Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
Health
be 28.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.
be 15.5% less likely to be obese
In Cote d'Ivoire, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.
live 3.5 years less
In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 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.
Economy
make 70.9% less money
Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $5,500 as of 2022, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2022.
be 31.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.3% as of 2022.
be 43.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cote d'Ivoire, 39.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.
Life
have 12.0% more children
In Cote d'Ivoire, there are approximately 27.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 45.9% less likely to be literate
In Cote d'Ivoire, the literacy rate is 89.9% as of 2019. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.
be 31.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 55.7 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 61.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 71% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 45% 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 71.8% less likely to have internet access
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 45.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 2.7 times more on education
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 2.7 times more on healthcare
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 21.9% less coastline
Cote d'Ivoire has a total of 515 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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