Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Haiti instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
Health
live 3.2 years longer
In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024. In Haiti, that number is 65 years (62 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024.
have 2.2 times more doctors per person
Sierra Leone has 1.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Haiti has 2.9 as of 2022.
have 31.7% more access to essential health services
Sierra Leone scores 41 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Haiti scores 54 as of 2021.
be 14.3% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Sierra Leone, 1.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Haiti, that number is 1.6% of people as of 2024.
be 36.0% more likely to be obese
In Sierra Leone, 8.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Haiti, that number is 11.1% of people as of 2024.
see 34.1% less spent on your healthcare
Sierra Leone spends $159 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Haiti spends $105 as of 2023.
be 27.2% more likely to die by suicide
Sierra Leone has a suicide rate of 6.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Haiti, it is 7.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 3.2 times more money
Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $846 as of 2025, while in Haiti, the GDP per capita is $2,694 as of 2025.
be 4.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Sierra Leone, 3.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Haiti, that number is 14.9% as of 2025.
Life
be 28.6% 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 Haiti, on the other hand, 39.0 children do as of 2024.
have 27.1% fewer children
In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 30.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Haiti, there are 21.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 44.5% 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 Haiti, that number is 51% of people on average (84% in urban areas, and 3% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 90.7% more likely to have internet access
In Sierra Leone, approximately 25.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Haiti, about 47.9% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 63.4% less on education
Sierra Leone spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Haiti spends 1.0% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 32.4% less on healthcare
Sierra Leone spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Haiti, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 4.4 times more coastline
Sierra Leone has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Haiti, that number is 1,771 km.
Safety
be 18.5 times more likely to be murdered
Sierra Leone has a homicide rate of 2.2 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Haiti, that number is 41.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 2.3 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Sierra Leone, road accidents kill 13.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Haiti, they kill 31.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 26.8 times more strain on fresh water
Sierra Leone withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Haiti withdraws 13% as of 2022.
Environment
be 48.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Sierra Leone, air pollution causes 97.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Haiti, it causes 50.0 as of 2019.
emit 76.5% more CO2
Sierra Leone emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Haiti emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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