Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Switzerland, you would:
Health
be 55.4% less likely to be obese
In Switzerland, 19.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.
be 7.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Switzerland, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.
live 24.5 years less
In Switzerland, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 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 24.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Switzerland, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.3% as of 2022.
pay a 25.0% lower top tax rate
Switzerland has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2014.
make 97.8% less money
Switzerland has a GDP per capita of $72,300 as of 2022, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2022.
be 3.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Switzerland, 14.7% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.
Life
have 3.0 times more children
In Switzerland, there are approximately 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 63.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Switzerland, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.
be 20.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Switzerland, approximately 3.6 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 72.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Switzerland, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, 27% of the population do as of 2021.
be 86.8% less likely to have internet access
In Switzerland, approximately 96.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.
be 27.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Switzerland, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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.
Expenditures
spend 25.4% less on healthcare
Switzerland spends 11.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 75.0% more on education
Switzerland spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Swiss Federal Tax Administration, National Revenue Authority.
Sierra Leone: At a glance
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