Quality of life comparison

live 3.3 years longer

In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Sierra Leone, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 3.3% of people as of 2020.

be 10.3% more likely to be obese

In Sierra Leone, 8.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.

make 3.6 times more money

Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,700 as of 2023, while in Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $6,200 as of 2023.

be 28.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Sierra Leone, 56.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Republic of the Congo, however, that number is 40.9% as of 2011.

be 6.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Sierra Leone, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 20.1% as of 2023.

be 36.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Sierra Leone, approximately 443.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, 282.0 women do as of 2020.

be 65.8% more likely to be literate

In Sierra Leone, the literacy rate is 48.6% as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, it is 80.6% as of 2021.

be 34.7% 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 Republic of the Congo, on the other hand, 47.9 children do as of 2022.

be 72.1% 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 Republic of the Congo, that number is 51% of people on average (67% in urban areas, and 12% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 2.5 times more likely to have internet access

In Sierra Leone, approximately 12.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, about 32.1% do as of 2021.

be 15.7% 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 Republic of the Congo, that number is 84% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 50.5% less on education

Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Republic of the Congo spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 48.9% less on healthcare

Sierra Leone spends 8.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 58.0% less coastline

Sierra Leone has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 169 km.