Quality of life comparison
If you lived in District of Columbia instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
Health
live 19.2 years longer
In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2022. In District of Columbia, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2019.
Economy
make 123.0 times more money
Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,700 as of 2023, while in District of Columbia, the GDP per capita is $209,167 as of 2024.
be 2.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Sierra Leone, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In District of Columbia, that number is 6.4% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 7.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Sierra Leone, approximately 12.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In District of Columbia, about 90.3% do as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
