Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
be 77.0% less likely to be obese
In Kuwait, 37.9% 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 Kuwait, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.
live 20.4 years less
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 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
make 96.8% less money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $49,400 as of 2022, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2022.
be 48.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.3% as of 2022.
Life
have 76.0% more children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 63.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kuwait, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.
be 49.6% less likely to be literate
In Kuwait, the literacy rate is 96.5% as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.
be 9.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Kuwait, approximately 7.4 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 72.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Kuwait, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, 27% of the population do as of 2021.
be 87.3% less likely to have internet access
In Kuwait, approximately 100.0% 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 Kuwait, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 73% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 37.9% more on education
Kuwait spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 39.7% more on healthcare
Kuwait spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 19.4% less coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Sierra Leone: At a glance
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