Quality of life comparison

be 72.8% less likely to be obese

In Egypt, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.

be 15.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Egypt, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.

live 15.7 years less

In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 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 48.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Egypt, 6.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.3% as of 2022.

make 87.5% less money

Egypt has a GDP per capita of $12,800 as of 2022, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2022.

be 91.2% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Egypt, 29.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.

pay a 33.3% higher top tax rate

Egypt has a top tax rate of 22.5% as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2014.

have 57.9% more children

In Egypt, there are approximately 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 26.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Egypt, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.

be 33.5% less likely to be literate

In Egypt, the literacy rate is 73.1% as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.

be 4.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Egypt, approximately 17.7 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.

be 72.6% less likely to have access to electricity

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

be 82.4% less likely to have internet access

In Egypt, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.

be 27.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Egypt, 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 3.6 times more on education

Egypt spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 100.0% more on healthcare

Egypt spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2020.

see 83.6% less coastline

Egypt has a total of 2,450 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.