Quality of life comparison

be 68.5% less likely to be obese

In Dominican Republic, 27.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.

be 66.7% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Dominican Republic, 0.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.

live 13.8 years less

In Dominican Republic, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 74 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 43.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Dominican Republic, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.

make 92.6% less money

Dominican Republic has a GDP per capita of $23,100 as of 2023, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.

be 2.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Dominican Republic, 23.9% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.

pay a 20.0% higher top tax rate

Dominican Republic has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2014.

have 78.0% more children

In Dominican Republic, there are approximately 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 4.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Dominican Republic, approximately 107.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.

be 49.1% less likely to be literate

In Dominican Republic, the literacy rate is 95.5% as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.

be 3.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In Dominican Republic, approximately 21.2 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 70.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Dominican Republic, approximately 98% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 95% 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 85.1% less likely to have internet access

In Dominican Republic, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.

be 25.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Dominican Republic, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 92% 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 97.8% more on education

Dominican Republic spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 79.6% more on healthcare

Dominican Republic spends 4.9% 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

Dominican Republic has a total of 1,288 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.