Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Japan, you would:
Health
be 15.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Japan, 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 26.1 years less
In Japan, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 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 2.0 times more likely to be obese
In Japan, 4.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 46.4% lower top tax rate
Japan has a top tax rate of 56.0% as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2014.
make 96.3% less money
Japan has a GDP per capita of $46,300 as of 2023, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.
be 22.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Japan, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.
be 3.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Japan, 16.1% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.
Life
have 4.5 times more children
In Japan, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 110.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Japan, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.
be 38.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Japan, approximately 1.9 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 Japan, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, 29% of the population do as of 2022.
be 84.7% less likely to have internet access
In Japan, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.
be 26.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Japan, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 73% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 19.3% less on healthcare
Japan spends 10.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 2.7 times more on education
Japan spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 98.6% less coastline
Japan has a total of 29,751 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, National Tax Agency Japan.
Sierra Leone: At a glance
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