Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
Health
be 71.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Sierra Leone, 1.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2024.
live 6.9 years longer
In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
be 47.1% less likely to be obese
In Sierra Leone, 8.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2024.
see 45.5% less spent on your healthcare
Sierra Leone spends $159 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Eritrea spends $87 as of 2023.
have 34.3% fewer doctors per person
Sierra Leone has 1.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Eritrea has 0.9 as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to die by suicide
Sierra Leone has a suicide rate of 6.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Eritrea, it is 13.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 89.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Sierra Leone, 3.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Eritrea, that number is 6.0% as of 2025.
Life
be 17.8% 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 Eritrea, 291.0 women do as of 2023.
be 54.8% 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 Eritrea, on the other hand, 24.7 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 53.2% 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 Eritrea, that number is 54% of people on average (77% in urban areas, and 37% in rural areas) as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 22.0% less on healthcare
Sierra Leone spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Eritrea, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 5.6 times more coastline
Sierra Leone has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Eritrea, that number is 2,234 km.
Safety
be 28.3% more likely to die in a road accident
In Sierra Leone, road accidents kill 13.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Eritrea, they kill 17.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 22.4 times more strain on fresh water
Sierra Leone withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Eritrea withdraws 11% as of 2022.
Environment
be 19.6% less likely to die from air pollution
In Sierra Leone, air pollution causes 97.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Eritrea, it causes 78.0 as of 2019.
emit 29.4% more CO2
Sierra Leone emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Eritrea emits 0.2 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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