Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Western Sahara instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
Health
live 5.7 years longer
In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2022. In Western Sahara, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 56.2% more money
Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,600 as of 2022, while in Western Sahara, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2007.
Life
be 34.8% 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 Western Sahara, on the other hand, 47.9 children do as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.8 times more coastline
Sierra Leone has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Western Sahara, that number is 1,110 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Western Sahara: At a glance
How big is Western Sahara compared to Sierra Leone? See an in-depth size comparison.