Quality of life comparison

be 92.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In South Africa, 19.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.

be 69.3% less likely to be obese

In South Africa, 28.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.

live 6.6 years less

In South Africa, the average life expectancy is 65 years (64 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, that number is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2022.

be 88.7% less likely to be unemployed

In South Africa, 28.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.3% as of 2022.

pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate

South Africa has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2017. In Sierra Leone, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2014.

make 88.1% less money

South Africa has a GDP per capita of $13,500 as of 2022, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2022.

be 3.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In South Africa, 16.6% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.

have 74.0% more children

In South Africa, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In South Africa, approximately 127.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.

be 48.8% less likely to be literate

In South Africa, the literacy rate is 95.0% as of 2019. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.

be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy

In South Africa, approximately 25.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, on the other hand, 73.4 children do as of 2022.

be 69.3% less likely to have access to electricity

In South Africa, approximately 89% of people have electricity access (87% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, that number is 27% of people on average (57% in urban areas, and 5% in rural areas) as of 2021.

be 82.4% less likely to have internet access

In South Africa, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.

be 24.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In South Africa, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 90% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 73% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 37.9% more on education

South Africa spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

see 85.6% less coastline

South Africa has a total of 2,798 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.