Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Democratic Republic of the Congo instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
Health
be 53.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Sierra Leone, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2020.
live 3.1 years longer
In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2022. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.
be 23.0% less likely to be obese
In Sierra Leone, 8.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 6.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 31.2% less money
Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,600 as of 2020, while in Democratic Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $1,100 as of 2020.
be 10.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Sierra Leone, 56.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, however, that number is 63.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 57.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Sierra Leone, approximately 1120.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 473.0 women do as of 2017.
be 78.2% more likely to be literate
In Sierra Leone, the literacy rate is 43.2% as of 2018. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, it is 77.0% as of 2016.
be 17.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Sierra Leone, approximately 73.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the other hand, 60.9 children do as of 2022.
have 24.5% more children
In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 32.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, there are 40.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 65.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Sierra Leone, approximately 26% of people have electricity access (52% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 9% of people on average (19% in urban areas, and 0% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 22.2% less likely to have internet access
In Sierra Leone, approximately 18.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, about 14.0% do as of 2020.
be 18.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Sierra Leone, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 59% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 35% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 83.9% less on education
Sierra Leone spends 9.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 1.5% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 60.2% less on healthcare
Sierra Leone spends 8.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 3.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 90.8% less coastline
Sierra Leone has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 37 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Democratic Republic of the Congo: At a glance
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