Quality of life comparison

be 66.3% less likely to be obese

In Iran, 25.8% 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 Iran, 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 16.5 years less

In Iran, the average life expectancy is 75 years (74 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.

be 65.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Iran, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.

make 89.5% less money

Iran has a GDP per capita of $16,200 as of 2023, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.

be 3.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Iran, 18.7% live below the poverty line as of 2007. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.

have 2.2 times more children

In Iran, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 20.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Iran, approximately 22.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.

be 45.2% less likely to be literate

In Iran, the literacy rate is 88.7% as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.

be 4.9 times more likely to die during infancy

In Iran, approximately 14.8 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.

be 70.6% less likely to have access to electricity

In Iran, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, 29% of the population do as of 2022.

be 83.9% less likely to have internet access

In Iran, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.

be 26.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Iran, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 98% 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 2.5 times more on education

Iran spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 66.0% more on healthcare

Iran spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2020.

see 83.5% less coastline

Iran has a total of 2,440 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.