Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
Health
live 22.9 years less
In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 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 45.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Puerto Rico, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.3% as of 2022.
make 95.3% less money
Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $34,300 as of 2022, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2022.
Life
have 3.9 times more children
In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 13.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Puerto Rico, approximately 34.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.
be 47.4% less likely to be literate
In Puerto Rico, the literacy rate is 92.4% as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.
be 12.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Puerto Rico, approximately 6.0 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 Puerto Rico, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, 27% of the population do as of 2021.
be 83.7% less likely to have internet access
In Puerto Rico, approximately 77.7% 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 Puerto Rico, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 73% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.5 times more on education
Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 19.8% less coastline
Puerto Rico has a total of 501 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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