Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
Health
see 56.9% more spent on your healthcare
Sierra Leone spends $159 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cote d'Ivoire spends $249 as of 2023.
have 23.9% more doctors per person
Sierra Leone has 1.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cote d'Ivoire has 1.7 as of 2023.
be 21.4% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Sierra Leone, 1.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2024.
be 56.2% more likely to be obese
In Sierra Leone, 8.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 12.8% of people as of 2024.
be 20.4% more likely to die by suicide
Sierra Leone has a suicide rate of 6.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cote d'Ivoire, it is 7.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 26.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Sierra Leone, 3.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 2.3% as of 2025.
be 34.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Sierra Leone, 56.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Cote d'Ivoire, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2021.
make 3.6 times more money
Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $846 as of 2025, while in Cote d'Ivoire, the GDP per capita is $3,050 as of 2025.
Life
be 17.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Sierra Leone, approximately 54.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, on the other hand, 44.8 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 2.0 times more 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 Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 72% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 48% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 65.1% more likely to have internet access
In Sierra Leone, approximately 25.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, about 41.4% do as of 2024.
be 13.5% more 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 Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 77% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 64% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 27.3% less on healthcare
Sierra Leone spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 37.8% more on education
Sierra Leone spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 28.1% more coastline
Sierra Leone has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 515 km.
Safety
be 49.3% more likely to die in a road accident
In Sierra Leone, road accidents kill 13.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cote d'Ivoire, they kill 20.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 10.2 times more strain on fresh water
Sierra Leone withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cote d'Ivoire withdraws 5% as of 2022.
Environment
be 11.3% less likely to die from air pollution
In Sierra Leone, air pollution causes 97.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cote d'Ivoire, it causes 86.0 as of 2019.
emit 3.5 times more CO2
Sierra Leone emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cote d'Ivoire emits 0.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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