Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
be 72.9% less likely to be obese
In Turkey, 32.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.
live 17.4 years less
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, that number is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 14.3% lower top tax rate
Turkey has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2014.
make 94.4% less money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $28,400 as of 2020, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2020.
be 3.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Turkey, 14.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Turkey, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, there are 32.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 65.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Turkey, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sierra Leone, 1120.0 women do as of 2017.
be 55.3% less likely to be literate
In Turkey, the literacy rate is 96.7% as of 2019. In Sierra Leone, it is 43.2% as of 2018.
be 3.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Turkey, approximately 19.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, on the other hand, 73.4 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 74.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Turkey, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 26% of the population do as of 2019.
be 76.9% less likely to have internet access
In Turkey, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, about 18.0% do as of 2020.
be 26.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Turkey, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 73% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.2 times more on education
Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Sierra Leone spends 9.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.0 times more on healthcare
Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 94.4% less coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Revenue Authority, Revenue Administration, Government of Turkey.
Sierra Leone: At a glance
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