Quality of life comparison

be 66.1% less likely to be obese

In Costa Rica, 25.7% 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 Costa Rica, 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 20.9 years less

In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 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 71.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Costa Rica, 11.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.3% as of 2022.

make 92.8% less money

Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $22,100 as of 2022, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2022.

be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Costa Rica, 25.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.

pay a 100.0% higher top tax rate

Costa Rica has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2014.

have 2.9 times more children

In Costa Rica, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 20.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Costa Rica, approximately 22.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.

be 50.4% less likely to be literate

In Costa Rica, the literacy rate is 98.0% as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.

be 8.8 times more likely to die during infancy

In Costa Rica, approximately 8.4 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.

be 72.6% less likely to have access to electricity

In Costa Rica, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, 27% of the population do as of 2021.

be 84.7% less likely to have internet access

In Costa Rica, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.

be 27.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Costa Rica, 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.

spend 35.8% more on education

Costa Rica spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 11.4% more on healthcare

Costa Rica spends 7.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2020.

see 68.8% less coastline

Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.