Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
be 69.9% less likely to be obese
In Mexico, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.
be 3.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mexico, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.
live 13.6 years less
In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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
pay a 14.3% lower top tax rate
Mexico has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2014.
make 92.4% less money
Mexico has a GDP per capita of $22,400 as of 2023, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.
be 12.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Mexico, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.
be 56.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Mexico, 36.3% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Mexico, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 7.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Mexico, approximately 59.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.
be 48.9% less likely to be literate
In Mexico, the literacy rate is 95.2% as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.
be 6.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Mexico, approximately 11.9 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 Mexico, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, 29% of the population do as of 2022.
be 83.3% less likely to have internet access
In Mexico, approximately 76.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.
be 27.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Mexico, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% 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.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
Mexico spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 41.9% more on healthcare
Mexico spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 95.7% less coastline
Mexico has a total of 9,330 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Servicio de Administración Tributaria, SHCP, National Revenue Authority.
Sierra Leone: At a glance
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