Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
be 58.2% less likely to be obese
In Portugal, 20.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.
be 3.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Portugal, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.
live 22.7 years less
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 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
pay a 46.9% lower top tax rate
Portugal has a top tax rate of 56.5% as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2014.
make 95.0% less money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $32,200 as of 2020, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2020.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Sierra Leone, that number is 15.0% as of 2017.
be 3.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Portugal, 17.2% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.
Life
have 4.0 times more children
In Portugal, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, there are 32.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 140.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Portugal, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sierra Leone, 1120.0 women do as of 2017.
be 55.0% less likely to be literate
In Portugal, the literacy rate is 96.1% as of 2018. In Sierra Leone, it is 43.2% as of 2018.
be 29.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.5 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.
Basic Needs
be 74.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Portugal, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 26% of the population do as of 2019.
be 76.9% less likely to have internet access
In Portugal, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, about 18.0% do as of 2020.
be 27.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Portugal, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 97.9% more on education
Portugal spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Sierra Leone spends 9.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 77.6% less coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Revenue Authority, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.
Sierra Leone: At a glance
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