Quality of life comparison

be 15.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Sri Lanka, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.

live 18.7 years less

In Sri Lanka, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2022.

be 67.3% more likely to be obese

In Sri Lanka, 5.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.

be 50.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Sri Lanka, 6.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.

make 86.9% less money

Sri Lanka has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2023, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.

be 4.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Sri Lanka, 14.3% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.

pay a 100.0% higher top tax rate

Sri Lanka has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2014.

have 2.1 times more children

In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 14.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 15.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Sri Lanka, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.

be 47.3% less likely to be literate

In Sri Lanka, the literacy rate is 92.3% as of 2019. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.

be 9.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Sri Lanka, approximately 8.2 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 70.6% less likely to have access to electricity

In Sri Lanka, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 95% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, that number is 29% of people on average (57% in urban areas, and 5% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 81.0% less likely to have internet access

In Sri Lanka, approximately 67.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.

be 21.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Sri Lanka, approximately 93% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 91% 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 4.8 times more on education

Sri Lanka spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 2.1 times more on healthcare

Sri Lanka spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2020.

see 70.0% less coastline

Sri Lanka has a total of 1,340 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.