Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Greenland, you would:
Health
live 15.2 years less
In Greenland, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 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 65.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Greenland, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.
make 97.5% less money
Greenland has a GDP per capita of $68,100 as of 2021, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.
be 3.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Greenland, 16.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Greenland, there are approximately 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 51.4% less likely to be literate
In Greenland, the literacy rate is 100.0% as of 2015. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.
be 8.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Greenland, approximately 8.8 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 70.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Greenland, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, 29% of the population do as of 2022.
be 81.7% less likely to have internet access
In Greenland, approximately 69.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.
be 27.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Greenland, 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.
Expenditures
spend 10.8% less on education
Greenland spends 10.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 99.1% less coastline
Greenland has a total of 44,087 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
How big is Sierra Leone compared to Greenland? See an in-depth size comparison.