Quality of life comparison

be 7.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In India, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2017. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.

live 8.5 years less

In India, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 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 2.2 times more likely to be obese

In India, 3.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.

be 24.0% less likely to be unemployed

In India, 4.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.

pay a 15.6% lower top tax rate

India has a top tax rate of 35.5% as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2014.

make 81.5% less money

India has a GDP per capita of $9,200 as of 2023, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.

be 2.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In India, 21.9% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.

have 90.1% more children

In India, there are approximately 16.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 4.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In India, approximately 103.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.

be 34.7% less likely to be literate

In India, the literacy rate is 74.4% as of 2018. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.

be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In India, approximately 30.3 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 70.4% less likely to have access to electricity

In India, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 99% 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 72.4% less likely to have internet access

In India, approximately 46.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.

be 23.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In India, approximately 96% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 95% 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 2.0 times more on education

India spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 2.9 times more on healthcare

India spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2020.

see 94.3% less coastline

India has a total of 7,000 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.