Quality of life comparison

be 63.1% less likely to be obese

In Latvia, 23.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.

be 5.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Latvia, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.

live 17.1 years less

In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (71 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.

be 52.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Latvia, 6.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.3% as of 2022.

make 95.2% less money

Latvia has a GDP per capita of $33,000 as of 2022, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2022.

be 2.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Latvia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.

pay a 30.4% higher top tax rate

Latvia has a top tax rate of 23.0% as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2014.

have 3.7 times more children

In Latvia, there are approximately 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 24.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Latvia, approximately 18.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.

be 51.4% less likely to be literate

In Latvia, the literacy rate is 99.9% as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.

be 15.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Latvia, approximately 4.8 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 72.6% less likely to have access to electricity

In Latvia, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, 27% of the population do as of 2021.

be 85.9% less likely to have internet access

In Latvia, approximately 89.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.

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

In Latvia, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 99% 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 51.7% more on education

Latvia spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 17.3% more on healthcare

Latvia 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 19.3% less coastline

Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.