Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Colombia, you would:
Health
be 61.0% less likely to be obese
In Colombia, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.
be 3.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Colombia, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.
live 16.1 years less
In Colombia, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 79 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 69.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Colombia, 10.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.3% as of 2022.
make 89.7% less money
Colombia has a GDP per capita of $15,600 as of 2022, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2022.
be 44.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Colombia, 39.3% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Colombia, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Colombia, approximately 75.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.
be 49.2% less likely to be literate
In Colombia, the literacy rate is 95.6% as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.
be 6.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Colombia, approximately 11.7 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 72.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Colombia, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 82.6% less likely to have internet access
In Colombia, approximately 73.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.
be 25.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Colombia, approximately 98% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 88% 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 85.7% more on education
Colombia spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 87.5% less coastline
Colombia has a total of 3,208 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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