Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
be 71.8% less likely to be obese
In New Zealand, 30.8% 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 New Zealand, 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 23.8 years less
In New Zealand, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 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.
Economy
make 96.5% less money
New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $45,200 as of 2022, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2022.
Life
have 2.4 times more children
In New Zealand, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 63.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In New Zealand, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.
be 21.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In New Zealand, 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.
Basic Needs
be 72.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In New Zealand, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, 27% of the population do as of 2021.
be 86.8% less likely to have internet access
In New Zealand, approximately 96.0% 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 New Zealand, 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.
Expenditures
spend 12.0% less on healthcare
New Zealand spends 10.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 51.7% more on education
New Zealand spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 97.3% less coastline
New Zealand has a total of 15,134 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
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