Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Antigua and Barbuda, you would:
Health
be 54.0% less likely to be obese
In Antigua and Barbuda, 18.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.
be 36.4% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Antigua and Barbuda, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.
live 19.0 years less
In Antigua and Barbuda, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 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
be 71.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Antigua and Barbuda, 11.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.
make 94.1% less money
Antigua and Barbuda has a GDP per capita of $28,700 as of 2023, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Antigua and Barbuda, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 50.9% less likely to be literate
In Antigua and Barbuda, the literacy rate is 99.0% as of 2015. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.
be 5.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Antigua and Barbuda, approximately 14.3 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 70.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Antigua and Barbuda, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, that number is 29% of people on average (57% in urban areas, and 5% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 86.8% less likely to have internet access
In Antigua and Barbuda, approximately 96.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.
be 24.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Antigua and Barbuda, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2017. In Sierra Leone, 73% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.4 times more on education
Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 57.1% more on healthcare
Antigua and Barbuda spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.6 times more coastline
Antigua and Barbuda has a total of 153 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Sierra Leone: At a glance
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