Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Monaco, you would:
Health
live 30.8 years less
In Monaco, the average life expectancy is 90 years (86 years for men, 93 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 98.6% less money
Monaco has a GDP per capita of $115,700 as of 2015, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2022.
be 63.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Monaco, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2012. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.3% as of 2022.
Life
have 4.7 times more children
In Monaco, there are approximately 6.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 41.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Monaco, approximately 1.8 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.
Basic Needs
be 72.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Monaco, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, 27% of the population do as of 2021.
be 85.2% less likely to have internet access
In Monaco, approximately 86.0% 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 Monaco, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 73% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 7.6 times more on education
Monaco spends 1.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 5.2 times more on healthcare
Monaco spends 1.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 98.0 times more coastline
Monaco has a total of 4 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
How big is Sierra Leone compared to Monaco? See an in-depth size comparison.