Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Panama, you would:
Health
be 61.7% less likely to be obese
In Panama, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.
be 50.0% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Panama, 1.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.
live 18.9 years less
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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 52.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Panama, 6.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.
make 95.3% less money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $35,800 as of 2023, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.
be 2.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Panama, 21.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.
pay a 20.0% higher top tax rate
Panama has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2014.
Life
have 77.0% more children
In Panama, there are approximately 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 8.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Panama, approximately 50.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.
be 49.2% less likely to be literate
In Panama, the literacy rate is 95.7% as of 2019. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.
be 4.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Panama, approximately 16.4 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 69.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Panama, approximately 95% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 86% 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 81.3% less likely to have internet access
In Panama, approximately 68.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.
be 24.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Panama, approximately 96% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 88% 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 2.3 times more on education
Panama spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 83.9% less coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Directorate of Revenues, Panama, National Revenue Authority.
Sierra Leone: At a glance
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