Quality of life comparison

be 75.5% less likely to be obese

In Jordan, 35.5% 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 Jordan, 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 17.3 years less

In Jordan, the average life expectancy is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 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 82.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Jordan, 17.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.

make 81.9% less money

Jordan has a GDP per capita of $9,400 as of 2023, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.

be 3.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Jordan, 15.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.

pay a 50.0% higher top tax rate

Jordan has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2014.

have 38.7% more children

In Jordan, there are approximately 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 10.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Jordan, approximately 41.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.

be 50.6% less likely to be literate

In Jordan, the literacy rate is 98.4% as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.

be 5.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Jordan, approximately 13.9 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.

be 70.6% less likely to have access to electricity

In Jordan, approximately 100% 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 84.7% less likely to have internet access

In Jordan, 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 Jordan, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (99% 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 2.8 times more on education

Jordan spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 17.3% more on healthcare

Jordan spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2020.

see 15.5 times more coastline

Jordan has a total of 26 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.