Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Bhutan, you would:
Health
be 7.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Bhutan, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.
live 13.6 years less
In Bhutan, the average life expectancy is 72 years (71 years for men, 73 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.
be 35.9% more likely to be obese
In Bhutan, 6.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 43.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Bhutan, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.
make 87.9% less money
Bhutan has a GDP per capita of $14,000 as of 2022, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.
be 4.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Bhutan, 12.4% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.
Life
have 2.0 times more children
In Bhutan, there are approximately 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 7.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Bhutan, approximately 60.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.
be 31.5% less likely to be literate
In Bhutan, the literacy rate is 70.9% as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Bhutan, approximately 27.0 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 Bhutan, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, 29% of the population do as of 2022.
be 85.2% less likely to have internet access
In Bhutan, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.
be 27.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Bhutan, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 30.0% more on education
Bhutan spends 7.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 100.0% more on healthcare
Bhutan spends 4.4% 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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