Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
Health
live 1.9 years longer
In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024.
see 3.8 times more spent on your healthcare
Sierra Leone spends $159 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Equatorial Guinea spends $609 as of 2023.
have 14.2% more doctors per person
Sierra Leone has 1.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Equatorial Guinea has 1.5 as of 2022.
have 12.2% more access to essential health services
Sierra Leone scores 41 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Equatorial Guinea scores 46 as of 2021.
be 2.3 times more likely to be obese
In Sierra Leone, 8.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 19.2% of people as of 2024.
be 14.5% more likely to die by suicide
Sierra Leone has a suicide rate of 6.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, it is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 7.8 times more money
Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $846 as of 2025, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $6,615 as of 2025.
be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Sierra Leone, 3.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.3% as of 2025.
Life
be 50.8% less 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 Equatorial Guinea, 174.0 women do as of 2023.
be 12.8% 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 Equatorial Guinea, on the other hand, 47.6 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 88.5% 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 Equatorial Guinea, that number is 67% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 2.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Sierra Leone, approximately 25.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, about 63.3% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 25.8% less on healthcare
Sierra Leone spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 26.4% less coastline
Sierra Leone has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 296 km.
Safety
be 15.2% less likely to die in a road accident
In Sierra Leone, road accidents kill 13.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Equatorial Guinea, they kill 11.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 64.0% less strain on fresh water
Sierra Leone withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Equatorial Guinea withdraws 0% as of 2022.
Environment
be 39.2% less likely to die from air pollution
In Sierra Leone, air pollution causes 97.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
emit 15.0 times more CO2
Sierra Leone emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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