Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Chad instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
Health
be 26.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Sierra Leone, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Chad, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.
be 29.9% less likely to be obese
In Sierra Leone, 8.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Chad, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 25.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Sierra Leone, 56.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Chad, however, that number is 42.3% as of 2018.
pay a 100.0% higher top tax rate
Sierra Leone has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2014. In Chad, the top tax rate is 60.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 87.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Sierra Leone, approximately 1120.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Chad, 140.0 women do as of 2017.
be 10.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Sierra Leone, approximately 73.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Chad, on the other hand, 65.5 children do as of 2022.
have 25.6% more children
In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 32.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Chad, there are 40.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 48.4% less likely to be literate
In Sierra Leone, the literacy rate is 43.2% as of 2018. In Chad, it is 22.3% as of 2016.
Basic Needs
be 65.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Sierra Leone, approximately 26% of people have electricity access (52% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Chad, that number is 9% of people on average (32% in urban areas, and 1% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 44.4% less likely to have internet access
In Sierra Leone, approximately 18.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Chad, about 10.0% do as of 2020.
be 16.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Sierra Leone, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Chad, that number is 61% of people on average (90% in urban areas, and 52% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 74.2% less on education
Sierra Leone spends 9.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Chad spends 2.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 50.0% less on healthcare
Sierra Leone spends 8.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Chad, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Revenue Authority, General Inspectorate of Finance.
Chad: At a glance
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