Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Haiti instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
Health
live 7.2 years longer
In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2022. In Haiti, that number is 66 years (63 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
be 26.7% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Sierra Leone, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Haiti, that number is 1.9% of people as of 2020.
be 2.6 times more likely to be obese
In Sierra Leone, 8.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Haiti, that number is 22.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 75.0% more money
Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,600 as of 2022, while in Haiti, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2022.
be 4.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Sierra Leone, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Haiti, that number is 14.8% as of 2022.
Life
be 21.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Sierra Leone, approximately 443.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Haiti, 350.0 women do as of 2020.
be 27.0% more likely to be literate
In Sierra Leone, the literacy rate is 48.6% as of 2022. In Haiti, it is 61.7% as of 2016.
be 45.5% 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 Haiti, on the other hand, 40.0 children do as of 2022.
have 31.2% fewer children
In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Haiti, there are 21.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 71.9% 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 Haiti, that number is 47% of people on average (82% in urban areas, and 3% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 3.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Sierra Leone, approximately 12.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Haiti, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 84.6% less on education
Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Haiti spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 62.5% less on healthcare
Sierra Leone spends 8.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Haiti, that number is 3.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 4.4 times more coastline
Sierra Leone has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Haiti, that number is 1,771 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Haiti: At a glance
How big is Haiti compared to Sierra Leone? See an in-depth size comparison.