Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Liberia, you would:
Health
be 12.1% less likely to be obese
In Liberia, 9.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.
be 36.4% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Liberia, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.
live 6.7 years less
In Liberia, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 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 14.3% more money
Liberia has a GDP per capita of $1,400 as of 2020, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2020.
be 5.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Liberia, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Sierra Leone, that number is 15.0% as of 2017.
be 11.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Liberia, 50.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.
Life
be 69.4% more likely to die during childbirth
In Liberia, approximately 661.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sierra Leone, 1120.0 women do as of 2017.
be 10.6% less likely to be literate
In Liberia, the literacy rate is 48.3% as of 2017. In Sierra Leone, it is 43.2% as of 2018.
be 64.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Liberia, approximately 44.6 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.
have 12.1% fewer children
In Liberia, there are approximately 36.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, there are 32.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.2 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Liberia, approximately 12% of people have electricity access (18% in urban areas, and 6% 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.
be 30.8% less likely to have internet access
In Liberia, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, about 18.0% do as of 2020.
be 13.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Liberia, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 71% 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 4.0 times more on education
Liberia spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sierra Leone spends 9.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 30.6% less coastline
Liberia has a total of 579 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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