Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Poland, you would:
Health
be 62.4% less likely to be obese
In Poland, 21.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.2% of people as of 2024.
be 55.1% less likely to die by suicide
Poland has a suicide rate of 13.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, it is 6.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 16.4 years less
In Poland, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 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 96.0% less spent on your healthcare
Poland spends $3,939 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Sierra Leone spends $159 as of 2023.
have 96.7% fewer doctors per person
Poland has 40.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Sierra Leone has 1.3 as of 2022.
have 50.0% less access to essential health services
Poland scores 82 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Sierra Leone scores 41 as of 2021.
Economy
make 97.0% less money
Poland has a GDP per capita of $28,420 as of 2025, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $846 as of 2025.
Life
have 4.4 times more children
In Poland, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 177.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Poland, 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 51.3% less likely to be literate
In Poland, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.
be 15.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Poland, approximately 3.6 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 Poland, 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 71.7% less likely to have internet access
In Poland, approximately 88.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, about 25.1% do as of 2024.
be 24.5% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Poland, approximately 90% of people have access to drinking water (96% in urban areas, and 82% 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 39.2% less on education
Poland spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Sierra Leone spends 2.6% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 41.4% less on healthcare
Poland spends 8.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 2.8 times more likely to be murdered
Poland has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 2.2 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 2.1 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Poland, road accidents kill 6.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, they kill 13.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 98.5% less strain on fresh water
Poland withdraws 32% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Sierra Leone withdraws 0% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 97.7% less CO2
Poland emits 7.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Sierra Leone emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.4 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Poland, air pollution causes 41.0 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 (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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