Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
Health
be 50.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guinea-Bissau, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.
live 4.9 years less
In Guinea-Bissau, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 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
make 29.2% less money
Guinea-Bissau has a GDP per capita of $2,400 as of 2023, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.
be 19.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Guinea-Bissau, 47.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.
Life
be 38.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 725.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.
be 49.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 49.0 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.
have 15.5% fewer children
In Guinea-Bissau, there are approximately 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 21.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 37% of people have electricity access (60% in urban areas, and 16% 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 63.7% less likely to have internet access
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 3.4 times more on education
Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 14.9% more coastline
Guinea-Bissau has a total of 350 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 Guinea-Bissau? See an in-depth size comparison.