Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
be 60.6% less likely to be obese
In Brazil, 22.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.
be 2.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Brazil, 0.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.
live 17.2 years less
In Brazil, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 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 60.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Brazil, 8.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.
make 90.9% less money
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $18,600 as of 2023, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.
be 13.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Brazil, 4.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Brazil, there are approximately 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 6.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Brazil, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.
be 48.7% less likely to be literate
In Brazil, the literacy rate is 94.7% as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.
be 5.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Brazil, approximately 13.3 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 Brazil, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% 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 84.3% less likely to have internet access
In Brazil, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.
be 26.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Brazil, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 97% 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 14.6% less on healthcare
Brazil spends 10.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 51.7% more on education
Brazil spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 94.6% less coastline
Brazil has a total of 7,491 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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