Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
Health
be 93.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Sierra Leone, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Somalia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 3.0 years less
In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 11.8% less money
Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,700 as of 2023, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2023.
be 6.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Sierra Leone, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Somalia, that number is 19.0% as of 2023.
Life
have 21.4% more children
In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Somalia, there are 37.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 40.2% more likely to die during childbirth
In Sierra Leone, approximately 443.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Somalia, 621.0 women do as of 2020.
be 17.9% more 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 Somalia, on the other hand, 86.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 66.3% 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 Somalia, that number is 49% of people on average (71% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 14.2% more likely to have internet access
In Sierra Leone, approximately 12.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Somalia, about 14.5% 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 Somalia, that number is 84% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 96.7% less on education
Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Somalia spends 0.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 7.5 times more coastline
Sierra Leone has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Somalia, that number is 3,025 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Somalia: At a glance
How big is Somalia compared to Sierra Leone? See an in-depth size comparison.