Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Benin, you would:
Health
be 66.7% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Benin, 0.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.
live 3.5 years less
In Benin, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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
make 52.9% less money
Benin has a GDP per capita of $3,400 as of 2022, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Benin, 1.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.3% as of 2022.
be 47.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Benin, 38.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.
Life
be 15.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Benin, approximately 523.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.
be 31.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Benin, approximately 55.8 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.
have 23.6% fewer children
In Benin, there are approximately 40.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 34.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Benin, approximately 42% of people have electricity access (67% in urban areas, and 18% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, that number is 27% of people on average (57% in urban areas, and 5% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 62.6% less likely to have internet access
In Benin, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 3.0 times more on education
Benin spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 3.4 times more on healthcare
Benin spends 2.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 3.3 times more coastline
Benin has a total of 121 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
How big is Sierra Leone compared to Benin? See an in-depth size comparison.