Quality of life comparison

be 57.4% less likely to be obese

In Netherlands, 20.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.

be 7.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Netherlands, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.

live 23.4 years less

In Netherlands, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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 11.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Netherlands, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.

pay a 42.3% lower top tax rate

Netherlands has a top tax rate of 52.0% as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2014.

make 97.5% less money

Netherlands has a GDP per capita of $69,300 as of 2023, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.

be 3.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Netherlands, 14.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.

have 2.9 times more children

In Netherlands, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 110.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Netherlands, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.

be 21.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In Netherlands, approximately 3.4 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.

be 70.6% less likely to have access to electricity

In Netherlands, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, 29% of the population do as of 2022.

be 86.2% less likely to have internet access

In Netherlands, approximately 92.0% 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 Netherlands, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 20.7% less on healthcare

Netherlands spends 11.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 71.7% more on education

Netherlands spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

see 10.9% less coastline

Netherlands has a total of 451 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.