Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Liberia instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
Health
be 35.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Sierra Leone, 1.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Liberia, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2024.
see 46.7% more spent on your healthcare
Sierra Leone spends $159 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Liberia spends $233 as of 2023.
have 32.8% more doctors per person
Sierra Leone has 1.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Liberia has 1.8 as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to be obese
In Sierra Leone, 8.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Liberia, that number is 17.8% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 10.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Sierra Leone, 56.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Liberia, however, that number is 50.9% as of 2016.
Life
be 77.4% more 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 Liberia, 628.0 women do as of 2023.
be 15.8% more 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 Liberia, on the other hand, 63.2 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 28.4% more likely to have internet access
In Sierra Leone, approximately 25.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Liberia, about 32.2% do as of 2024.
be 15.8% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Sierra Leone, approximately 68% of people have access to drinking water (82% in urban areas, and 57% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Liberia, that number is 79% of people on average (86% in urban areas, and 70% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 13.4% less on education
Sierra Leone spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Liberia spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 2.8 times more on healthcare
Sierra Leone spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Liberia, that number is 13.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 44.0% more coastline
Sierra Leone has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Liberia, that number is 579 km.
Safety
be 10.9% more likely to die in a road accident
In Sierra Leone, road accidents kill 13.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Liberia, they kill 15.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 48.0% less strain on fresh water
Sierra Leone withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Liberia withdraws 0% as of 2022.
Environment
be 38.1% less likely to die from air pollution
In Sierra Leone, air pollution causes 97.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Liberia, it causes 60.0 as of 2019.
emit 11.8% less CO2
Sierra Leone emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Liberia emits 0.1 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2016–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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