Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Djibouti, you would:
Health
be 35.6% less likely to be obese
In Djibouti, 13.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.
be 87.5% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Djibouti, 0.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.
live 6.5 years less
In Djibouti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 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 87.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Djibouti, 26.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.
make 73.8% less money
Djibouti has a GDP per capita of $6,500 as of 2023, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.
be 2.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Djibouti, 21.1% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.
Life
have 41.3% more children
In Djibouti, there are approximately 21.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 89.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Djibouti, approximately 234.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.
be 56.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Djibouti, approximately 46.9 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 54.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Djibouti, approximately 65% of people have electricity access (54% in urban areas, and 36% 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 81.6% less likely to have internet access
In Djibouti, approximately 69.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.
be 19.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Djibouti, approximately 91% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 59% 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 2.5 times more on education
Djibouti spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 4.4 times more on healthcare
Djibouti spends 2.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 28.0% more coastline
Djibouti has a total of 314 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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