Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Cuba, you would:
Health
be 64.6% less likely to be obese
In Cuba, 24.6% 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 Cuba, 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 Cuba, 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.
Economy
make 87.0% less money
Cuba has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2016, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2022.
be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cuba, 1.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.3% as of 2022.
Life
have 3.1 times more children
In Cuba, there are approximately 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 11.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Cuba, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.
be 51.3% less likely to be literate
In Cuba, the literacy rate is 99.7% as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.
be 17.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Cuba, approximately 4.1 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 Cuba, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, 27% of the population do as of 2021.
be 82.1% less likely to have internet access
In Cuba, approximately 71.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.
be 26.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cuba, approximately 98% of people have improved drinking water access (99% 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 28.9% less on education
Cuba spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2010. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 29.6% less on healthcare
Cuba spends 12.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 89.2% less coastline
Cuba has a total of 3,735 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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