Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Mozambique, you would:
Health
be 87.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.
live 1.7 years longer
In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 57 years (56 years for men, 58 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.
be 20.8% more likely to be obese
In Mozambique, 7.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 33.3% more money
Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $1,200 as of 2020, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2020.
be 38.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Mozambique, 24.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Sierra Leone, that number is 15.0% as of 2017.
be 23.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Mozambique, 46.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.
Life
be 3.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Mozambique, approximately 289.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sierra Leone, 1120.0 women do as of 2017.
be 28.8% less likely to be literate
In Mozambique, the literacy rate is 60.7% as of 2017. In Sierra Leone, it is 43.2% as of 2018.
be 19.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Mozambique, approximately 61.4 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 14.1% fewer children
In Mozambique, there are approximately 37.5 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 25.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Mozambique, approximately 35% of people have electricity access (57% in urban areas, and 22% 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.
Expenditures
spend 50.0% more on education
Mozambique spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Sierra Leone spends 9.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 12.8% more on healthcare
Mozambique spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 83.7% less coastline
Mozambique has a total of 2,470 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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