Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Chad instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
Health
be 35.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Sierra Leone, 1.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Chad, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2024.
be 15.1% less likely to die by suicide
Sierra Leone has a suicide rate of 6.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Chad, it is 5.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 6.7 years less
In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024. In Chad, that number is 55 years (53 years for men, 57 years for women) as of 2024.
see 18.2% less spent on your healthcare
Sierra Leone spends $159 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Chad spends $130 as of 2023.
have 36.6% fewer doctors per person
Sierra Leone has 1.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Chad has 0.8 as of 2023.
have 29.3% less access to essential health services
Sierra Leone scores 41 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Chad scores 29 as of 2021.
Economy
be 66.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Sierra Leone, 3.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Chad, that number is 1.1% as of 2025.
make 20.8% more money
Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $846 as of 2025, while in Chad, the GDP per capita is $1,022 as of 2025.
Life
have 43.7% more children
In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 30.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Chad, there are 43.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Sierra Leone, approximately 354.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Chad, 748.0 women do as of 2023.
be 44.9% less likely to be literate
In Sierra Leone, the literacy rate is 48.6% as of 2022. In Chad, it is 26.8% as of 2021.
Basic Needs
be 66.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Sierra Leone, approximately 36% of people have electricity access (56% in urban areas, and 19% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Chad, that number is 12% of people on average (48% in urban areas, and 0% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 49.7% less likely to have internet access
In Sierra Leone, approximately 25.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Chad, about 12.6% do as of 2024.
be 23.3% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Sierra Leone, approximately 68% of people have access to drinking water (82% in urban areas, and 57% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Chad, that number is 52% of people on average (78% in urban areas, and 44% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 22.1% more on education
Sierra Leone spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Chad spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Safety
be 91.3% more likely to die in a road accident
In Sierra Leone, road accidents kill 13.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Chad, they kill 26.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 8.6 times more strain on fresh water
Sierra Leone withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Chad withdraws 4% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 17.6% less CO2
Sierra Leone emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Chad emits 0.1 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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