Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Aruba, you would:
Health
live 19.3 years less
In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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 58.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Aruba, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.
pay a 49.2% lower top tax rate
Aruba has a top tax rate of 59.0% as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2014.
make 95.9% less money
Aruba has a GDP per capita of $41,300 as of 2022, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.
Life
have 2.7 times more children
In Aruba, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 50.3% less likely to be literate
In Aruba, the literacy rate is 97.8% as of 2018. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.
be 6.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Aruba, approximately 12.1 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 Aruba, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 92% 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 86.9% less likely to have internet access
In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.
be 25.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Aruba, approximately 98% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2015. 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 46.8% more on education
Aruba spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 5.9 times more coastline
Aruba has a total of 68 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, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Sierra Leone: At a glance
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