Quality of life comparison

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

In Philippines, 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 11.4 years less

In Philippines, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 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 35.9% more likely to be obese

In Philippines, 6.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.

make 82.5% less money

Philippines has a GDP per capita of $9,700 as of 2023, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.

be 42.2% more likely to be unemployed

In Philippines, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.

be 3.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Philippines, 18.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.

have 39.4% more children

In Philippines, there are approximately 22.1 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 Philippines, 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 49.5% less likely to be literate

In Philippines, the literacy rate is 96.3% as of 2019. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.

be 3.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Philippines, approximately 22.2 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 69.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Philippines, approximately 95% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 96% 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 76.0% less likely to have internet access

In Philippines, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.

be 24.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Philippines, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 95% 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 2.5 times more on education

Philippines spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 72.5% more on healthcare

Philippines spends 5.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2020.

see 98.9% less coastline

Philippines has a total of 36,289 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.