Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Eritrea, you would:
Health
be 3.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Eritrea, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.
live 8.1 years less
In Eritrea, the average life expectancy is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 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 74.0% more likely to be obese
In Eritrea, 5.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 46.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Eritrea, 5.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.
be 13.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Eritrea, 50.0% live below the poverty line as of 2004. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.
Life
have 17.1% more children
In Eritrea, there are approximately 26.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 37.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Eritrea, approximately 322.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.
be 36.6% less likely to be literate
In Eritrea, the literacy rate is 76.6% as of 2018. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.
be 76.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Eritrea, approximately 41.5 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 26.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Eritrea, approximately 58% of people have improved drinking water access (73% in urban areas, and 53% in rural areas) as of 2015. In Sierra Leone, that number is 73% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 46.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Eritrea, approximately 55% of people have electricity access (95% 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 42.3% less likely to have internet access
In Eritrea, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on healthcare
Eritrea spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 82.0% less coastline
Eritrea has a total of 2,234 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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