Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Swaziland, you would:
Health
be 94.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Swaziland, 26.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.
be 47.3% less likely to be obese
In Swaziland, 16.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.
live 0.9 years less
In Swaziland, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 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.
Economy
be 85.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Swaziland, 22.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.3% as of 2022.
make 82.4% less money
Swaziland has a GDP per capita of $9,100 as of 2022, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2022.
Life
have 38.1% more children
In Swaziland, there are approximately 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 45.0% less likely to be literate
In Swaziland, the literacy rate is 88.4% as of 2018. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.
be 85.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Swaziland, approximately 39.6 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.
Basic Needs
be 66.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Swaziland, approximately 83% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 79% 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 78.5% less likely to have internet access
In Swaziland, approximately 59.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 82.0% more on education
Swaziland spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 35.4% more on healthcare
Swaziland spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Sierra Leone: At a glance
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