Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Nicaragua, you would:
Health
be 63.3% less likely to be obese
In Nicaragua, 23.7% 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 Nicaragua, 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 16.0 years less
In Nicaragua, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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
be 34.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Nicaragua, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.3% as of 2022.
make 72.4% less money
Nicaragua has a GDP per capita of $5,800 as of 2022, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2022.
be 2.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Nicaragua, 24.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.
Life
have 87.8% more children
In Nicaragua, there are approximately 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Nicaragua, approximately 78.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.
be 41.2% less likely to be literate
In Nicaragua, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2015. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.
be 3.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Nicaragua, approximately 19.1 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 68.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Nicaragua, approximately 86% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 66% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, that number is 27% of people on average (57% in urban areas, and 5% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 77.7% less likely to have internet access
In Nicaragua, approximately 57.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.
be 12.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Nicaragua, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 63% 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 97.8% more on education
Nicaragua spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 55.8% less coastline
Nicaragua has a total of 910 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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