Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Libya, you would:
Health
be 73.2% less likely to be obese
In Libya, 32.5% 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 Libya, 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 18.4 years less
In Libya, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 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
be 83.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Libya, 18.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.
make 90.4% less money
Libya has a GDP per capita of $17,700 as of 2023, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.
pay a 3.0 times higher top tax rate
Libya has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2014.
Life
have 51.7% more children
In Libya, there are approximately 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 6.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Libya, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.
be 46.6% less likely to be literate
In Libya, the literacy rate is 91.0% as of 2015. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.
be 6.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Libya, approximately 11.2 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 58.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Libya, approximately 70% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 96% 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 72.5% less likely to have internet access
In Libya, approximately 46.2% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.
be 27.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Libya, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 73% of people do as of 2020.
Geography
see 77.3% less coastline
Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, National Revenue Authority.
Sierra Leone: At a glance
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