Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Israel, you would:
Health
be 66.7% less likely to be obese
In Israel, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.
be 7.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Israel, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.
live 24.6 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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
pay a 40.0% lower top tax rate
Israel has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2014.
make 96.5% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $48,300 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 Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.
Life
have 61.3% more children
In Israel, there are approximately 19.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 147.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.
be 50.3% less likely to be literate
In Israel, the literacy rate is 97.8% as of 2011. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.
be 20.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 3.6 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 Israel, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, 29% of the population do as of 2022.
be 85.9% less likely to have internet access
In Israel, approximately 90.0% 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 Israel, 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 28.2% more on education
Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 47.3% more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Revenue Authority, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority.
Sierra Leone: At a glance
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