If you lived in Anguilla instead of Sierra Leone, you would:

Health

live 23.4 years longer

In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2022. In Anguilla, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 7.6 times more money

Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,600 as of 2022, while in Anguilla, the GDP per capita is $12,200 as of 2008.

be 59.5% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Sierra Leone, 56.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Anguilla, however, that number is 23.0% as of 2002.

be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed

In Sierra Leone, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Anguilla, that number is 8.0% as of 2002.

Life

be 95.8% less 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 Anguilla, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2022.

have 61.7% fewer children

In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Anguilla, there are 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 3.6 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Sierra Leone, approximately 27% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Anguilla, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 6.4 times more likely to have internet access

In Sierra Leone, approximately 12.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Anguilla, about 81.6% do as of 2021.

be 33.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Sierra Leone, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Anguilla, 98% of people do as of 2017.

Expenditures

spend 56.0% less on education

Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Anguilla spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 84.8% less coastline

Sierra Leone has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Anguilla, that number is 61 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Anguilla: At a glance

Anguilla is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 91 sq km. Colonized by English settlers from Saint Kitts in 1650, Anguilla was administered by Great Britain until the early 19th century, when the island - against the wishes of the inhabitants - was incorporated into a single British dependency along with Saint Kitts and Nevis. Several attempts at separation failed. In 1971, two years after a revolt, Anguilla was finally allowed to secede; this arrangement was formally recognized in 1980, with Anguilla becoming a separate British dependency.
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