Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mississippi instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
Health
live 13.1 years longer
In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2022. In Mississippi, that number is 72 years (71 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 24.6 times more money
Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,700 as of 2023, while in Mississippi, the GDP per capita is $41,778 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 6.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Sierra Leone, approximately 12.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Mississippi, about 82.0% do as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
