Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
Health
live 5.1 years longer
In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2022. In Guinea, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022.
be 11.5% less likely to be obese
In Sierra Leone, 8.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea, that number is 7.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 68.8% more money
Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,600 as of 2022, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $2,700 as of 2022.
be 23.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Sierra Leone, 56.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Guinea, however, that number is 43.7% as of 2018.
be 69.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Sierra Leone, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Guinea, that number is 5.5% as of 2022.
pay a 33.3% higher top tax rate
Sierra Leone has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2014. In Guinea, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 32.4% 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 Guinea, on the other hand, 49.6 children do as of 2022.
have 14.6% more children
In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea, there are 35.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 24.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Sierra Leone, approximately 443.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guinea, 553.0 women do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 70.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Sierra Leone, approximately 27% of people have electricity access (57% in urban areas, and 5% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Guinea, that number is 47% of people on average (90% in urban areas, and 21% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 2.8 times more likely to have internet access
In Sierra Leone, approximately 12.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Guinea, about 35.0% do as of 2021.
be 17.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Sierra Leone, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Guinea, that number is 85% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 75.8% less on education
Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Guinea spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 54.5% less on healthcare
Sierra Leone spends 8.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guinea, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 20.4% less coastline
Sierra Leone has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Guinea, that number is 320 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Economy and Finance, National Revenue Authority.
Guinea: At a glance
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