Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
Health
be 93.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Sierra Leone, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Afghanistan, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
be 36.8% less likely to be obese
In Sierra Leone, 8.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Afghanistan, that number is 5.5% of people as of 2016.
live 5.1 years less
In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2022. In Afghanistan, that number is 54 years (52 years for men, 55 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 17.6% more money
Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,700 as of 2023, while in Afghanistan, the GDP per capita is $2,000 as of 2022.
pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate
Sierra Leone has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2014. In Afghanistan, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
be 4.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Sierra Leone, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Afghanistan, that number is 14.4% as of 2023.
Life
have 11.0% more children
In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Afghanistan, there are 34.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 40.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Sierra Leone, approximately 443.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Afghanistan, 620.0 women do as of 2020.
be 23.3% less likely to be literate
In Sierra Leone, the literacy rate is 48.6% as of 2022. In Afghanistan, it is 37.3% as of 2021.
be 42.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Sierra Leone, approximately 73.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Afghanistan, on the other hand, 104.9 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.9 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Sierra Leone, approximately 29% of people have electricity access (57% in urban areas, and 5% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Afghanistan, that number is 85% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 41.7% more likely to have internet access
In Sierra Leone, approximately 12.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Afghanistan, about 18.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 68.1% less on education
Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Afghanistan spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 76.1% more on healthcare
Sierra Leone spends 8.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Afghanistan, that number is 15.5% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Afghanistan Revenue Department, National Revenue Authority.
Afghanistan: At a glance
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