Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
Health
be 87.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Zimbabwe, 11.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.
be 43.9% less likely to be obese
In Zimbabwe, 15.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.
live 4.6 years less
In Zimbabwe, the average life expectancy is 63 years (61 years for men, 66 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 40.0% lower top tax rate
Zimbabwe has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2014.
make 40.7% less money
Zimbabwe has a GDP per capita of $2,700 as of 2020, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2020.
be 32.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Zimbabwe, 11.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Sierra Leone, that number is 15.0% as of 2017.
be 48.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Zimbabwe, 38.3% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.
Life
be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Zimbabwe, approximately 458.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sierra Leone, 1120.0 women do as of 2017.
be 50.1% less likely to be literate
In Zimbabwe, the literacy rate is 86.5% as of 2015. In Sierra Leone, it is 43.2% as of 2018.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Zimbabwe, approximately 28.5 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 50.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Zimbabwe, approximately 53% of people have electricity access (89% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Sierra Leone, that number is 26% of people on average (52% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 37.9% less likely to have internet access
In Zimbabwe, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, about 18.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.6 times more on education
Zimbabwe spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Sierra Leone spends 9.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 14.3% more on healthcare
Zimbabwe spends 7.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Revenue Authority, Zimbabwe Revenue Authority.
Sierra Leone: At a glance
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