Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
Health
be 2.1 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Burkina Faso, 0.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.
live 4.7 years less
In Burkina Faso, the average life expectancy is 63 years (62 years for men, 65 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 55.4% more likely to be obese
In Burkina Faso, 5.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 40.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Burkina Faso, 5.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.
make 32.0% less money
Burkina Faso has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2023, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.
be 31.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Burkina Faso, 43.2% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.
Life
be 67.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Burkina Faso, approximately 264.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.
be 48.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Burkina Faso, approximately 49.4 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 50.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Burkina Faso, approximately 20% of people have electricity access (68% in urban areas, and 2% 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 42.3% less likely to have internet access
In Burkina Faso, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 65.5% more on education
Burkina Faso spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 31.3% more on healthcare
Burkina Faso spends 6.7% 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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