Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Serbia, you would:
Health
be 59.5% less likely to be obese
In Serbia, 21.5% 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 Serbia, 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 15.4 years less
In Serbia, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 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 63.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Serbia, 8.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.
make 93.1% less money
Serbia has a GDP per capita of $24,500 as of 2023, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.
be 2.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Serbia, 21.2% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.
pay a 100.0% higher top tax rate
Serbia has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2017. In Sierra Leone, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2014.
Life
have 3.5 times more children
In Serbia, there are approximately 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 44.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Serbia, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.
be 51.2% less likely to be literate
In Serbia, the literacy rate is 99.5% as of 2019. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.
be 15.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Serbia, approximately 4.8 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 70.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Serbia, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, 29% of the population do as of 2022.
be 84.3% less likely to have internet access
In Serbia, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.
be 26.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Serbia, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 99% 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 2.5 times more on education
Serbia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Revenue Authority, Ministry of Finance, Republic of Serbia.
Sierra Leone: At a glance
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