Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Belize, you would:
Health
be 63.9% less likely to be obese
In Belize, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.
be 25.0% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Belize, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.
live 17.1 years less
In Belize, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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 61.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Belize, 8.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.
make 86.7% less money
Belize has a GDP per capita of $12,800 as of 2023, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.
be 38.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Belize, 41.0% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.
Life
have 74.0% more children
In Belize, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Belize, approximately 130.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.
be 6.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Belize, approximately 11.2 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 70.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Belize, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 97% 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 79.5% less likely to have internet access
In Belize, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.
be 27.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Belize, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% 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 27.5% more on healthcare
Belize spends 6.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Sierra Leone: At a glance
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