Quality of life comparison
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 7.2 times more money
Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,700 as of 2023, 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 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Sierra Leone, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. 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 3.4 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Sierra Leone, approximately 29% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. 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
How big is Anguilla compared to Sierra Leone? See an in-depth size comparison.