Quality of life comparison

be 26.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Sierra Leone, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2018.

live 19.0 years longer

In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.2 times more likely to be obese

In Sierra Leone, 8.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 18.9% of people as of 2016.

make 16.9 times more money

Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,700 as of 2023, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $28,700 as of 2023.

be 3.5 times more likely to be unemployed

In Sierra Leone, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 11.0% as of 2014.

be 2.0 times more likely to be literate

In Sierra Leone, the literacy rate is 48.6% as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, it is 99.0% as of 2015.

be 80.5% 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 Antigua and Barbuda, on the other hand, 14.3 children do as of 2022.

have 51.6% fewer children

In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Antigua and Barbuda, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.4 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 Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 7.6 times more likely to have internet access

In Sierra Leone, approximately 12.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, about 96.0% do as of 2021.

be 32.8% 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 Antigua and Barbuda, 97% of people do as of 2017.

spend 58.2% less on education

Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 36.4% less on healthcare

Sierra Leone spends 8.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2020.

see 61.9% less coastline

Sierra Leone has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 153 km.