Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Mozambique, you would:
Health
be 87.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.
live 1.7 years longer
In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 57 years (56 years for men, 58 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 20.8% more likely to be obese
In Mozambique, 7.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 13.3% more money
Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2023, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.
be 10.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Mozambique, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.
be 23.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Mozambique, 46.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.
Life
be 3.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Mozambique, approximately 127.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.
be 23.3% less likely to be literate
In Mozambique, the literacy rate is 63.4% as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.
be 19.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Mozambique, approximately 61.4 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.
have 15.6% fewer children
In Mozambique, there are approximately 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Mozambique, approximately 33% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 4% 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 25.3% less likely to have internet access
In Mozambique, approximately 17.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 44.4% more on education
Mozambique spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 15.8% more on healthcare
Mozambique spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 83.7% less coastline
Mozambique has a total of 2,470 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 Mozambique? See an in-depth size comparison.