 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 3.3 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Israel, road accidents kill 4.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, they kill 13.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 99.6% less strain on fresh water
Israel withdraws 132% of its available fresh water each year as of 2021. Sierra Leone withdraws 0% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 97.1% less CO2
Israel emits 5.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Sierra Leone emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
be 6.5 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Israel, air pollution causes 15.0 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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